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Category Archives: Howell
Surname Study – Vinson – Halifax County, NC – Part 2
Surname Saturday Howell/Vinson By Don Taylor During Part 1 of this study, I followed the Vinson family through the 1880 and 1870 Census records. In doing so, I established four Vinson family units in Halifax County during the 1880 Census. … Continue reading
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Tagged Halifax County, John Vinson, Littleberry Vinson, North Carolina, Robert Vinson
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Surname Study – Vinson – Halifax County, NC – Part 1
Surname Saturday Howell/Vinson By Don Taylor Researching families in pre-Civil War North Carolina is often difficult. Many records were “lost” and many families used the same first names in families often. I have found one way to make sense of … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Vinson, Robert Vinson, Vinson
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Searching for Peter M Howell’s father
Once again, I’m back to trying to determine Peter M. Howell’s father. What little I do know about Peter’s father was gleaned from Peter’s book, The Life and Travels of Peter Howell by Peter M. Howell. From it, we know that Peter … Continue reading
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Tagged Buckingham County, charlotte county, Peter M Howell, Virginia
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Hypothesis: Lenora Busbee’s Parents
Howell/Vinson/Busbee Line By Don Taylor [Occasionally, I am asked about my process of solving difficult genealogical process and breaking through brick walls. The following describes one of my methods.] Lenora Busbee is one of the brick walls I have on … Continue reading
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Howell – Surname Saturday
By Don Taylor Origin According to the Ancestry.Com, there are two main sources for the Howell surname. The first one is Welsh, coming from the Welsh personal name “Hywel” meaning ‘eminent.’ The second one is that Howell is an English … Continue reading