The Howell Research Room presents the family of Winfield Scott Howell of Louisiana

The Family of Winfield Scott Howell of Louisiana

Winfield Scott HOWELL (born 27 September 1850, where (_?_); died: 22 March 1928; buried Old Bethel Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana) married Eliza Jane CURRY (born: 24 August 1850, died: 20 January 1917, buried Old Bethel). She was the daughter of Allen Howell CURRY (born 1788 in Georgia, the son of Richard CURRY [born 1750] and Patience _?_) and Francis E. FARNELL (born 1816). Eliza Jane was one of nine children.¹

Winfield Scott and Eliza Jane had six children:²

	i.	Essie - born 27 March 1874 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana; died 26 March 1950; married: S. Houston BUTLER; buried Old Bethel
	ii.	Iva Elizabeth - born 4 August 1879 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana; died 29 January 1905; married 16 January 1896 William Scott HUMPHRIES; buried in Lowe Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
	iii.	William Ernest - born 27 September 1881 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana; died February 1948; married Pinkey BROUDIN; resided in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; buried probably in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
	iv.	Maude - born 7 September 1884 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana; died 2 November 1960; married William Stokes HEARD; buried in Hassley Cemetery, West Monroe, Louisiana
	v.	Lillie - born 28 September 1887 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana; died 31 May 1969 in Winfield, Louisiana; married John STEEN
	vi.	Homer H. - born 10 May 1891 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana; died 27 August 1939; married Ruth MARSHALL; buried in Riveriew Cemetery, Monroe, Louisiana

^{1I have this list with birth and death dates, if needed. This information came from the CURRY bible.
^{2The information about them was given to me by their youngest daughter several years before she died in 1969.}}

Submitted by Mary D. Franks 24May2001