Category Archives: Howell-Hobbs
Faces from the Past — Howell
This installment of “Faces from the Past” shares two photos from my wife’s Howell family line: a mystery-filled reunion portrait and a 1977 snapshot of Sara McCarley (Nance) Howell and her daughter “Bookie.” Continue reading
Faces from the Past — Darling, Howell, Huber, & McAllister
Five photographs from my wife’s family collection — spanning 1909 to the 1960s — document the Howell, Darling, Huber, and McAllister-Lane lines, from a great-grandfather’s photo to a Bridgton, Maine, home. Continue reading
Posted in Photo Identification, Darling-Huber, Howell-Hobbs, Faces from the Past
Tagged Faces from the Past, Clarence Pete Howell, Florence Wilma Huber Darling, Photo Identification, Bridgton Maine, Rufus Harry Darling, Shirley Darling Howell, McAllister Family, Elizabeth McAllister Lane, Lane Family, Syracuse New York
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Father and Son Patriots: William Rose Sr. & Jr. of Halifax County, NC
Two more patriots for the running tally, and this time it’s not a marriage that connects them — it’s a father and his son, both serving, both DAR-confirmed, in Halifax County, North Carolina. Continue reading
Cannon – Surname Saturday
Where did the Cannon name come from—and was Martha Cannon’s mother really a Rolfe? This Surname Saturday traces Martha Cannon Pankey (c.1764–1818) through colonial Goochland and Cumberland County, Virginia, untangling name origins, land patents, and an unconfirmed maternal mystery. Continue reading
Gideon Howell Reveals His Brother’s Secret: The Parents of Peter M. Howell
Howell Ancestry LineWho were Peter M. Howell’s parents?By Don Taylor Peter M. Howell (1805–1865) was a well-documented figure in my wife’s ancestry — a colorful itinerant preacher whose memoir, The Life and Travels of Peter Howell, never once names his … Continue reading
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Tagged Howell Family, Census Records, Gideon C. Howell, brick wall, Nancy Howell, Question Brief, James Howell, The Life and Travels of Peter Howell, Death Records, Buckingham County Virginia, Virginia Genealogy, Peter M. Howell
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