Here is what I have on Howell. I fit in on the SIMPSON -- William Simpson, first settler of Johnson County IL is my line. Howell is not a direct line for me. I would love again any source information and corrections if you find any. Mara Descendants of John Howell Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 HOWELL was born 1790 in Virginia, and died 1839 in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. He married CHARLOTTE 'LOTTY' COOK February 23, 1812 in Barren County Kentucky. Children of JOHN HOWELL and CHARLOTTE COOK are: 2. i. HENRY COOK2 HOWELL, b. May 29, 1818, Barren County Kentucky; d. February 19, 1883, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. 3. ii. ARTABORN DENNY HOWELL, b. March 12, 1814, Barren County Kentucky; d. May 1876, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. 4. iii. JAMES TOLLIVER HOWELL, b. December 01, 1816, Barren County Kentucky; d. March 24, 1888, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. 5. iv. JOSEPH 'JOEL' VARDMAN HOWELL, b. December 05, 1819, Barren County Kentucky; d. 1854, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. v. BRILLA ANN HOWELL, b. September 12, 1823, Barren County Kentucky; d. July 10, 1891, Illinois; m. JOSHUA SIMPSON. Notes for BRILLA ANN HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 vi. ELIZABETH HOWELL, b. 1825; m. EMERSON. Notes for ELIZABETH HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 vii. JANE HOWELL, m. RENTFRO. Notes for JANE HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 viii. GEORGE W. HOWELL, b. 1827; d. 1879. 6. ix. SAMUEL HOWELL, b. December 22, 1822, Barren County Kentucky; d. October 05, 1900, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. x. MARTHA ANN BENICED HOWELL, b. October 07, 1831, Barren County Kentucky; d. Illinois. Generation No. 2 2. HENRY COOK2 HOWELL (JOHN1) was born May 29, 1818 in Barren County Kentucky, and died February 19, 1883 in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. He married MARGARET 'PEGGY' JOHNSON 1844 in Illinois, daughter of JOEL JOHNSON and AMANDA HARVICK. Notes for HENRY COOK HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 Notes for MARGARET 'PEGGY' JOHNSON: HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY by PT Chapman, p. 391 (Peggy) Children of HENRY HOWELL and MARGARET JOHNSON are: i. JOHN W.3 HOWELL, b. August 25, 1845, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; d. February 17, 1872, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; m. MARGARET FISHER. Notes for JOHN W. HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS, by PT Chapman pg 392 7. ii. JOESPH H. HOWELL. 8. iii. JENNIE HOWELL. iv. GEORGE W. HOWELL, b. January 01, 1847, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; d. March 05, 1879, Illinois; m. ANN FISHER, 1861, Illinois. Notes for GEORGE W. HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS, by PT Chapman pg 392 9. v. JAMES HOWELL. vi. WILLIAM HOWELL, b. December 07, 1854, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; d. May 01, 1881, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. Notes for WILLIAM HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS, by PT Chapman pg 392 vii. AMANDA HOWELL, m. HENRY PHILIPS. Notes for AMANDA HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS, by PT Chapman pg 392 Notes for HENRY PHILIPS: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY, by PT Chapman pg 392 viii. PLEASANT HOWELL, m. FANNIE SUTLIFF. Notes for PLEASANT HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS, by PT Chapman pg 392 "removed to Canada" 10. ix. SAMUEL HOWELL. 11. x. MARY HOWELL. 12. xi. BELLE HOWELL, b. Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. 13. xii. ARTABORN HOWELL. xiii. AUGUSTUS HOWELL. Notes for AUGUSTUS HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS, by PT Chapman pg 392 3. ARTABORN DENNY2 HOWELL (JOHN1) was born March 12, 1814 in Barren County Kentucky, and died May 1876 in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. He married DULCINDA POOR in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. Notes for ARTABORN DENNY HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 Notes for DULCINDA POOR: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 Children of ARTABORN HOWELL and DULCINDA POOR are: 14. i. THOMAS M.3 HOWELL, b. March 25, 1843, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. ii. JAMES A. HOWELL, b. Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. Notes for JAMES A. HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 iii. SAMUEL P. HOWELL, b. Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. Notes for SAMUEL P. HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 iv. MISSOURI HOWELL, b. Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; m. LEWIS WALKER. Notes for MISSOURI HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 v. SARAH HOWELL, b. Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. vi. PLEASANT HOWELL. vii. JOHN W. HOWELL, b. Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. 4. JAMES TOLLIVER2 HOWELL (JOHN1) was born December 01, 1816 in Barren County Kentucky, and died March 24, 1888 in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. He married SARAH S. RENTFRO in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. Notes for JAMES TOLLIVER HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 Children of JAMES HOWELL and SARAH RENTFRO are: i. JAMES TOLLIVER3 HOWELL , JR., b. 1845, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; d. 1845, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. 15. ii. STEVEN C. HOWELL, b. 1846. 5. JOSEPH 'JOEL' VARDMAN2 HOWELL (JOHN1) was born December 05, 1819 in Barren County Kentucky, and died 1854 in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. He married JANE RENTFRO March 14, 1843 in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. Notes for JOSEPH 'JOEL' VARDMAN HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 Children of JOSEPH HOWELL and JANE RENTFRO are: 16. i. WILLIAM MARRION3 HOWELL, b. January 01, 1845, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; d. October 28, 1927, Blairsville, Illinois. 17. ii. LORENZO DOW HOWELL, b. September 29, 1847, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois; d. November 07, 1915, Blairsville, Illinois. iii. MARY A. HOWELL, b. Abt. 1850; d. Abt. 1885. 18. iv. AMERICA HOWELL, b. 1852, Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. 6. SAMUEL2 HOWELL (JOHN1) was born December 22, 1822 in Barren County Kentucky, and died October 05, 1900 in Gantown, Johnson County, Illinois. He married RUTHEY 'JANE' SIMPSON, daughter of SAMUEL SIMPSON and NANCY HIBBIN. Notes for SAMUEL HOWELL: A HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY ILLINOIS by P. T. Chapman pg 395 Notes for RUTHEY 'JANE' SIMPSON: A History of Johnson County Illinois by P. T. Chapman pg. 430. her name may have been Polly Jane Simpson--source Sheryl Elderidge Children of SAMUEL HOWELL and RUTHEY SIMPSON are: 19. i. NANCY ANN3 HOWELL, b. Johnson Co. Illinois. 20. ii. ARTABORN DENNY HOWELL. 21. iii. JANE HOWELL. 22. iv. SIDNEY HOWELL. 23. v. BELLE HOWELL. vi. MARTHA JANE HOWELL, m. STEVE RENTFRO. vii. WILLIAM T. HOWELL. 24. viii. JOSHUA 'JOEL' VARDMAN HOWELL, b. 1858; d. 1926, Johnson County Illinois/buried at Vienna Fraternal Cem..