My Howell family is traced back to Ezekial and Racheal Howell both born in Trenton, NJ in 1820. The family then moved to TN and then to Macon county, IL by 1848. The following is an outline of their descendants. I'm still searching for the parents of Ezekial. Dale E Underwood 1230 - 4th St W Kalispell, MT 59901-4221 frdmyrdu@digisys.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Descendants of Ezekial and Racheal (???) Howell 1 Racheal ??? 1820 - .. +Ezekiel Howell 1820 - ......... 2 Henry William Howell Abt. 1834 - ............. +Elizabeth Ann Booker 1836 - Abt. 1905 .................... 3 William Edward Howell 1860 - 1933 ........................ +Mary Elizabeth Compton 1866 - 1898 ............................... 4 Geneva Beatrice Howell 1884 - 1939 ................................... +James B Mount ............................... 4 Earl Cecil Howell 1885 - 1963 ................................... +Emilie Fredrick - Abt. 1965 ............................... 4 Ethel Iola Howell 1887 - 1889 ............................... 4 Sylvia Ottice Howell 1889 - 1974 ................................... +Samuel S Jones 1884 - 1933 ............................... 4 Myrtle Idoris Howell 1890 - 1940 ................................... +Edward Milton Jones 1886 - 1979 ............................... 4 Leslie Defo Howell 1894 - 1936 ................................... +Esther Peterson 1893 - 1976 ............................... 4 Beltry Raynaldo Howell 1896 - 1898 .................... *2nd Wife of William Edward Howell: ........................ +Nina Angeline Belle Rice 1882 - ............................... 4 Canova Gibralter Howell 1901 - 1960 ................................... +Gladys Cutshaw - 1923 ............................... *2nd Wife of Canova Gibralter Howell: ................................... +Sophie ............................... *3rd Wife of Canova Gibralter Howell: ................................... +Stella ............................... 4 Gilford Ralston Howell 1904 - 1971 ................................... +Anne ............................... 4 Oscar Melvin Howell 1905 - 1980 ................................... +Helen ............................... 4 William Harsel Howell 1907 - 1966 ................................... +Ruth ............................... 4 Bessie Bernadetta Howell 1908 - ................................... +Frank Keith Holt 1907 - 1976 ............................... 4 Ishmael Ildren Howell 1911 - 1990 ................................... +Adeline Virginia Bossard 1913 - .................... 3 Francis Benjamin Howell 1862 - ........................ +Unknown ............................... 4 Ethel Howell ............................... 4 Jessie James Howell .................... 3 Christina Racheal Howell 1864 - 1936 ........................ +Unknown .................... *2nd Husband of Christina Rachael Howell: ........................ +Joseph A Kinnaman 1847 - 1915 ............................... 4 Gloie Kinnaman 1888 - 1979 ............................... 4 Chloris Kinnaman 1897 - 1974 ............................... 4 Zazel Kinnaman 1902 - 1981 ................................... +Zada ??? ............................... *2nd Wife of Zazel Kinnaman: ................................... +Mildred Martin ............................... *3rd Wife of Zazel Kinnaman: ................................... +??? .................... 3 Washington Lincoln Howell 1866 - .................... 3 Ermina Rose Howell 1868 - ........................ +William Pygott ............................... 4 Edith Pygott ............................... 4 Ester Pygott ............................... 4 Evelyn Pygott ............................... 4 William Pygott ............................... 4 Benjamin Pygott ............................... 4 Unknown Son Pygott ......... 2 Hannah M Howell Abt. 1837 - ............. +Samuel Davidson ......... 2 Hetty A E Howell Abt. 1839 - ......... 2 Ezekial O Howell Abt. 1841 - ......... 2 George W Howell Abt. 1845 - ............. +Elizabeth J Flaherty ......... 2 Elizabeth Howell Abt. 1847 - ......... 2 Emma Howell Abt. 1849 -