Category Archives: Howell
William Hiram Vincent & the Early Censuses
Howell-Vincent Line Census Sunday By Don Taylor My wife’s third great-grandfather, Burkett Vincent, may have had 12 children, or he may have had eight. He apparently had two wives, Elizabeth Rose and an unknown first wife. To attempt to understand … Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – Elizabeth Rose (?)
Howell-Vincent/Vinson-Rose By Don Taylor I used to, mistakenly, say that there are no real “Brick Walls.” Typically, a “Brick wall” is just a difficult record to find or a record that isn’t worth paying someone else to find for you. … Continue reading
Anna (Howell) Boseman & the 1910 Census
Census Sunday By Don Taylor Introduction Sometimes, while researching through the census records, some realization occurs that makes you smile and say, “oh wow!” Such was the case while I was researching my wife’s great-aunt Anna Lee (Howell) Boseman. During … Continue reading
Mary-Alice’s ThruLines – Part 2
DNA ThruLines Thursday Howell-Hobbs This week I took a look at some of my wife’s Ancestry DNA matches and some of her ThruLinestm results. DNA Matches There were no new matches in her 2nd cousins and closer, so I started … Continue reading
Hobbs – Surname Saturday
Name Origin Hob is a “pet form of Robert” and Hobbs is a patronymic form for Son of Hob, as is Hobson. Geographical Worldwide there are approximately 99,273 people who bear the Hobbs surname. The vast majority, over 62,000 in … Continue reading