Photograph of           HOWELL, James Madison                  
Photo Source from     Robert Edgar Howell              
Contributor              Tom Howell   

My Great Grandfather, James Madison HOWELL was born 16 Oct 1833 in Allen, Kentucky and migrated to Lincoln County with his parents, Robert and Charlotta HOWELL in about 1835. He married Nancy C BRISCOE, daughter of Samuel BRISCOE and Delia Rosaline OVERALL, on 26 Jan 1860 in Lincoln County.  Nancy died 2 Dec 1867. His son, Samuel Brady Howell was my grandfather.

Photograph of           HOWELL, James Madison                  
Photo Source from     Robert Edgar Howell              
Contributor              Tom Howell

This photo was taken in the 1890s. After my Great Grandmother, Nancy Briscoe died, James Madison Howell married Mahala EARLY, daughter of Charles EARLY and Rosannah WELTY, on 9 Jun 1869 in Hawk Point, MO.  They had the following children: Alton Early HOWELL, Rosannah Francis HOWELL, Charlotta Jane HOWELL, Dollie Mabel HOWELL, James Madison HOWELL Jr. and John Sherman HOWELL    James Madison HOWELL died 28 Dec 1914 in Lincoln Co., MO and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lincoln Co., MO.

Photograph of           HOWELL, Samuel Brady               
Photo Source from     Tom Howell              
Contributor               Tom Howell       

My Grandfather, Samuel Brady HOWELL, was born 31 Mar 1861 in Hawk Point, MO., son of James Madison HOWELL and Nancy C BRISCOE (HOWELL). Sam Howell migrated to Kansas in 1884 from Lincoln County, Missouri. He first settled in Pratt County. Sam worked on the railroads that were being extended into western Kansas, worked on ranches, drove freight wagons between Medicine Lodge and Dodge City, homesteaded and ran a feed store in his early years before met and married Susie Helen CORBET in 1888 north of Dodge City in Ness County. He finally settled in Pratt County in 1899.

Photograph of           HOWELL, Logan                 
Photo Source from     Tom Howell              
Contributor               Tom Howell        

Logan Howell & Emily (Dobbins) Howell

Logan HOWELL was born 6 May 1837 in Lincoln Co., MO. He was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth HOWELL, one the the early settlers of Lincoln County in 1827 (Pioneer Families of Missouri , Wm. S. Bryan and Robert Rose, 1876, Part 2, The Indian War, pages 114-116). Logan enlisted with the 5th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry on 21 Oct 1861. During the siege of Atlanta he captured by Confederate forces July 31, 1864, and spent the remainder of the war in Andersonville prison in Georgia. He returned after the war and married Emily DOBBINS, daughter of Armintis DOBBINS and Matilda KENNEDY, on 4 Oct 1865. He was a county official, merchant & tobacco dealer in Lincoln County,

Photograph of           HOWELL, William Brunk                 
Photo Source from     "The Enterprise" , Christmas 1913              
Contributor               Tom Howell 

William Brunk HOWELL was born on 31 May 1858, son of Robert Parrin HOWELL and Paradine BRUNK.  William married Katherine Kate NICHOLS on 19 Mar 1884. In the summer of 1904, W. B. HOWELL and W. L. Duncan formed a partnership to engage in the mercantile and live stock business. In February of 1906, Mr. Duncan sold his interest to H. H. Eversmeyer, who lived near Linns Mill, the firm becoming, Howell & Eversmeyer.  The capital of the business was increased materially, and the store was given the name of The Enterprise owned by  W. B. Howell, A. A. Kuhne, P. A. Kuhne and C. S. Trail.

Photograph of           HOWELL, Albert Warren                 
Photo Source from     "The Enterprise" , Christmas 1913              
Contributor               Tom Howell 

Albert Warren HOWELL, son of William Brunk HOWELL and Paradine (BRUNK) HOWELL, was born on 10 Jan 1885 in Hawk Point, Lincoln Co. Albert married Mary Belle BIRKHEAD daughter of Riley LaFayette BIRKHEAD and Mary C. WILSON on 5 Apr 1906. They are laid to rest in Donagiac, Michigan.