Howell Research Room presents descendants of William Howell of England

Descendants of William Howell of England

Generation 1

1. William Howell was born 1744 in England and died 1781 in Virginia. His wife and marriage date are unknown.

Two known children:

2.	i.	John
	ii.	William

Generation 2

2. John Howell, born about 1762 probably in South Carolina, died 1809 in Laurens County, South Carolina. He married in South Carolina, about 1782, Mary "Polly" Wilson (born 1760 South Carolina; died between 1850-60; buried Howell Cemetery, Cleburne County, Alabama. The 1850 census of Calhoun County, Alabama shows Polly living with their son, Elias.

John and Polly had fourteen children:

	i.	William
	ii.	Elijah
	iii.	Unnamed
	iv.	John Wilson
	v.	Elizabeth
3.	vi.	Abraham "Abram"
	vii.	Temperance "Tempe"
	viii.	Elias
	ix.	Rebecca
	x.	Mary "Polly"
	xi.	James
	xii.	Mansell
	xiii.	Phebe
	xiv.	Wilson

Generation 3

3. Abraham "Abram" Howell, born 1792 in Laurens County, South Carolina or Maury County, Tennessee, died 1867 in Monroe County, Mississippi. Abram married Sarah Ann Andrews 16-18 October 1811 in Laurens County, South Carolina or Maury County, Tennessee. Sarah was born 9 July 1794 in South Carolina or Maury County, Tennessee and died sometime between 1874 and 1879 in Monroe County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Howell Andrews (1772-1839) and Mary (_?_). Abram and Sarah are both buried in Howell Cemetery, Athens, Monroe County, Mississippi.

I have 19 children for Abram and Sarah, one too many; but don't know which one to delete. Fourteen lived to adulthood [Source: 1850 Monroe County, Mississippi census]:

	i.	Infant
	ii.	Andrews
	iii.	John
4.	iv.	Gilbert
	v.	Elisha
	vi.	Elias
	vii.	Mary
	viii.	Elijah
	ix.	Elizabeth
	x.	Rebecca A.
	xi.	H. Mansel
	xii.	Frances Caroline
	xiii.	Zillie Bryant
	xiv.	Charlotte Ann
	xv.	Sarah McCloud
	xvi.	Unknown
	xvii.	George Whiteman
	xviii.	Charity
	xix.	Jane Hillard

Generation 4

4. Gilbert Howell was born 13 September 1816 in Monroe County, Tennessee and died - 15 August 1894 in Prentiss County, Mississippi. Sometime between 1837 and 1839, Gilbert married Sarah Nabours/Nabors/Neighbors (born 14 February 1819 in Monroe County, South Carolina; died 13 May 1861 in Prentiss County, Mississippi), the daughter of Abraham Nabours (1794-about 1849) and Nancy Crawford (1791 - ?). Gilbert and Sarah are both buried in the Howell-Smith Family Cemetery, Prentiss County, Mississippi. [Source: 1880 Prentiss County, Mississippi Census]

They had nine children:

	i.	Abram J.
	ii.	John J.G.
	iii.	Elisha Andrews
	iv.	Mary A.
	v.	Amanda C.
	vi.	Sarah Elizabeth "Babe"
	vii.	Christopher C.
5.	viii.	Nola Josephine
	ix.	Foots

Generation 5

5. Nola Josephine Howell was born 18 July 1849 or 15 August 1849 in Monroe County, Mississippi. She died 12 or 18 January 1918 in Prentiss County, Mississippi and is buried with her husband in the Carolina Methodist Church Cemetery, Prentiss County, Mississippi. Nola married 22 December 1874 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, William Henton Smith (born 9 September 1852 Mifflin, Tennessee; died 21 February 1920 Prentiss County, Mississippi). He was called "Red Will Smith," stood 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighed 210 pounds, had red hair, and sported a mustache and beard. Red Will was the son of James Henderson Smith (1822-1899) and Aramantah (_?_) (1833-1878).

Red Will and Nola had seven children:

6.	i.	Charles Edward Smith
	ii.	James Henton Smith
	iii.	Sarah M Smith
	iv.	Nola Smith
	v.	E Guess Smith
	vi.	John Abram Smith
	vii.	Bolivar Smith

Generation 6

6. Charles Edward Smith (born 22 December 1875 Wheeler, Prentiss County, Mississippi; died 9 July 1969 Prentiss County, Mississippi) married on 6 December 1900 in Prentiss County, Mississippi Josephine Floretta (King-Henderson) (born 14 July 1880 Prentiss County, Mississippi; died 26 October 1934 Prentiss County, Mississippi). Both Charles and Josephine are buried with his parents.

They had seven children:

	i.	Infant Smith
	ii.	William Henton Smith
	iii.	Charles Wesley Smith
	iv.	Ira Henton Smith
	v.	Rufus Wesley Smith, born 12 October 1910 Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi; died 25 January 1980 Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida; buried Jordan Cemetery. Married 10 November 1935 in Burton, Prentiss County, Mississippi Mattie Lorena Rushing. She was born 4 October 1916 in Burton, Prentiss County, Mississippi, the daughter of George Franklin Rushing (1882-1941) and Jennette Woodruff (1889-1963)
	vi.	Audie Floetta Smith
	vii.	James Daniel Smith

Submitted by Tamara Maddan 22May2001