I believe my great great grandfather to be the son of Ruebin Howard. A search of the census records for Virginia in 1850 makes him the most likely canidate, with a son the approximate age and name. Any help establishing this tie would be greatly appreciated. 1. RUEBIN HOWARD died Abt. 1879. He married RHODA GUNTER. She died Abt. 1884. Children of RUEBEN HOWARD and RHODA GUNTER are: 2. i. CHARLES T.2 HOWARD, b. 25 Oct 1845, Montgomery County, Virginia; d. 14 Jan 1921, St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. ii. WILLIAM HOWARD. iii. JAMES HOWARD. iv. ELMIRA HOWARD, m. ENOS THOMPSON. v. CATHERINE HOWARD, b. 16 Feb 1831; d. 09 Sep 1938, Floyd County, Virginia; m. JOHN WILSON LUCAS. Generation No. 2 2. CHARLES T. HOWARD was born 25 Oct 1845 in Montgomery County, Virginia6, and died 14 Jan 1921 in St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. He married SARAH HELEN ANGEL ,01 Jul 1867 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, daughter of GEORGE ANGEL and MARY GLASS. She was born 28 Jan 1849 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died 02 Mar 1929 in St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Children of CHARLES HOWARD and SARAH ANGEL are: i. MOLLY HOWARD, m. GEORGE WARREN. ii. ZULA MAUDE HOWARD, m. (1) S. HOYT; m. (2) ORLANDO WELKER. iii. MARY A. HOWARD, b. 1869. iv. ADA M. HOWARD, b. Abt. 1870; m. L. PYLES. v. IDA E. HOWARD, b. Abt. 1870; m. JOHN BAILEY Dec 1890, Kanawha County, WV; b. Abt. 1869. vi. MARGARET HOWARD, b. Abt. 1873; m. GEORGE CHANDLER. vii. JOSEPHINE HOWARD, b. Jun 1875, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; d. Abt. 1938, Peachcreek, Logan County, West Virginia, USA; m. (1) JOHN TYLER WILLIAMS; b. Abt. 1863; m. (2) WILLIAM L. AMOS, 14 Aug 1891, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; b. Jun 1865, North Carolina, USA; d. Abt. 1914. viii. BESSIE L. HOWARD, b. Jul 1877; m. JAKE WRIGHT. ix. STASHE BELLE HOWARD, b. Jul 1883; m. MORRIS CAMPBELL. x. WILLIAM T. HOWARD, b. 08 Jul 1886, Kanawha County, West Virginia; d. Sep 1965; m. MRYTLE ARBAUGH; b. West Virginia; d. 07 Sep 1928, Kanawha County, West Virginia. xi. JOHN WADE HOWARD, b. 05 Apr 1888, Kanawha County, West Virginia; m. ANNIE PARKER. xii. BERTHA M. HOWARD, b. Aug 1890. xiii. ROMIE L. HOWARD, b. Aug 1891.