JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
NameAnna Howell 
82
82Birth1760
Death1846, Washington Co, Ohio
FatherWilliam Howell (~1730-1811)
MotherMary Darnell (~1730-1820)
Notes for Anna Howell
Letter Written by L. Humiston to Franklin McNeal
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Otterville, Ill.
February 27, 1882
Dear Frank,
Since I received your last favor I have been looking over Sister Nancy’s papers now in the hands of her daughter Estella Devol who lives with us and I find the McNeal family record as given her by Aunt Anna. I reproduce it here.
Great grandfather Andrew McNeal married Margaret McDaniel. Their children were Elizabeth, William and John, twins. If they had any more children I presume it was after grandfather was captured by the Indians and he knew nothing of them. Grandfather John McNeal married Annie Howell. Their children were James (died at 30 years), Elizabeth (died at 25 about 1828), Leve and David (died in 1856 aged 52). Grandmother’s brother Levi Howell married Jenette Ewings: their children were: William, John, Abner, Anna, Simeon, Levi, Julia Ann, and Silac. Her brother William Howell married Mary Daniels. Their children were Sampson (starved to death by the British during the Revolutionary war), Catherine, Levi, Anna, Peter, Phebe, Susannah, James, David and Elisabeth. Her sister Catherine Howell married Benjamin Fields; their children were Elizabeth, Phebe, Ruiland, James, John, William and Thomas.
There are no dates given and it is too late to ever expect to find them. I recollect seeing one of the Fields who lived in Kentucky and went to Penn. on a visit and returned by Washington County when I was a small boy. I also recollect a middle-aged man and his son Joseph Howell who visited us about the same time.
I like your idea of removing our grandparents to a public graveyard. I have moved 3 of my relatives here to a public yard, who were buried in one corner of Hiram Chandler’s garden. If you sell out and come west you must not fail to make us a call. And here may be too high for you to purchase but it will be but little out of your way if you go further west.
We have had a terrible rain here that lasted 3 days during which time 10 inches of water fell as marked by a “rain gauge”. The creeks all were over their low bottom and the Miss. river rose 8 foot in 24
house at Alton which was the most rapid rise ever known of that river. All railroads had to suspend business for 3 or 4 days. If Miles H. comes to Waterford I suppose he will move on George Beebe’s place as George’s wife is not living.
Whenever the Catholic get a majority of my neighborhood it is best to let them have the rest of it, as the majority will spoil society and public schools nearly always.
We have but one Catholic family in our prairie and all of those except the old lady have renounced the faith and joined other churches.
Grafton, Fieldon and Lerseyville in our county have Catholic churches. With 3 or 4 exceptions they are all democrats.
We have had a warm, wet and muddy winter; but the indications are now that we will have an early spring. Give my good wishes to all friends;
Your cousin.
L. Humiston.
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Otterville, Ill.
February 27, 1882
Dear Frank,
Since I received your last favor I have been looking over Sister Nancy’s papers now in the hands of her daughter Estella Devol who lives with us and I find the McNeal family record as given her by Aunt Anna. I reproduce it here.
Great grandfather Andrew McNeal married Margaret McDaniel. Their children were Elizabeth, William and John, twins. If they had any more children I presume it was after grandfather was captured by the Indians and he knew nothing of them. Grandfather John McNeal married Annie Howell. Their children were James (died at 30 years), Elizabeth (died at 25 about 1828), Leve and David (died in 1856 aged 52). Grandmother’s brother Levi Howell married Jenette Ewings: their children were: William, John, Abner, Anna, Simeon, Levi, Julia Ann, and Silac. Her brother William Howell married Mary Daniels. Their children were Sampson (starved to death by the British during the Revolutionary war), Catherine, Levi, Anna, Peter, Phebe, Susannah, James, David and Elisabeth. Her sister Catherine Howell married Benjamin Fields; their children were Elizabeth, Phebe, Ruiland, James, John, William and Thomas.
There are no dates given and it is too late to ever expect to find them. I recollect seeing one of the Fields who lived in Kentucky and went to Penn. on a visit and returned by Washington County when I was a small boy. I also recollect a middle-aged man and his son Joseph Howell who visited us about the same time.
I like your idea of removing our grandparents to a public graveyard. I have moved 3 of my relatives here to a public yard, who were buried in one corner of Hiram Chandler’s garden. If you sell out and come west you must not fail to make us a call. And here may be too high for you to purchase but it will be but little out of your way if you go further west.
We have had a terrible rain here that lasted 3 days during which time 10 inches of water fell as marked by a “rain gauge”. The creeks all were over their low bottom and the Miss. river rose 8 foot in 24
house at Alton which was the most rapid rise ever known of that river. All railroads had to suspend business for 3 or 4 days. If Miles H. comes to Waterford I suppose he will move on George Beebe’s place as George’s wife is not living.
Whenever the Catholic get a majority of my neighborhood it is best to let them have the rest of it, as the majority will spoil society and public schools nearly always.
We have but one Catholic family in our prairie and all of those except the old lady have renounced the faith and joined other churches.
Grafton, Fieldon and Lerseyville in our county have Catholic churches. With 3 or 4 exceptions they are all democrats.
We have had a warm, wet and muddy winter; but the indications are now that we will have an early spring. Give my good wishes to all friends;
Your cousin.
L. Humiston.