James W. Howse kindly mailed me his collection of photocopied of pages from an untitled manuscript or book on various Howze families, which did not include his ancestors. Patsy (Hudson) Howze is the one of several authors who knew the most about my wife's ancestors William and Mary Howze, of Wayne Co., MS. Patsy appears to be a descendant of William's brother, James Howze, who lived near William in 1810 Darlington Co., SC and in 1820 Wayne Co. She notes William's family was in 1830 Perry Co., MS, but states "From this time on, nothing is known of his descendants". Even though she didn't know of William & Mary Howze's daughter, Rebecca Caroline Howze (my wife's ancestor), Patsy states that William's wife was Mary Wilds and that both were from Darlington Dist., SC. She notes that the will of Mary Wilds' widowed mother (Mrs. Mary Wilds) was recorded in Darlington Co., SC, on 7 Sep 1812. The will names daughters Mary Howze, Rebecca DuBose, & Elizabeth DuBose, grandson Samuel DeWitt Wilds (son of Samuel Wilds) and granddaughter Caroline Wilds. Executors of the will were sons-in-law Elias DuBose, Jesse DuBose, and William Howze. Patsy also states on page 76 that Mary Wild's brother Samuel Wilds deeded Wm. Howze and Mary Howze 30 acres of land on 22 Feb 1809 - possibly a wedding gift. I have their oldest child, a daughter, b. about 1810 based on the 1820 Wayne Co. and 1830 Perry Co. census. Rebecca Caroline Howze, b. 27 Mar 1828 in Augusta, Perry Co., MS, was the youngest of their 8 children, the other 6 being sons. [I have read elsewh! ere that one of those sons was Dr. Horace Lafayette Howze b. 20 May 1824 in Winchester, Wayne Co., MS.] Patsy also names William & James Howze's other brothers Thomas, Samuel and John, all of South Carolina. She speculates that it is "extremely possible" that these were the sons of Thomas Howze of Charleston, SC, who died prior to 1771. However, the 1810 Darlington Co., SC, census data have William as born 1775-1784, and James born before 1775. I see handwritten notes throughout this copy of the book, one of which indicates Patsy was Mrs. William Douglass of Tampa, FL, at the time of the books' writing. I hope to be able to locate her or a descendant with her records. Many pages from the book, including its title, author(s) date, and publisher, are missing. If anyone is interested in the family of William Howze and Mary (Wilds) Howze, please contact me. Kent McMahan Louisville, KY