Husband: Mark HARWELL
Birthdate: 08 Jan 1771
Birthplace: North Carolina
Death date: 22 Nov 1857
Place of death: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

Marriage date: 03 Nov 1804
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia

Wife: Penelope JOHNSON
Birthdate: Abt 1782
Birthplace: Wilkes Co., Georgia
Death date: Abt 1815/1816
Place of death: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia
Father: Thomas JOHNSON
Mother: Penelope SANDERS

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Cynthia (Syntha) HARWELL
Sex: F
Birthdate: 12 Aug 1805
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia
Death date: 1843
Place of death: Henry Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 21 Feb 1826
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia
Spouses' names: Elisha WALKER

Child No. 2: Penelope HARWELL
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1808
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia
Death date: Aft 1850
Place of death: Henry Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 28 Dec 1825
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia
Spouses' names: John SOUTH
 
 
Documentation:
1. 1820 Federal Census; Oglethorpe Co., GA (indexed).
2. 1830 Federal Census; Oglethorpe Co., GA
3. 1840 Federal Census; Oglethorpe Co., GA
4. 1850 Federal Census; Oglethorpe Co., GA. Last name listed as "Howell".
5. History of Oglethorpe Co., Georgia - Supplement II by Florrie C. Smith.
6. Oglethorpe Co., Georgia Ordinary Court - December Term 1857 Will Book D 1833-1866.
7. 1793-1830 Oglethrope Co., Georgia Ordinary Marriages pg. 196 for wife # 1 Penelope listed as "Penelephy" Johnson. (indexed). Mark Harwell is listed as "Harrell" in Early Marriages of Oglethorpe Co., GA pg. 242.
8. 1793-1830 Oglethorpe Co., Georgia Ordinary Marriages pg. 253 for wife #2 Betsey O'Kelly (indexed).
9. Mark Harwell (Harville) is found on the land lottery for 18__ for Oglethorpe County, GA drawing a blank.

Notes:
* Church attended Clouds Creek Church: This church was constituted September 20, 1788. The place where the church was organized was at Olive's Fort on Big Cloud's Creek near where the present church is located. This building was made of logs and used as a place of workship for many years where it gave place to a more pretentious building made of hewn logs which was used until 1907 when the presemt cjircj building was erected. Charter members were Mary Briges, Timothy Carrington, Joseph Emby, Rachel Emby, Abel Girow . . . Reuben Johnson, Liddy Johnson, Penelope Johnson (married to Mark Harwell) . . After the organization there are no records until 1805.