The Howell Research Center presents the Howell Cemetery, near Newton, Newton County, Texas

Howell Cemetery
near Newton, Newton County, Texas
Latitude 30-49-45.8, Longitude 93-51-43.9

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The cemetery is located southwest of Newton, Texas. Go South on Highway 87 about three miles, turn right on Farm Road 2939, go approximately three miles, cross White Oak creek on to cross roads where FM 2939 turns into County Road 3024, turn right on County Road 3017 (see "Cemetery" sign with arrow), travel about 1.8 miles, go through cattle gate (you will have to stop and open it-there will be gate on your left) about .7 miles. On your right you will see a wrought iron gate with "Howell Cemetery" on it. Go through this gate for about 100 yards. The cemetery has a cyclone fence around it.

One acre of land was deeded to the lineal descendants of James William and Louisa Cheshire Howell in 1914, by J.B. and R.A. Howell.

Buried there are:

R.A.F. FLEMING, Robert Alexander

S.L.F. FLEMING, Sophronia Lucetta

FLEMING, Herman E.

FLEMING, Alice

FLEMING, Louisa C.

FLEMING, Baby

FLEMING, Lela, 1 year old

Daughter of Joe and Fanny Fleming

GUNTER, infant son of D.E. and L.A. Gunter

HOWELL, infant son of J.I. and Neva Howell

HOWELL, James William

HOWELL, Louisa CHESHIRE

HOWELL, Robert Lee

HOWELL, Marmaduke Pleasant

HOWELL, Susannah Mary Ann GUNTER

C.G.H. HOWELL, Claudy G.

Daughter of J.T. and Ella

Unmarked childs grave*

HOWELL, Baby Mary

GRISWOLD, Bill+

1838-1914

1842-1890

1866-1888

1870-1888

1876-1887

1891-1891

1890-1891

1931

1834-1913

1805-1876

1816-1899

1871-1875

1838-1919

1842-1910

1892-1894

* The parents were passing through when the child died and was granted permission to bury their child there. Do not know their names.

+husband of Eva Jane Howell, daughter of J.I. and Martha Neva Howell

TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEMORIAL MARKER HOWELL CEMETERY

The family of James William (1805-1876) and Louisa Cheshire (1816-1899) Howell came to this area from Alabama in 1872. Family members bought adjoining land, and the settlement, named Howell, was granted a post office in 1889. One Howell son, Marmaduke, introduced the concept of terrace farming to Texas in 1882. A one-acre plot of land was designated a cemetery in 1876. The oldest marked grave is that of a Howell grandson, Robert Lee Howell (1871-1875). The cemetery was deeded to the Howell descendants by one of James and Louisa's sons in 1914.
Texas Sesquicentennial, 1936-1986


Roganville signpost	James & Louisa Howell	M.P. Howell	Mae Howell	William James Howell

Submitted by J.R. Howell [02Feb02]