Brazos Co., TX 976.4242 Brazos County History,Rich Past - Bright Future, The Texas Sesquicentennial Edition, Editor, Glenna Fourman Brundidge, Family History Foundation, Bryan, Texas, 1986 p. 440 Business Histories: "The LaSalle Hotel, long one of the downtown landmarks in this century, was built in 1927 and was first owned by R.W. HOWELL. The seven-story facility had 100 rooms and was built at a cost of about $250,000, according to a report in the 31 August 1927 Eagle. It included a coffee shop and kitchen, tailor shop, barber shop, beauty shop, convention hall and two elevators." p. 371 HOWELL building, Corner of Main and 27th Streets, Bryan [photo in book below description] Built in 1906, this three-story building is constructed of solid brick walls, The interior columns are cast iron... pg. 180 History of William Scott Chapter Daughters of American Revolution.."The organizing members of William Scott Chapter were...JULIA MECHAM HOWELL, MARY HOWELL FULGHAM, recording secretary." pg. 352 "Several Book stores were in business in Brazos County in the 1870s. . J.W. HOWELL was a dealer in 'drugs, books, and stationery' from at least 1877 to 1880." Pg. 438 "First National Bank of Bryan is the county's oldest bank. ..But the forerunners of First National date back even farther. In Millican, in the early 1860s, Milton Parker and W.H. Flippen started a private bank, the county's first. In 1867, they moved on with the railroad to Bryan and continued the bank. Parker later sold his interest to Flippen, and Flippen later sold out to Guy M. Bryan, Jr., son of the town's founder, William Joel Bryan. Guy Bryan had started a private bank in 1873 in Bryan. After he acquired two partners, Major Frank Clarke and DR. J.W. HOWELL, the private firm was conducted as Clarke, Bryan and HOWELL. The three of them consolidated in 1886 with another private banker, J.S. Fowlkes, and that's when the bank was nationalized. Fowlkes became the first president. J.W. and R.W. HOWELL and Guy Bryan were associated with the bank many more years." Pg. 176 "The Woman's Club, organized in 1895, was originally known as the 'Mutual Improvement Circle'...Charter Members: .MRS. ROSE FOUNTAIN HOWELL, MRS. J.W. HOWELL" Pg. 167 Carnegie Library First Library Board: .MRS. W.S. HOWELL. Index to Probate Cases of Texas, No. 21. Brazos County, April 26, 1841-March 1, 1939, San Antonio, Texas, The State-wide Records Indexing and Inventory Program, September 1941 HOWELL, WILLIAM SMITH, SR., deceased Date Filed: Oct. 7, 1936 Brazos Co., Texas, Births 1850 - 1910 Compiled by Nadine Young Billingsley, College Station, Texas HOWELL, SAMUEL DANIEL, male, black, 14 Feb 1904, Father: J.D. Lewis , Mother's Maiden name: Cora Lewis HOWELL, McDONALD MEACHUM, male, white, 8 Jan 1909, Father: John Randolph Howell, Mother's maiden name: Julia Meachum HOWELL, DOUGLAS WISTER, male, white, 5 Jan 1899, Father: John Webb Howell, Mother's maiden name: Mittie Friley HOWELL, MARY, female, white, 10 Feb 1880, Father: Solon H. Howell, mother's maiden name: Mignonne Russell HOWELL, MAUDE LOUELLA, female, white, 15 Aug 1895, Father: William Henry Howell, Mother's maiden name: Emma Lula Cloy Brazos County, Texas, Marriage Records, Book A & B, 1844 - 1878, Copyright 1985 by Frances T. Ingmire, Compiled from the cardfiles of Oma B. Little Groom's Name first: HOWELL, JAMES m Foley, Susan Ann 12/27/1849 HOWELL, WILLIAM m Scribbins, --- 4/7/1866 Bride's name first: HOWELL, A.E. m Norwood, G.W. 11/15/1874 HOWELL, ALICE m Humphreys, John A. 7/18/1877 HOWELL, MAGGIE m Smith, John M. 11/9/1874 HOWELL, MARTHA JANE m Leonard, James 9/7/1871