Cleaning up my Howell Research

Howell-Darling Research
By Don Taylor

I recently discovered several death certificates, which I had downloaded in 2015, related to my wife’s Howell family line but were overlooked. This collection included a mix of processed, unexamined, and partially extracted documents for the Howell-Darling family tree.

Document Processing

Over the course of a few days, I accomplished the following tasks:

1. Extracted and incorporated data from over 30 death certificates and records.
2. Repaired 38 broken citations.
3. Removed six duplicate entries.
4. I added 45 new individuals to my family tree.

Individuals Covered

The death certificates and records pertained to various family members, including:

• Howell family members (e.g., Anna Lee Howell Boseman, Ashley Long Howell, David Bushrod Howell, Peter Fletcher Howell)
• Hobbs and Vincent relatives (e.g., Annie Hobbs Armstrong, Barkett Vincent, Benjamin J. Vincent)
• Long family members (e.g., Benjamin Lafayette Long & Joseph John Long)
• Other connected individuals (e.g., Bessie Johnson Tippett, Hazel Valentine, William A Merritt)

Outcome

This thorough review and organization of documents has significantly improved the accuracy and completeness of my Howell-Darling family tree. All document images are now available in my Ancestry Family Tree for future reference.