4/9/12

Howell Family Hallowed Ground of Stones

AtoZ Family Tree...Letter H

The Howell Family Cemetery was established in 1860 with the death of Isaac Howell.
Located in Cobb County, Georgia on land Isaac and his father Joseph won in the
1827 and 1832 Georgia Land Lotteries.

Isaac Howell
Born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1784...Cabarrus County, North Carolina
One of eleven children of Joseph Howell, Jr. and Margaret Tucker Howell.
Died on November 9, 1860 in Cobb County Georgia
Cause of Death...Cussin' President Abe Lincoln
'Bloody blazes, I'd rather die than see that boot-lickin' Republican Abe Lincoln as President."
Right then and there my 3X Great-Grandfather Issac Howell dropped dead!
...according to Family Legend...

The Howell ~ Pittman Lineage
Mary Anne Howell Pittman ~ 1822-1890 ~ Daughter of Isaac Howell
Married on December 20, 1840 to
Rene Marion Pittman ~1812-1873 ~ Son of Ichabod Byrd Pittman
Rene Marion Pittman and Mary Anne Howell Pittman Stones
Howell Family Cemetery
Rene Marion and Mary Anne Pittman...Great Great Grandparents

The Howell Family Cemetery is listed on Find A Grave Website
List of Howells and Pittmans Interred there on Howell Research Room
Photo Acknowledgement
Carolyn Troillett...3XGreat Grandaughter of Issac Howell
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4 comments:

  1. I enjoyed reading this posting. Very interesting story

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  2. Wow, what in the world did he have against Lincoln??? Oh, well, he at least lived a long life...for the time.

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  3. Very interesting! I'm working on a family history memoir, and I love reading about what others are doing to preserve their family's history. Enjoyed this!

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  4. That's an interesting bit of history!

    --Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012

    Twitter: @AprilA2Z
    #atozchallenge

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