My Howell ancestors descended from Levi Howell, born 1817 in Wales, and married to Sarah ?, born 1835 in Tennessee. I have documentation beginning with his son John Howell, born 1856 in Texas. ________________ Generation No. 1 1. LEVI1 HOWELL was born 1817 in Wales. He married SARAH. She was born 1835 in Tennessee. Child of LEVI HOWELL and SARAH is: 2. i. JOHN2 HOWELL, b. 1856, Texas. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 HOWELL (LEVI1) was born 1856 in Texas. He married AMERICA JANE LAYTON May 05, 1875 in Kendall County, Texas, daughter of THOMAS LAYTON and JOSEPHINE MCMILLEN. She died 1922 in Probably Clayton, New Mexico. Notes for JOHN HOWELL: BIRTH: 1. 1880 U.S. Census. "1880 Federal Census, State of Texas, born in Kentucky. Listing for John Howell. Says his mother was born in Kentucky.". Census: John Howell. More information now available from 1880 Texas Census, Kendall County, Comfort township. Born in 1856 in Texas. Married America Jane Layton in May, 1875 in Kendall County, Texas. Listed in the 1880 Texas Census in Kendall County, Comfort township: John Howell, white male, 24, farmer, born in Texas, father born in Wales; America Jane Layton Howell, white female, 21, keeping house, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky; son Monroe Howell, white male, age 3. More About AMERICA JANE LAYTON: Burial: Possibly Amarillo, Texas Children of JOHN HOWELL and AMERICA LAYTON are: 3. i. JAMES3 HOWELL, b. January 16, 1899, San Antonio, Texas; d. August 09, 1952, Gettysburg, South Dakota. ii. HENRY HOWELL. iii. LORENA HOWELL, b. 1914. iv. MONROE HOWELL, b. 1877. Generation No. 3 3. JAMES3 HOWELL (JOHN2, LEVI1) was born January 16, 1899 in San Antonio, Texas, and died August 09, 1952 in Gettysburg, South Dakota. He married MARY MARGARET NEATHERLIN, daughter of JAMES NEATHERLIN and EMMA MCDONOLD. She was born December 01, 1899 in Weed, New Mexico, and died May 05, 1952 in Clayton, New Mexico. Children of JAMES HOWELL and MARY NEATHERLIN are: 4. i. CHARMAGNE LAUNA4 HOWELL, b. October 09, 1934, Clayton, New Mexico. ii. CLAYTON FRANKLIN HOWELL, b. January 20, 1920, Clayton, New Mexico; d. November 17, 1942, POW Oct. 1943. Notes for CLAYTON FRANKLIN HOWELL: military: Private First Class, 200th Coast Artillery, World War II Military Service 200th Coast Artillery Note: Clayton grated from Clayton His School in 1937. He registered with the draft on February 16, 1942 and listed his address as 11 Cherry Street, Clayton, New Mex ico. He was a member of the 200th div. A.A.C.A., a prisoner of war during WWII and survived the Death March of Bataan. He died of diphtheria at age 22 while a POW in Japan. Note: Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Foundation of New Mexico, Inc. http://members.aol.com/bcmfofnm/index.html Obituary: Clayton Howell, 1919-1942 Clayton Howell, 1919 - 1942, survived the Death March of Bataan but died as a Prisoner of War during WWII. He was the son of Mary Margaret Neatherlin Howell. Mary lost another son, Andrew Mack Howell, during WWII. Note: Obituary: A memorial will be unveiled in April, 2002 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to commemorate the New Mexico men who gave their lives in battles of Bataan and Corregidor and who were prisoners of war. Clayton's name will be engraved on the memorial. Note: Clayton Howell Private First Class, 200th Coast Artillery, World War II January 20, 1919 - November 17, 1942 Buried in Clayton, New Mexico Selective Service number 38012614 0 source: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/newmexico/union.htm iii. ANDREW MACK HOWELL, b. August 28, 1924; d. June 24, 1949. More About ANDREW MACK HOWELL: Burial: Clayton, New Mexico iv. MORAL ERNEST HOWELL, b. February 18, 1925; d. October 22, 1963. More About MORAL ERNEST HOWELL: Burial: Clayton, New Mexico v. RAYMOND JAMES HOWELL, b. May 05, 1922; d. Amarillo, Texas. vi. EMMA LOU HOWELL, d. June 03, 1985, Liberal, Kansas; m. GLEN WRIGHT. More About EMMA LOU HOWELL: Burial: Liberal, Kansas vii. MARGARET MAE HOWELL. viii. KAY FRANCES HOWELL. ix. SABRA GLEE HOWELL, b. July 08, 1940; d. August 29, 1990, Colorado. ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== To post messages to the Howell discussion list, send them to HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com