I have many loose bricks in my wall of Howells! Can anyone help me? 1. John Howell born in 1806 in North Carolina, son, maybe?, of Thomas Howell. Married Rachel L. Brown, had 10 children. 2. Who is Thomas Howell? Where did he come from? The children were: Cynthia Elizabeth Howell married (1) Daniel Beshears (2) Robert Frances P'Poole. She was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky John R. Howell born 1831 married Susan McKnight James H. Howell born abt. 1833 married Mary Coy Sally Howell born abt. 1834 Nathan Howell born about 1836 Eliza Howell born abt. 1839 Miles Howell born abt. 1843 David W. Howell born abt. 1845 married Nancy J. Bruff Mary Ann Howell born abt. 1843 married James Logan Alexander Meredith J. Howell born abt. 1935 married Lucinda Dunning 3. Another deadend, is James Howell born about 1850. He married Nancy Eison born about the same time. Sons Charles Howell born about 1873 and Robert Howell born about 1875 Caldwell County, Kentucky. Robert married Margaret Ann Nichols. She was also born in Caldwell County, Kentucky. They had 1 child that I know of: Ollie Howell. She was born about 1896. She married Jackson Eli. 4. Sybil Dawson Howell born about 1831. She married Berry Greenberry Burris. He was born in Bedford County, Tennessee. I have no place of birth for her, but she died in Christian County, Kentucky. 5. There is also Sarah A. (born 1873)., William R.(born 1861) and John J. Howell ( born 1868) more than likely born in Kentucky. Their father was ? Howell, the mother M.J. ?. There were probably others in this family but this all that I have at the moment. 6. Annie Howell (b. 1854) married William Guiry Teague. I have no clue where she was born, they were married in Christian County, Kentucky. 7. Bertha Howell born in 1869 in Coweta, Georgia. She married George Arthur Camp. 8. Eliza Jane Howell born in 1825. She married Abraham Morris Newsom in Trigg County, Kentucky. 9. Eliza P. Howell born about 1840, married William Riley Stokes in Hopkins County, Kentucky. 10. Henry Howell born about 1785, married Sarah ?. No place mentioned. 5 Children: Mary A. Howell born in 1810, married Barnabus Sisk, Jr. in Hopkins County, Kentucky. John Howell born about 1814 Jesse Howell born about 1812, married Elva Ridley Jane Howell born about 1816 married in Christian County, Kentucky to Harvey Southard. Elizabeth Howell born about 1829 married Edmond Swinney 11. J. H. Howell married Martha Orten. She was born about 1860. One child that I that know of, Mansel Howell born May, 1899. Mother born in Tennessee, died in Christian County, Kentucky. Who is J. H.? 12. James Howell born about 1893, married Ollie Louise Thomas. She was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky died in Indiana. Who were his parents? 13. Lenora Howell married Isaac Beshear b. c 1850 in 1882 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. 14. James Howell born about 1880 married to Marian Ellen Croft (she was born and died in Caldwell County, Kentucky). They had two children (that I know of): Leonard Howell born abt. 1904 married to Carrie E. Pleasant. Rosie Howell married to Dexter Sisk. Appreciate any help and will happily share! Thanks, Virginia in Seattle Researching Thomas, Howell, Heflin, Alexander, Dean, Nichols, Beshears, Orten, Dillingham, Powell, Glascock, McLean and what seems like a few hundred others~