I think you will find many HOWELL folks came through KY and TN thru the Cumberland Gap and then crossed north over the Ohio River to OH,IN,IL,MO and thence to other north and western states ...so just because you find them in the north they in fact may well have started in the south! Many of these people came out of VA, SC, NC and went on to KY & TN and also GA, & AL. I know my line came from KY to Perry Co IN and seemed to have been part of of a sizable group in Perry, Spencer and Clark Co IN. I suspect they came to Nelson Co KY from TN because I find similar naming patterns in these two areas. R Kellems

You make a valid point. I'd been thinking the same sort of thing and had not mentioned it. I would add however that these HOWELLs (and many other families) may well have arrived in PA and gone south through the Cumberland Gap, etc. Those who landed in Philadelphia typically took that route. But then--some of them just might have taken a turn to the north! Anne Haines ----- Original Message ----- From: <RonsHoms@aol.com> To: <HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 8:18 PM Subject: [HOWELL] HOWELL NORTH AND SOUTH > I think you will find many HOWELL folks came through KY and TN thru the > Cumberland Gap and then crossed north over the Ohio River to OH,IN,IL,MO and thence > to other north and western states ...so just because you find them in the > north they in fact may well have started in the south! Many of these people came > out of VA, SC, NC and went on to KY & TN and also GA, & AL. > > I know my line came from KY to Perry Co IN and seemed to have been part of of > a sizable group in Perry, Spencer and Clark Co IN. I suspect they came to > Nelson Co KY from TN because I find similar naming patterns in these two areas. > > R Kellems > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > > >