Hi All. I am Homer Carl Crawford, and I have Howells on both my mother and father side. I also have a book "The Howell Kindred With the Gene of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency" which is about one inch thick and has a lot of Howells listed. My Howells Descendants of John H. Howell (1807-1868) A6 4. John H. Howell, son of henry and Mary Miller Howell, b 1807, d.1868; m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Ratcliffe, daughter of Abraham Ratcliffe (1809-1883) Issue A7 0129 1. Albert Howell, b 1831, d. 1861, Haywood Co., N.C.; m. Eleanor C Ferguson, daughter of William and Ruth Gibson Ferguson. Sie. A7 0129 3. Aleline Howell, b 7/9/1833, d. 11/29/1903, Haywood Co.,NC; m. James M. Crawford (1824-1913, son of Josiah and Carey McCracken Crawford. Sie The book goes back to a John Howell - Born prior to 1600 in either Wales or England, came to Henrico County, Virginia, prior to 1637. There is a lot more in the book if any one is interested.