Mrs. Howell was born the second youngest child of Col. Charles Thornton Zachry and Elizabeth Jane Russell Zachry of McDonough, Henry County, Georgia. Her family was prominent and her father well respected, first by his men during the War Between the States and later for representing Henry County in the Georgia legislature for many years in Atlanta.
Mary attended Agnes Scott in Decatur. She was both intelligent and accomplished. Among her many suiters was a young man by the name of Bob Howell, who she married. Robert Lee Howell was the son of Humphrey Posey Howell and Eugenia California Blanchard Howell of Salt Springs, Douglas County, Georgia. He was also the grandson of Isaac Howell of the Howell-Green Ferry (one of the 200 ferries crossing the Chattahoochee River into Atlanta) and the first cousin, once removed, of Clark Howell, former editor of The Constitution in Atlanta.
The marriage produced three children: Charles Russell Howell (1894-1952), named for his maternal grandparents; Posey Blanchard Howell (1896-1972), named for his paternal grandparents; and Robert Zachry Howell (1909-1937, named for his parents.
Although she spent most of her married life in Florida, where her husband's job carried them, she never ceased to be a Georgian at heart. She was a devout Christian, which sustained her during the rough times she encountered in life. She outlived both parents, her husband, and all but one of her siblings (her sister, Thornton), and one of her children.
Mary attended Agnes Scott in Decatur. She was both intelligent and accomplished. Among her many suiters was a young man by the name of Bob Howell, who she married. Robert Lee Howell was the son of Humphrey Posey Howell and Eugenia California Blanchard Howell of Salt Springs, Douglas County, Georgia. He was also the grandson of Isaac Howell of the Howell-Green Ferry (one of the 200 ferries crossing the Chattahoochee River into Atlanta) and the first cousin, once removed, of Clark Howell, former editor of The Constitution in Atlanta.
The marriage produced three children: Charles Russell Howell (1894-1952), named for his maternal grandparents; Posey Blanchard Howell (1896-1972), named for his paternal grandparents; and Robert Zachry Howell (1909-1937, named for his parents.
Although she spent most of her married life in Florida, where her husband's job carried them, she never ceased to be a Georgian at heart. She was a devout Christian, which sustained her during the rough times she encountered in life. She outlived both parents, her husband, and all but one of her siblings (her sister, Thornton), and one of her children.
Mrs. Howell was born the second youngest child of Col. Charles Thornton Zachry and Elizabeth Jane Russell Zachry of McDonough, Henry County, Georgia. Her family was prominent and her father well respected, first by his men during the War Between the States and later for representing Henry County in the Georgia legislature for many years in Atlanta.
Mary attended Agnes Scott in Decatur. She was both intelligent and accomplished. Among her many suiters was a young man by the name of Bob Howell, who she married. Robert Lee Howell was the son of Humphrey Posey Howell and Eugenia California Blanchard Howell of Salt Springs, Douglas County, Georgia. He was also the grandson of Isaac Howell of the Howell-Green Ferry (one of the 200 ferries crossing the Chattahoochee River into Atlanta) and the first cousin, once removed, of Clark Howell, former editor of The Constitution in Atlanta.
The marriage produced three children: Charles Russell Howell (1894-1952), named for his maternal grandparents; Posey Blanchard Howell (1896-1972), named for his paternal grandparents; and Robert Zachry Howell (1909-1937, named for his parents.
Although she spent most of her married life in Florida, where her husband's job carried them, she never ceased to be a Georgian at heart. She was a devout Christian, which sustained her during the rough times she encountered in life. She outlived both parents, her husband, and all but one of her siblings (her sister, Thornton), and one of her children.
Mary attended Agnes Scott in Decatur. She was both intelligent and accomplished. Among her many suiters was a young man by the name of Bob Howell, who she married. Robert Lee Howell was the son of Humphrey Posey Howell and Eugenia California Blanchard Howell of Salt Springs, Douglas County, Georgia. He was also the grandson of Isaac Howell of the Howell-Green Ferry (one of the 200 ferries crossing the Chattahoochee River into Atlanta) and the first cousin, once removed, of Clark Howell, former editor of The Constitution in Atlanta.
The marriage produced three children: Charles Russell Howell (1894-1952), named for his maternal grandparents; Posey Blanchard Howell (1896-1972), named for his paternal grandparents; and Robert Zachry Howell (1909-1937, named for his parents.
Although she spent most of her married life in Florida, where her husband's job carried them, she never ceased to be a Georgian at heart. She was a devout Christian, which sustained her during the rough times she encountered in life. She outlived both parents, her husband, and all but one of her siblings (her sister, Thornton), and one of her children.
Inscription
MARY ZACHRY HOWELL
June 10, 1875
June 4, 1948
Gravesite Details
Buried in section 19 in plot with husband and 2 of their 3 sons. There is a grave marker, but no plot marker. The plot is next to Mr. Howell's brother and that plot does have a marker visible from the road.
