Monday, June 29, 2015

The Obituary of James Edward Howell

J. E. Howell was the youngest son of Peter Howell and wife Elizabeth Floyd Howell. James Edward (or sometimes seen as Edmond), was the one who stayed, who did not move west, who bought up the portions of his father's farm from his siblings who moved west, his unmarried sisters, and even his sister and brother-in-law, Julia and J. F. Capron, who settled around New London in Stanly County.


James Edward Howell and Sarah Frances

J. E. and Fannie Howell and family
In the above picture, seated are James E. Howell and wife Fannie Andrews Howell. Across the back are left to right: Eddie Cleveland Howell (in white rufflle-collared shirt, Ida Burch Howell, James Robert Howell (with moustache), Mary Ollie Howell, Lillie Francis Howell, William Marshall Howell (standing balding), John Astor Howell (boy on stool) and Virginia Elizabeth "Jenny" Howell. The baby in the front is granddaughter Nora Mae.

His father Peter Howell, before him, over time, had also "bought back" almost all of his father Richard Howell former property, who had died young in 1802, and had originally been one fourth of the Peter Winfield plantation, which before that had belonged to Hugh Ross.

J. E. Howell was very respected in his community of "Wharf" along the Rocky River on the Anson/Stanly Count border. He was active in his church, Concord Methodist, and a leader in the community.






The Messenger and Intelligencer
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)
23 Apr 1908, Thu • Page 1


Although listed above, he and wife Sarah Frances "Fannie" Andrews Howell were the parents of the following children:

1872-1946 William Marshall Howell. Married Nora Mae Colson 1876-1953

1874-1969 James Robert Howell. Married Stella Eunice Crump 1874-7965

1876-1916 Charles Richard Howell. Married Nona Hendley 1876-1957

1878-1958 Virginia Elizabeth "Jenny" Howell. Married James Harris Colson 1873-1960

1880-1942  Lilly Francis Howell.  Married Arthur E. Crump 1873-1853

1881-1900 Mary Ollie Howell. Married John Fred Hough

1883-1972 Ida Burch Howell. Married Millard Pleasant Russell 1874-1958

1886-1953 Eddie Cleveland Howell. Married Grover Shelton Kendall (female)  1885-1978

1889-1929 John Astor Howell. Never Married. Died in Auto Accident




The Ansonian
(Wadesboro, North Carolina)
21 Apr 1908, Tue • Page 3



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Sunday, June 28, 2015

The Movement of the Howell-Moore Family

James Howell, the younger, of Montgomery County, North Carolina, first shows up in the 1830 census in "East Pee Dee", meaning his family lived on the side of the Pee Dee River that remained Montgomery County after the division in 1841.



Name:James Howell
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):East of Pee Dee and Yadkin River, Montgomery, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:1        Unknown
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:1        James Howell
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:2        Missouri and Christina
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:2         Ann and Elmira
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:1          Unknown. Perhaps Regina
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:1           Sarah Moore Howell
Free White Persons - Under 20:5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:3
Total Free White Persons:8
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):8


By the 1840 Census, Ann Howell was married to Joseph Downer, (1839) and the two sons had joined the family.  And interestingly enough, the family had moved to Anson County. Death records for the youngest son, Alfred Dowd Howell, indicate that he was indeed, born in Anson County.


Name:James Howell
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):Anson, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:1   Alfred Dowd Howell
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:1   Thomas Jordan Howell
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:1    James Howell
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:1    Christina Howell Ross
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:1    Missouri Howell Shankle
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:1     Elmira Howell Hough
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:1      Sarah Moore Howell
Persons Employed in Agriculture:1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:1
Free White Persons - Under 20:5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:2
Total Free White Persons:7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:7


1850

By 1850, the family dynamics were changing. Oddly, James and Sarah were living separately. James may have been conducting business or making plans. 

Sarah and her mother-in-law Judith, were living with the two young sons, in Montgomery County, enumerated immediately following her daughter Elmira, and her husband, William Newton Hough. 


Name:Sarah Howel
Age:55
Birth Year:abt 1795
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Gender:Female
Family Number:58
Household Members:
NameAge
Sarah Howel55
Thos J Howell17
Alfred D Howell15
Judith Howell73


This may have been to help Elmira out with the small children, as she had just delivered twin sons, Ky and W. T.


Name:Elmira Haugh
Age:26
Birth Year:abt 1824
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Gender:Female
Family Number:57
Household Members:
NameAge
Wm Haugh26
Elmira Haugh26
John A Haugh6
Sarah E Haugh4
Hezekiah Haugh0
Wm Thos Haugh0

Judith Howell, mother of James, was not living with the family in the 1840 census.  Her husband, Thomas, was alive at least until 1835, where he was making purchases, including a bonnet "for his wife", at the Daniel Freeman store in Lawrenceville, NC, according to the Freeman Ledgers at ncdigital.com. 

There are 7 households of Howells in the 1840 census: John, Randle, Newton, William, Yancy, Mary and Martha.  Martha was Martha Randle Howell, widow or wife of Jordan Howell the 1st. And Randle referred to her son, John Randle Howell. Newton Howell would become a merchant and an Innkeeper in Albemarle, once it was established. 

The only Howell household with a woman it in old enough to be Judith was that of Mary Howell, who had two females in it, an older one between 60 and 70, and a younger one between 30 and 40.

Missouri and Willis have made their household in "Freemans" in the southern part of Stanly County. Missouri name her first son after her father, and her oldest daughter after her grandmother. 

Name:Missouria Shankle
Age:22
Birth Year:abt 1828
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:Freemans, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:Female
Family Number:134
Household Members:
NameAge
Willis Shankle24
Missouria Shankle22
James H Shankle2
Judith Shankle1

Christina, the youngest daughter, was also living in Stanly County.  She and her husband, David Ross, son of Woodson and Mary Smith Ross, were living in Center, now known as Norwood, Stanly County, NC.  There first daughter, Mary, had arrived, obviously named for her paternal grandmother.


Name:Christenia Ross
Age:21
Birth Year:abt 1829
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:Centre, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Gender:Female
Family Number:35
Household Members:
NameAge
David Ross23
Christenia Ross21
Mary Ross0


So where was the family patriarch, James? Turns out, he was still in Anson County, in Wadesboro, living with the William P Kendall family. I've looked into the Kendall family a little bit and can't find a family link. In fact, the Kendalls would be a major undertaking on their own. 

Name:James Howell
Age:50
Birth Year:abt 1800
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Gender:Male
Family Number:89
Household Members:
NameAge
William P Kendall40
Eliza Kendall35
Benjamin Kendall13
Samuel J Kendall11
William P Kendall9
Henry E Kendall7
Melvina Kendall5
Allice Kendall3
Mary Kendall1
Julia Kendall32
Margaret Kendall22
Elizabeth Kendall19
Anny Kendall67
James Howell50


1860  

James, Sarah and the elderly Judith Howell have moved to Mangum, just across the Montgomery County line into Richmond County.

James is working as an Overseer, possibly for the Legrands, of whom several families preceed him on the page. He is putting on some age now, and his mother even more. Today, Mangum is about as "middle of nowhere" as one could be. 



Name:Jas Howell
Age:63
Birth Year:abt 1797
Gender:Male
Birth Place:North Carolina
Home in 1860:Steeles, Richmond, North Carolina
Post Office:Mangum
Family Number:11
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Jas Howell63
Sarah Howell65
Judah Howell85





Ann Howelll Downer and her husband Joseph are living in Gulledge Township. In 1850, it was referred to as "Smith's", but likely the  same place. Although they had no children, they took in a number of boarders, so that the laughter of children filled their home.

Name:Ann Downer
Age:40
Birth Year:abt 1820
Gender:Female
Birth Place:North Carolina
Home in 1860:Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina
Post Office:Wadesboro
Family Number:1127
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Joseph Downer42
Ann Downer40
Catherine Henley30
Martha Henley9


Elmira's family, in the meantime, had increased greatly in size. William, her husband, was also working as an Overseer, and they were living in Mount Gilead in Montgomery County, near C. W. Wooley and Levi Stacy.

Name:Elmyra Huff
Age:37
Birth Year:abt 1823
Gender:Female
Home in 1860:Mount Gilead, Montgomery, North Carolina
Post Office:Mount Gilead
Family Number:993
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
William Huff29
Elmyra Huff37
John A Huff17
Sarah E Huff16
Hezekiah Huff10
William T Huff18
Joseph M Huff8
Christian C Huff6
David S Huff5
Jones B Huff2

From the Town of Mt. Gilead website


Sister Missouri Howell Shankle and her family had moved across the river into Anson County, living in Cedar Hill, just below the Anson/Stanly County line.


Name:Missouri Shankle
Age:33
Birth Year:abt 1827
Gender:Female
Birth Place:North Carolina
Home in 1860:Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Post Office:Ansonville
Family Number:242
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Willis Shankle35
Missouri Shankle33
James Shankle12
Judy Shankle11
Mary Shankle6
Sarah Shankle3/12





Youngest Howell sister, Christina and her husband David have also moved from Stanly to Anson County, are living in Cedar Hill near the Shankles.




Brother Thomas Jordan Howell, who married Regina Moore in Montgomery County on  1856, has moved to Carroll County, Mississippi. He lives next to P. Simpson, and a Physcian, Dr. Charles McCaskill, who are also from North Carolina. As son Joseph is listed as having been born in  Anson County, North Carolina, and only a year old and a 5 month old McCaskill child is the only one of his siblings listed as being born in Mississippi, I'd say their arrival had been within 9 months to a year.


Name:Thos J Howell
Age:28
Birth Year:abt 1832
Gender:Male
Birth Place:North Carolina
Home in 1860:Police District 5, Carroll, Mississippi
Post Office:Gerrenton
Family Number:141
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Thos J Howell28
Regina Howell29
Laura Howell3
Joseph Howell1
Charles McCaskill had been a Postmaster in Anson County for awhile until 1856. He may have prompted T. J. Howell's move to Mississippi. 

Name:Charles C McCaskill
Post Office Location:Morven, Anson, North Carolina
Appointment Date:23 Sep 1850
Volume #:16
Volume Year Range:1844-1856

Dowd Howell, the youngest of the brood, was found living in Wadesboro with a Milliner named Elizabeth Hemby. Elizabeth was his mother-in-law and 17 year old Eugenia was his wife. 

From The Wadesboro Argus:

January 26, 1860 issue

235. Married on the 16th Dec., by James A. LILES, Esq., Mr. D.W. HOWELL to Miss Eugenia HEMBY, all of this place.

He was listed as a Carriage Maker. Having a profession in a growing marketplace may have been why A. D. Howell remained in Anson County and did not follow his parents and siblings when they migrated away. 

Name:Dowd Howell
Age:24
Birth Year:abt 1836
Gender:Male
Birth Place:North Carolina
Home in 1860:Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina
Post Office:Wadesboro
Family Number:610
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Elizabeth Hemby46
Martha Hemby19
Eugenie Howell17
Dowd Howell24
Flora Hemby13
Walter Hemby11

Then came war. Anson, close to South Carolina, was known as the land of plantations, much more so than Stanly or Montgomery Counties. There were the Ingrams, the Flakes, the Littles, the Wades, the Walls, the Crumps, the Culpeppers, the Colsons, the Lees, the Boggans, the Lilly's, the Caudles and Kikers, just to name a few.

Name:ADowd Howell
Side:Confederate
Regiment State/Origin:North Carolina
Regiment Name:43 North Carolina Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded:43rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Company:H
Rank In:Private

Dowd Howell served as a Private in the 43rd North Carolina Infantry. He was stationed at Camp Holmes and recruited by a Capt. B. F. Moore. In July of 1862, he was promoted to Sgt. but on Nov. 17, of the same year, he was reduced to ranks under order of Col. Kenon. By June of 1863, he was sent to Camp Guiness by the surgeon of the unit for medical treatment. By Christmas he was working on a gunboat at Kinston. Shortly after that assignment, he is listed as a Prisoner of War. The 27 year old is listed on a Roll of Honor later on. A roll of prisoners of war informs that he was captured on September 19, 1864 at Winchester, Va and held at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until the end of the war. 
He took an oath of allegiance in February of 1865 and returned home. 



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T J Howell served in Mississippi.

Name:Thomas J Howell
Rank at enlistment:Private
State Served:Mississippi



Brother-in-Law Willis Shankle enlisted in North Carolina and fought in Virginia, being taken as a Prisoner-of-War. 

Name:Willis Shankle
Residence:Richmond, Virginia, North Carolina
Occupation:Farmer
Age at Enlistment:37
Enlistment Date:19 Mar 1862
Rank at enlistment:Private
Enlistment Place:Richmond, Virginia
State Served:North Carolina
Survived the War?:Yes
Service Record:Enlisted in Company E, North Carolina 52nd Infantry Regiment on 28 Apr 1862.
Birth Date:abt 1825
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There are no records of the other "Brother-in-laws" fighting in the War. There was a David Ross in Illinois, but the family had not removed yet in that direction. 


1870

This was the decade of changes for the family. I have their time of migration as around 1866. The year after the Civil War ended. 


Thomas Jordan Howell and family remained in Mississippi. Oldest daughter Ann Howell Hough and youngest son Dowd Howell, remained in Anson County, but the three other sisters, Missouri, Christina and Elmira, along with their elderly parents, James and Sarah, and even older grandmother, Judith, relocated to Hancock County, Illinois. 



Hancock County is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Located above the states of Missouri and Mississippi, we on the East Coast normally do not think of Illinois when it comes to the river. 

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William, Elmira, and their large family are living in the community of Harmony in the 1870 cenus, and with them are not only septinarians, James and Sarah Howell, but 98 year old Judy. One would have thought with as rough as travel was in those days, wagon or train at best, and the distance involved, that they would have stayed in North Carolina with Ann, who had no children, or with Dowd, who only had one, and not yet. 

Name:Elmira Huff
Age in 1870:47
Birth Year:abt 1823
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1870:Harmony, Hancock, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Post Office:Bently
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
William Huff49
Elmira Huff47
Sarah Huff24
William T Huff20
Hesekiah Huff20
Joseph Huff17
Christena C Huff15
Dowd S Huff13
James B Huff11
Preston W Huff5
James Howell73
Sarah Howell75
Jady Howell98


Closer scrutiny of the actual record show William as a farmer, and James "at his daughters" and dittos beside Sara's name with "her" in place of "his" and beside Judy's name, "Grand", with dittos under "at", "her" and "daughter's".  The entire household, including 5 year old Preston, is listed as having been born in North Carolina. 

Name:John A Hough
Gender:Male
Marriage Date:5 Nov 1865
Marriage Place:Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:Martha A Andres
Spouse Gender:Female
Event Type:Marriage

Oldest Hough son John Alexander had already married before the trip, to Martha Ann Andrews on November 4, 1865, in Montgomery County. He had also served in the Civil War.  Their oldest son, William Howell Hough, age 3, was listed as having been born in North Carolina, while three-month old Alice, was born in Illinois. 


Name:William Huff
Age in 1870:3
Birth Year:abt 1867
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1870:St Marys, HancockIllinois
Race:White
Gender:Male
Post Office:Plymouth
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
John Huff26
Martha Huff23
William Huff3
Alice Huff3/12
Ossian Vaney25





The townships of Hancock County
were layed out rather squarely. While his parents settled in Harmony township, John Armstrong Hough purchased land in St. Mary's. 



In the book, "The History of Hancock County, Illinois" an account of a tornado or windstorm that occured in the 1870's includes this portion of the account, "Further on Mr. John Elder's barn recieved a gentle hint that it was not in the right place. and moving it a few feet and turning it around, the tornado moved on to the Huff farm. 

Here was an excellent two- story frame house and a good barn. Mr. Huff was absent. Mrs Huff, her three children and two nieces were in or about the house. Mrs. Huff said her  son  first  observed the  coming storm and its threatening character, and advised his mother and the children to get into the cellar, which all did at once except Mrs. Huff who proceeded quickly to fasten the doors and windows. This done, she ran partly up a stairway on the west side of the house where there was a window. She saw the tornado strike the stable which was two or three rods distant, and lift it whirling in the air. She then ran into the cellar and in an instant, the kitchen and whole upper part of the house was blown away. The family escaped without injury. The wreck at this place was complete." "Another paragraph is given and then another member of the Hough/Huff family comes into play. "John Huff's house and barn on the township line, were next attacked and blown to pieces. Mr. Huff escaped with a painful hurt. .....nothing was hardly left but kindling wood, and that scattered up and down the road and through adjacent fields."   July 4, 1873


Christena and David Ross and their girls were also living in Saint Mary's township.  David's profession was given as a Shoemaker. 

Name:Christena Ross
Age in 1870:40
Birth Year:abt 1830
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1870:St Marys, Hancock, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Post Office:Plymouth
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
David Ross46
Christena Ross40
Sarah J Ross21
Mary A Ross18
Rotunda D Ross12

Other sister, Missouri and her husband Willis Shankle were farming in Harmony, near the Houghs and Missouri's parents. Their family had grown to seven children. 

Name:Missouri Shinkle
Age in 1870:44
Birth Year:abt 1826
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1870:Harmony, Hancock, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Post Office:Bently
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Willis Shinkle46
Missouri Shinkle44
James Shinkle22
Judy A Shinkle21
Mary Shinkle16
Joseph Shinkle13
Sarah Shinkle10
Rebecca Shinkle6
Frances Shinkle3

Back in North Carolina, Dowd Howell was still living in Wadesboro. His first wife, Eugenia Hemby Howell, had died young and Dowd remarried to Mary Collen Allen in 1867. His profession was given as a Woodworker. 

Name:A doud Howell
Age in 1870:35
Birth Year:abt 1835
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1870:Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Male
Post Office:Wadesboro
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
A doud Howell35
Mary C Howell21
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Ann Howell Downer and husband Joseph were living in Lilesville in Anson County and had several young farm hands working for them. Catherine Henley still lived with them as well. 

Name:Ann Donner
[Ann Downer
Age in 1870:50
Birth Year:abt 1820
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1870:Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Female
Post Office:Wadesboro
Value of Real Estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Joseph Donner53
Ann Donner50
Catherine Henley40
Danl Mclaren23
John Mc Rae19
Ephram Myers12

1880

Elmira Whitfield Howell Hough becomes the first of the siblings to pass away and does not make the 1880 census. Her N. C. relatives must have lost track of the Illinois family, as the 1906 ad mentions her as if she were still alive. She died March 25, 1875 and was buried at Holland Cemetery in Hancock County, Illinois.  Her husband, William out-lived her by a long time, however. 

Name:William Hough
Age:60
Birth Year:abt 1820
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1880:Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Hariet Hough
Father's Birthplace:Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:Virginia
Neighbors:View others on page
Occupation:Farmer
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and Dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
NameAge
William Hough60
Hariet Hough52
Prestan Hough14
Joseph M. Hough28
Fredrick Hough2

In 1877,  William married Harriett Lewton Workman, daughter of Isaac Lewton from Washington, Carroll County, Ohio (Seems like almost every state, except N. C. has a Carroll County), widow of Samuel H. Workman, whose family had migrated to Illinois about the same time as the Howell group. William's youngest son Preston, was still in the home and one of the older sons, Joseph Moody Howell, had been recently widowed and moved back home with young Frederick.

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In the meantime, the Shankles had moved to Schuyler County,  to the east of Hancock.

Name:Misouri Shawkels
Age:53
Birth Year:abt 1827
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1880:Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Wife
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Willis Shawkels
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Neighbors:View others on page
Occupation:Keeping House
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and Dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
NameAge
Willis Shawkels56
Misouri Shawkels53
James H. Shawkels32
Juda A. Shawkels30
Sally Shawkels19
Racabaca Shawkels15
Frances Shawkels13
Mary Harris25
Lillie Harris3
The Rosses had also relocated to Huntsville, Schuyler County, where David was still a shoemaker. 

Name:Chistena Ross
Age:50
Birth Year:abt 1830
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1880:Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Wife
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:David Ross
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Neighbors:View others on page
Occupation:Keeping House
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and Dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
NameAge
David Ross53
Chistena Ross50
Sarah J. Ross32

The younger two daughters had married, while Sarah James Ross remained in the paternal home. It is speculated that the "J" in Christina's middle initial might have also stood for James, but that I have not found. Could it have been for her father, James Howell?  Sister Elmira bore the middle name of Whitfield, as revealed in records of son John Armstrong Hough. He even gave the moniker to one of his children. Could this perhaps have been Judith's maiden name, or was grandson Hezekiah Kendall Hough the bearer of her heritage?

None of the elder Howells, James, Sarah or Judith, made it to 1880, presumably being buried in Hancock County, Illinois.
1880 would be the last time we see Thomas Jordan Howell, in BlackHawk, Carroll County, MS.

Name:Thos. J. Howel
Age:47
Birth Year:abt 1833
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1880:Blackhawk, Carroll, Mississippi
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Rejina A. Howel
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Neighbors:View others on page
Occupation:Farmer
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and Dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
NameAge
Thos. J. Howel47
Rejina A. Howel48
Frederica Howel4
He would pass on 1-31-1883.


Back in North Carolina, the Downers were alone and Dowd  Howell had moved his carriage making business to New Salem in Union County.
Name:H. D. Howell
Age:45
Birth Year:abt 1835
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1880:New Salem, Union, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Mary C. Howell
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Neighbors:View others on page
Occupation:Coach Maker
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and Dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
NameAge
H. D. Howell45
Mary C. Howell31
Thomas V. Howell9
1900

The huge 20 year gap between the 1880 and 1900 census was a huge gap and enormous loss was the 1890 census.

In 1900, we find Ann Downer a widow and still boarding. The census confirms she never had children.


Name:Ann Downs
[Ann Downer] 
Age:79
Birth Date:Dec 1820
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1900:Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Widowed
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother: number of living children:0
Mother: How many children:0
Occupation:View on Image
Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:
NameAge
Ann Downs79
Sallie Story53
James Story10

A. Dowd Howell had moved back to Anson and his married son was living with them.

Name:Alford D Howell
[Alfred D Howell] 
Age:65
Birth Date:Mar 1835
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1900:Lanesboro, Anson, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Mary C Howell
Marriage Year:1867
Years Married:33
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Occupation:View on Image
Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:
NameAge
Alford D Howell65
Mary C Howell51
Thomas V Howell29
Dora M Howell31
Baxter S Howell4
Annie R Howell2
Clyde Caudle17

In Mississippi, Frederica, the youngest daughter of Thomas Jordan Howell had passed away on  June 16, 1899 and left husband George Pullen with two young sons, Howell Evans Pullen and George Frederick Pullen.
Name:George Pullin
Age:28
Birth Date:May 1872
Birthplace:Mississippi
Home in 1900:Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Widowed
Father's Birthplace:Georgia
Mother's name:M A Yancey
Mother's Birthplace:Tennessee
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Household Members:
NameAge
George Pullin28
Howell E Pullin4
George F Pullin2
V R Yancey53
M A Yancey59
T M Pullin22
Sister Laura and brother A. H. had passed away young with no descendants.

Oldest brother, Rev. Joseph T. Howell, left a widow and children and passed on August 6, 1896.
Name:Allean Howell
Age:33
Birth Date:Sep 1866
Birthplace:Mississippi
Home in 1900:Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Widowed
Father's Birthplace:Georgia
Mother's Birthplace:Mississippi
Mother: number of living children:3
Mother: How many children:3
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Household Members:
NameAge
Allean Howell33
Josie G Howell10
Ruth M Howell7
Thankful S Howell5
Mother Regina Moore Howell outlived him by 2 years. passing on December 26, 1898.


Regina Ann <i>Moore</i> Howell


Back in Illinois, William Newton Hough had remarried to a widow, Harriett Lewton Workman, daughter of  Isaac Lewton of Ohio and widow of Samuel H. Workman, whose family had also migrated to Shcuyler County, Illinois. In 1900, the elderly couple were living with Harriett's youngest  son,  John J. Workman and his family, and they had relocated again, to Hall County, Nebraska. John J. Workman and family would eventually end up living in Los Angeles, California.

Name:William Haugh
[William Hangh] 
Age:80
Birth Date:Sep 1819
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1900:Alda, Hall, Nebraska
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Step Father (Father)
[Stepson (Son)
Marital Status:Married
Marriage Year:1877
Years Married:23
Father's Birthplace:Virginia
Mother's name:Mina Workman
Mother's Birthplace:Virginia
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Household Members:
NameAge
John Workman40
Mina Workman33
Wilma Workman8
Clara F Workman3
William Haugh80
Harret Haugh71



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William N. Hough would pass away in 1908, and be buried in Calloway, Custer County, Nebraska.
This is the county his youngest son, Preston W. Hough would settle in.



Preston Hough would leave enough mark in the community to be mentioned in a book on the History of Custer County,  Nebraska:

The History of Custer County, Nebraska: Preston W. Hough


In this book it says that Preston was born on June 13, 1865,  near Williamsburg, North Carolina ?. (Williamsburg is in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Was this incorrect or was the family in transit northwest at this time?).  "a son of William and Elmira W. (Howell) Hough, natives of that state and on the maternal side, he is a grandson of James and Juda (Moore) Howell. " This part was incorrect. Sarah was indeed a Moore, but Judith (or Juda) was the mother of James, and his Great-Grandmother, not his grandmother. The book also mentions that his family were farmers and members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which the Howells that I believe they were connected to closely were also.

Preston was not the only member of his family to end up in a history book. His brother William Thomas Hough, one of the twins, did also, having remained in Illinois.

Missouri Howell Shankle was living with 2 of her children in 1900, but would pass away in 1905.

Name:Missouri Shankle
Age:73
Birth Date:Aug 1826
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1900:Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Widowed
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother: number of living children:6
Mother: How many children:9
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Household Members:
NameAge
Missouri Shankle73
James H Shankle52
Frances E Shankle32
Shankle, Willis



Cristina and David were still living in Hancock County with their daughter Sarah, who was a widow. 

Name:Chrisiana J Ross
Age:70
Birth Date:Mar 1830
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1900:Augusta, Hancock, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Wife
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:David Ross
Marriage Year:1853
Years Married:47
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother: number of living children:3
Mother: How many children:3
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Household Members:
NameAge
David Ross73
Chrisiana J Ross70
Sarah J Edwards2

Cristina even made the 1910 census, but passed away later that year, just before Christmas in 1910 and is buried in the Pulaski Cemetery. 

 
Name:Christina Ross
Age in 1910:80
Birth Year:abt 1830
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1910:Quincy Ward 6, Adams, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Female
Relation to Head of House:Wife
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:David Ross
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
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Household Members:
NameAge
David Ross83
Christina Ross80
Sarah Edwards62

The longest lived of the family was Carriagemaker and mechanic, Alfred Dowd Howell, who lived until 1914. He was the only one to have a death certificate. 


Name:Alfred Dowd Howell
Gender:Male
Race:White
Age:79
Birth Date:2 Mar 1835
Birth Place:Richmond
Death Date:25 Mar 1914
Death Location:Lanesboro;peachland, Anson
Father's name:James Howell
Mother's name:Sarah Moore


Dowd and Cristina were the only children of James and Sarah to make the 1910 census. 

Name:Alford D Hamell
[Aford D Hawell] 
Age in 1910:75
Birth Year:abt 1835
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1910:Lanesboro, Anson, North Carolina
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Father
Marital Status:Widowed
Father's Birthplace:North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:North Carolina
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Household Members:
NameAge
Thomas V Hamell39
Dora M Hamell41
Seawell Hamell14
Annie R Hamell12
Maggie A Hamell9
Fred C Hamell7
Louis V Hamell5
Nellie D Hamell1
Alford D Hamell75


With the passing of Alfred Dowd Howell, that generation was over. Descendants of James and Sarah remain in Anson County, NC. Hancock and Shuyller Counties in Illinois, Custer County, Nebraska, California, Texas and Mississippi.