There are a lot of us who's Howell's migrated to the area's you are looking for. Following is my direct line starting with as far back as I have been able to get. I have info on branches other than my own, so feel free to ask. If they are not in my direct line they maybe in one of the other branches. I am trying to find as many of my John Howell's descendents as possible. There is a quite a bit of history and some family stories on many of the family I have in my files. Any additions, corrections or questions are welcome. Char B. 1-John Howell-- d- 26 Jan 1721 in Philadelphia PA. Wife-unknown, believed to have died prior to immigration. 2-Evan Howell-- b- 1689 in principality of Wales, d- Jan 1734 in Chester Co PA. Wife- Sarah Ogden-- b-3 Sep 1691 in Edgemont, Chester CO PA. Married: 21 or 31 Sep 1711. 3-Jonathan Howell-- b- 5 Jun 1719 in Edmonson township, d- 15 Aug 1790 in Deep River, Guilford Co NC. Wife- Elizabeth Thomas-- b- 4 Apr 1725 in Whiteland Twsp Chester Co PA, d- 7 Feb 1799 in Guilford Co NC. Married: 28 Apr 1750. 4-John Howell Sr.-- b- 3 Aug 1758 in Chester Co PA, d- 8 Aug 1828 at Waters of Bull Run near Jamestown. Wife- Hannah Johnson-- b-12 Nov 1761 in New Garden, Guilford Co NC, d-27 Jun 1826 in Guilford Co NC. Married: 18 May 1785. 5-Johnathan Howell Sr-- b- 16 Feb 1792 in Deep River, Guilford Co NC, d- 22 Feb 1861 in Cooperstown IL. Wife- Elizabeth Gilham-- b- abt 1795 in Rowan Co NC, d- 27 Oct 1829 in Monroe Co IN. Married: 12 Oct 1814. 6-Ira Howell-- b- 2 Oct 1819 in Monroe Co IN, d- 18 Jul 1883 in Cooperstown, Brown Co IL. Wife- Anna Thomas-- b- 1 Jan 1820 in Champaign OH, d- 18 Jul 1892 in Cooperstown IL. Married: 29 Sep 1841. 7-John Thomas "Bede" Howell-- b- 1 Jun 1844 in Brown Co IL, d- 28 Jun 1918 in Cooperstown IL. Wife- Malinda Logsdon-- b 23 Apr 1847 in Madison Co KY, d- 11 May 1931 in daughters home in Cooperstown IL. Married: 5 Oct 1865. 8-Elsie Pearl Howell-- b- 4 Nov 1885 in Brown Co IL, d- Nov 1970 in Lewistown IL. Husband- Arthur Doyle-- b- 15 Oct 1880 in Schuyler Co IL, d- 15 Mar 1927 in Holmes Hospital, Macomb IL. Married: 7 Jan 1904. 9-George LeRoy Doyle-- b- 10 Oct 1915 in Alton IL, d- 11 Sep 1995 in Munson Hospital in Traverse City MI. Wife-Bernice Donner, b- 1 Sep 1909 in Chicago IL, d- 16 Aug 1986 in hospital in Rushville IL. Married: 29 Mar 1940 in Palmyra MO. 10-Charlotte Beyer (me). ----- Original Message ----- From: "william & carrie hoffert" <hoffert@mindspring.com> To: <HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 2:46 PM Subject: [HOWELL] More Northern Howell Family lines > Hi, I have noticed over time that this mailing list seems to deal primarily > with Howells with origins from the Southern part of the US. > > I am descended from the Howell lineage with origins in the North, PA, New > England, IL, OH areas. Is there a separate mailing list for reaching that