Category Archives: Howell-Hobbs

Research into the Howell Family Line Including the following individuals with

2. Clarence Fletcher Howell.
92. Lewis Bryan.
184. Robert Bryan.

Faces from the Past — Howell

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Faces from the Past — Darling, Howell, Huber, & McAllister

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Father and Son Patriots: William Rose Sr. & Jr. of Halifax County, NC

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Cannon – Surname Saturday

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Don Taylor

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 →

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Gideon Howell Reveals His Brother’s Secret: The Parents of Peter M. Howell

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Don Taylor

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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