Descendants of Edwin Howell
of Hertford County, North Carolina

 

Generation No. 1

1. Edwin1 Howell was born 1818 in Hertford County, North Carolina, the son of Susan _?_. He married Nancy E. Brett/Britt on 23 December 1844 in Southampton County, Virginia. Nancy was born 9 November 1815 in Hertford County, North Carolina, the daughter of John and Mary (Lilies) Brett/Britt. The 1860 census of Hertford County (page 46) shows them as being in the district of the Murfreesboro post office. Edwin was a farmer. He died in Como, North Carolina. Nancy died 1 June 1894 also in Como, North Carolina.

Children of Edwin Howell and Nancy Brett are:

 

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i.

Euclid Nelson Howell, born 27 February 1845 in Hertford County, North Carolina.

 

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ii.

Roscius Bolden Howell, born 10 March 1850 in Hertford County, North Carolina.

 

 

iii.

Urius Howell, born 1857 in Hertford County, North Carolina; died before 1870 in Como, North Carolina; buried in Taylor Farm Cemetery.

 

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iv.

Cyrus W. Howell, born 25 Oct 1858 in Hertford County, North Carolina.

 

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v.

Joseph Edgar Howell born May 1861 in Hertford County, North Carolina.

 

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vi.

Charles Dilworth2 Howell, born 1863 in Hertford County, North Carolina.

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. Euclid Nelson Howell, born 27 February 1845 in Hertford County, North Carolina; died 9 April 1925 in Como, North Carolina; buried in Buckhorn Baptist Church Cemetery. He married Mildred Anne Storey 17 October 1871. She was born 28 September 1847, the daughter of Ben and Eliza Storey. Mildred died 27 February 1925.

Children of Euclid Howell and Mildred Storey are:

i.

Eula Mae Howell, born 20 April 1897; died 3 November 1944.

   

ii.

Darius Hudson Howell, born 13 August 1881; died 3 March 1958.

   

iii.

Mary Elizabeth Howell, born January 1884.

   

iv.

David E. Howell, born February 1886; died 1960.

 

3. Roscius Bolden Howell was born 10 March 1850 in Hertford County, North Carolina. He married Virginia "Jennie" Gillette Bradshaw on 22 October 1874 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. She was born 4 July 1854 in Suffolk, Virginia, the daughter of Joseph and Anna A. (Beale) Bradshaw.

Children of Roscius Howell and Virginia Bradshaw are:

 

i.

Roscius Linwood "Buck" Howell, born 25 May 1898 in Suffolk, Virginia

   

ii.

Annie Lee Howell, born 7 March 1876 in Suffolk, Virginia. She married _?_ Turner.

   

iii.

John Darius Howell, born 2 August 1878 probably in Suffolk, Virginia.

   

iv.

Martha Deborah Howell, born 20 December 1880 in Suffolk, Virginia. She married _?_ Duke.

   

v.

Harvey Hudson Howell, born 15 September 1883 in Myrtle, Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

   

vi.

Joel Cleveland Howell, born 12 September 1887 in Suffolk, Virginia.

   

vii.

Jennie Mae Howell, born 4 October 1890 in Suffolk, Virginia. She married _?_ Nelms.

   

viii.

Lillie Pearl Howell, born 14 February 1894 in Suffolk, Virginia. She married _?_ Aumann.

 

4. Cyrus W.2 Howell (Edwin1) married Lucy Jane Storey. She was born 14 February 1855; died 1915.

Children of Cyrus Howell and Lucy Storey are:

 

 

i.

William3 Howell, died in childhood from spina bifida and is buried in an unmarked grave.

   

ii.

Richard C. Howell, born 8 November 1881; died 29 May 1882.

 

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iii.

Jake Lilies Howell, born 20 June 1883; died 12 September 1964.

 

5. Joseph Edgar Howell born May 1861 in Hertford County, North Carolina; died in Como, North Carolina; buried in Taylor Farm Cemetery. He married Sallie A. Bracey. She was born 30 October 1865; died 20 December 1913.

Children of Joseph Howell and Sallie Bracey are:

i.

Freeman Scarboro Howell, born 30 October 1891; died 27 October 1980.

   

ii.

James Herbert Howell, born March 1894; died 8 August 1968.

   

iii.

Annie Elizabeth Howell, born August 1897. She married _?_ Vick.

       

6. Charles Dilworth2 Howell (Edwin1) died about 1900. He married Lorena Lafayette Brett on 28 December 1883. Lorena was born in 1862.

Children of Charles Howell and Lorena Brett:

 

 

i.

Flora Howell, born 1883. She married Darden _?_. Flora resided in Norfolk, Virginia.

 

 

ii.

Cyrus M. Howell, born April 1888.

 

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iii.

Rosiland (or Rosa Lena)3 Howell, born 19 June 1892, Hertford County, North Carolina; died 16 September 1974, High Point, North Carolina. She married _?_ Richardson.

 

 

iv.

Thomas Edwin "Tom" Howell, born 4 November 1893; died 19 February 1925. Tom was a peanut and cotton farmer.

 

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v.

Arthur Howell, born 1894; died in 1918 of pneumonia in Flanders during World War I.

 

 

vi.

Charles Howell, resided in Washington D.C. He, sister Flora, and brother Arthur, stayed with their mother when their father died.

 

Generation No. 3

 

7. Jake Liles3 Howell (Cyrus W.2, Edwin1) He married Fannie Elizabeth Beale.

Children of Jake Howell and Fannie Beale are:

 

 

i.

Jarvis Littleton4 Howell

 

 

ii.

Cyrus Douglas Howell

 

 

iii.

William Zachary Howell

 

 

iv.

Robert Lee Howell

 

 

v.

Granville Beale Howell

 

 

vi.

Lucy Elizabeth Howell

 

 

vii.

Frances Storey Howell

 

8. Rosiland3 Howell (Charles Dilworth2, Edwin1) was born June 19, 1892 in Hertford County, North Carolina, and died September 16, 1974 in High Point, North Carolina. She was a schoolteacher. Rosiland met Archie Max Richardson June 02, 1918. He was born May 06, 1893, and died January 12, 1968 in High Point, North Carolina. Archie was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Piedmont Building & Loan Association. His tombstone is inscribed with "N. Carolina, SGT 12 CO, 155 Depot Brig."

Children of Rosiland Howell and Archie Richardson are:

 

 

i.

Lois Maxine4 Schroeder, born 19 September 1918. She married _?_ Schroeder.

 

 

ii.

Maxine, born about 1923; died about 1935 of an overdose of chloroform during a routine tonsillectomy

 

9. Cyrus3 Howell (Charles Dilworth2, Edwin1) was sent to the Baptist Orphanage with his sister, Rose, when their father died. He may have been a twin to his brother, Tom. Cyrus married Lilly Mae Ammons.

Children of Cyrus Howell and Lilly Ammons are:

 

 

i.

Charles Maitland4 Howell, born 14 April 1914. He married Elizabeth _?_.

 

 

ii.

Julius Howell, born 14 April 1914.

 

 

iii.

Annie Hall Howell.

 

 

iv.

Alice Brett Howell, died about 1976 when her house burned. She married Gary Kays.

  

Submitted [22Mar02]

 

 

 

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