Hello to all my Howell cousins! I haven't joined in much before because I'm still afraid (even after lurking for a year or two) of posting something really stupid or of not having researched well enough, but...here goes! This is somewhat of a problem, in that I have conflicting resources regarding my ancester Jessie Howell, who was born in 1793 in Barnwell Co. South Carolina. My resources indicate he was married to Mary Lightsey about 1816 in Barnwell, and died in 1860 in Georgia. He also was married to Elinder Johnson and Mary Caroline Copeland; he had children by all three wives, but my line is through Mary Lightsey, by whom he had John G. Howell, who fathered John J. Howell, who fathered Julia J. Howell, my great grandmother, who was born in Pasco County, Florida in 1876. Now, here's the problem: some of my research indicates Jessie's father was Joseph Howell, Sr., while another source puts one Hopkins Howell as his father. I know quite a lot about Joseph Sr., but have been able to find very little about Hopkins Howell, and, until recently, never heard of him. Does he sound familiar to anyone? He was married to a lady named Susannah, is all I know. If anyone can shed some light here, or can confirm he's a myth and Joseph Sr. is the real deal, I'd love to talk to you! Thanks so much...Judith Michelsen