Monday, August 6, 2012

Who are you Ann Howell? Another mystery in the search for Kitty Davis's husband and who killed cousin Hortense.

While trying to determine who the mysterious E. W. Cox who married Kitty Davis actually was, I came across perhaps a distant cousin and another mystery. The Edward Cox who might be the guy, is related to a Howell family who originated in Cedar Hill, Anson County.

Now, that brings me back to Job's Children. Job's wife Sarah Winfield had 4 children by her first husband, Richard Howell who died in 1802. Peter, John W, Jordan and Charlotte. John W and Jordan moved to Cumberland County, although I know Jordan's daughter Clarissa was present in Stanly during the time of Job's death. She and her husband Jeremiah show up in one census and Jeremiah in Job's estate papers in 1853 before they move West. Charlotte, and her husband the Rev. Levi Stancill moved to Georgia. Peter, the oldest, remained in Anson, although he often shows up in Stanly county records, and bought out his siblings share of Richard's estate. Peter was born around 1794, and the early 1800 Howells in Cedar Hill, which you are in immediately after crossing the river, were his children.

Then there is Ann and her children.

Name:Ann Howel
Age in 1860:30
Birth Year:abt 1830
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1860:Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Race:Mulatto
Gender:Female
Post Office:Ansonville
Value of real estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Ann Howel30
Araminta Howel10
Hugh Howel4
Martha Howel1

me:Ann Howell
Age in 1870:40
Birth Year:abt 1830
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1870:Ansonville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Female
Post Office:Wadesboro
Value of real estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Ann Howell40
Hugh Howell12
Martha Howell10
Elizabeth Howell6
James Bert11

Name:Ann Howell
Age:47
Birth Year:abt 1833
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1880:Ansonville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Single
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Neighbors:View others on page
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
NameAge
Ann Howell47
Hugh Howell23
Tom Howell6

Cedar Hill would eventually be known as part of Ansonville, although a sign designating the community still stands and it is located in the 6 miles between Ansonville and Norwood along Highway 52. Tom Howell is listed as a grandson. It is unknown exactly how the child James Burt is connected to the family. Araminta, Elizabeth, Hugh and Martha are her children.

Araminta Howell Mullis and daughter Annie. 
Lizzie and Araminta's descendants have been traced. No further sign of Martha and Hugh have been found. Yet.

Lizzie (Mary Elizabeth) Howell Ledbetter, who went back to her maiden name when her husband ran off.
















Lizzie and her cow.







Name:Peter Howell
Age:56
Birth Year:abt 1794
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Gender:Male
Family Number:633
Household Members:
NameAge
Peter Howell56
Elizabeth Howell56
Sarah W Howell28
Charlotte Howell27
Julia Howell25
Martha J Howell24
Eliza Howell19
William M Howell21
John F Howell18
James E Howell15

List of Peter Howells household in 1850 in Cedar Hill.

Name:Peter Howel
Age in 1860:66
Birth Year:abt 1794
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1860:Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Gender:Male
Post Office:Ansonville
Value of real estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Peter Howel66
Elizabeth Howel66
Sarah Howel38
Martha Howel34
Eliza Howel29
Edward Howel26
James Howel24
Florence Howel8
Robert Howel5

In 1860. Florence and Robert were grandchildren.

Peter also appears in court records taking guardianship of grandchildren Teresa and Jonathan. But that is another mystery entirely.



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