Searching information on WILLIAM HOWELL (father to) JOHN HOWELL, DANIEL HOWELL & STEPHEN HOWELL from Niagara Co., NY, and possibly New Jersey! The Howell families on the 1840 Porter Township,Niagara Co., NY census, say William (b.-1771-1780) was the father of three sons, Daniel (b.-1791-1800), John (b.-1807) and Stephen (b.-1801-1810) and an unnamed daughter. *Daniel HOWELL married Sarah "Sally" Hill, and following children: -Daniel Howell II, b. August 26, 1827 -Nancy Howell, (uncertain) -Mary E. Howell, (uncertain) *John Howell married Phebe Vrooman and had following children: -Sidney J. Howell, b. 1830 -Phefee (Phebe) Jane Howell, b. 1834 -John Jackson Howell, b. 1836 -Henry S. Howell, b. 1840 -Chatford Amos Howell. b. November 21, 1841 -Agnes Howell, b. 1842 -Ella (Ellen) Howell, b. 1843 -Frank Howell, b. 1844 -Margery (Margaret) Howell, b. 1849 Have quite a lot on John HOWELL's descendents, as his son Chatford Amos Howell settled in Bay Co., Michigan after the Civil war. ----------------------------------------------------------- ****HOT NEWS:: This was just sent to me and I am hoping it will trigger some HOWELL connection!!! "Landmarks of Niagara County" NY edited by William Pool, 1897: Part I, page 177 Regarding land between Niagara Falls and Lewiston, Augustus Porter settled there after 1800. Among his neighbors were William Howell and Joseph Howell. Part I, page 242 Regarding Town of Cambria, William Howell bought the farm of Philip Beach on Howell's Creek in 1808 and built the first saw mill there. He also kept a tavern. Nathanial Cook married on of William's daughters. (Note: I have no idea where Howell's Creek would have been. I don't find any creeks at all in Town of Cambria.) Part III, pg. 82 Daniel Howell was born in Niagara County, NY, August 26, 1827, a son of Daniel and Sarah (Hill) Howell. Daniel Howell, Sr., was born in New Jersey and came to Porter, NY, when a young man and bought a farm and spent his last days in Canada. Mrs. Howell was born in Ireland and died in Porter, NY. [That was probably the Sally Howell who died in 1847, Town of Porter] Daniel Howell, Jr., was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools; his first business experience was as a clerk for Peter Tower of Porter, and in 1851 he moved to Buffalo where he clerked for several years; was with Pratt & Co. twenty years, and later with Walbridge & Co. and in business for himself. In 1893 he came to Wilson, where he lives a retired life. He has married twice, first to Letitia Sylvester on May 4, 1856; they had two children, one died in infancy and Daniel E., who died in Chicago, age thirty-two. Mrs. Howell died in 1891 and in 1896 he married, May 21, 1896, Rachael M. (Case) Cramton (born October 16, 1830), widow of Dr. E. H. Cramton of Wilson. Dr. Cramton was a veterinary surgeon for thirty-five years in Wilson, and a resident there for forty-four years; he was born October 18, 1824 in Genesee County, married November 28, 1854, and died January 20, 1894. Mrs. Howell's father, Deacon Luman Case, was born in Granby, Conn., and came to Wilson on foot when a young man, settling on a farm where he lived and died. He served as postmaster for several years and poormaster, was deacon in the Presbyterian Church and elder and chorister for several years. He was also a stockhholder in the Union school and trustee many years. ----------------------------------------------------------- ReportSection: (ALMOST ALL HOWELL's FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN OR NY/CANADA) http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/i/p/Michele-J-Dipert/ Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Page Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of John Howell Thanks, Michele Dipert 3373 Northside Dr. Key West, FL 33040 Phone:305-292-5189 FAX: 305-296-4692 neptuna@bellsouth.net