Person:William Howell (50)

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William Halsey Howell, Sr.
m. 26 Jan 1906
  1. William Halsey Howell, Sr.1907 - 1952
m. 9 Jun 1929
  1. John Norman Howell1930 - 2009
  2. Octavia Bell Howell1935 - 1936
Facts and Events
Name William Halsey Howell, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 28 Mar 1907 Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Census[3] 5 May 1910 Martin, Kentucky, United States
Census[4] 17 Jun 1920 Pike, Kentucky, United States
Marriage 9 Jun 1929 Auxier, Floyd, Kentucky, United Statesto Nancy Louisa Akers
Census[5] 18 Apr 1930 Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Census[6] 9 Apr 1940 Ottawa, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Death[1][2] 15 Sep 1952 Ethel, Logan, West Virginia, United States
Burial[1][2] Auxier, Floyd, Kentucky, United StatesAuxier Relocation Cemetery
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Hakie Howell, in West Virginia, United States. Vital Research Records Search Selection. (West Virginia, United States: West Virginia Archives and History)
    Death: Logan, WV, 15 September 1952.

    Name of Deceased: William Halsie Howell [indexed William Hakie Howell]
    Date of Death: Sept 15, 1952
    Place of Death: In Mines at Ethel, Logan, West Virginia
    Usual Residence: Ottawa, Boone, West Virginia
    Gender: Male, Race: White, Marital Status: Married
    Date of Birth: March 28, 1907, Age: 45 Years, 5 Months, 17 Days
    Usual Occupation: Miner
    Birthplace: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
    Father's Name: F. M. Howell
    Mother's Name: Bell Stratton
    Cause of Death: Fracture Skull due to Slate Fall [in mines at Ethel, Logan, West Virginia]
    Burial: 9-18-52 at Auxier, Kentucky
    Date Death Record Recorded: 9 - 19 - [19]52.

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rev. William Halsie Howell, in Find A Grave
    Find A Grave Memorial# 16791702, 26 November 2006.

    "Rev. William Halsie Howell
    Birth: Mar. 28, 1907
    Kentucky, USA
    Death: Sep. 15, 1952
    Ethel
    Logan County
    West Virginia, USA

    William Halsie Howell was the son of Farmer M. Howell and Belle M. Stratton. He was married to Nancy Louisa Akers 8 June 1929 in Floyd Co., Kentucky. He died in a coal mine accident while setting up timber braces in Logan Co., West Virginia.
    Logan, West Virginia, "The Logan Banner", Tues. Sept. 16, 1952. "Two Ethel Timbermen Die in Mine Slate Fall....
    Two Timberman for Ethel Chilton Mines, Inc., at Ethel were killed almost instantly yesterday afternoon when they were struck by slate at the No. 2 mine at Ethel.
    The victims were the Rev. William Halsie Howell, 45, of Ottawa in Boone County, and Robert Edward Penn, 45, of Freeze Fork near Ethel.
    According to coal company officials the two were setting timbers when the slate began falling. Both men were dead when brought from the mine, the spokesman added.
    The deaths of Howell and Penn brought the county's mine fatalities since Saturday to a total of four. The other two were killed at Elk Creek Coal Co. at Emmett and Boone County Coal Corp. at Sharples.
    The Rev. Mr. Howell had been an ordained Baptist minister since 1933 and was pastor of the Freewill Baptist Church at Bias Branch when he was killed.
    ... [obituary removed due to living individuals] ...

    Burial:
    Auxier Relocation Cemetery
    Auxier
    Floyd County
    Kentucky, USA

    Created by: JMHowell [researcher adding this citation]
    Record added: Nov 26, 2006
    Find A Grave Memorial# 16791702

  3. Census Transcription of the 1910 United States Federal Census Record of Farmer M. HOWEL

    Original Source Data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (National Archives Records Administration microfilm publication T624, 1178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census Record Group 29. National archives, Washington, D.C.

    Ancestry Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006.

    Ancestry Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Upper Wolf, Martin, Kentucky; Roll: T624_495; Page: 4 B; Enumeration District: 117; Family History Library Microfilm: 1374508.

    The Head of the Household for this Census Enumeration was indexed at Ancestry.com as "Farmer M. HOWEL" on 21 January 2014.

    1910 United States Federal Census Record for the Division of Upper Wolf Number 5 in Martin County, Kentucky, United States of America, Date Taken: 5 May 1910, Taken by: Bertran F. FARLEY, Enumeration District: 117, Page: 4 B [Page number is written on the sheet number line at the top right hand corner of the census page. The letter B is stamped beside the sheet number line], Lines: 94 - 97, Condition of Record: Some fading exists, but the image is still readable, Dwelling Number: 63, Family Number: 66. The family was the last family enumerated on the census page. No Street name or house number were given for this household. This family rents farm number 63 on the farm schedule. [Note: this was the first census in which Farmer Mallie Howell was listed as the head of the household.]

    Census Transcription of the 1910 United States Federal Census Record for the Household of Farmer M. HOWEL in Upper Wolf Division, Martin County, Kentucky on the Page Numbered 4 B and Listed on the Lines Beginning with Line 94 and Ending on Line 97:
    Surnames Found in Household: HOWEL
    Names of All Individuals Listed within the Household are as Follows:

    (Line: 94): HOWEL, Farmer M., Head of the Household, White Male, Age: 30 Years, Marital Status: Married [1], Years Married: 4 Years, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: English, Occupation: Farmer, Nature of Business: General Farm, Class of Worker: [believed this to be employer, but the column looks to have been written on and over a couple of times], Unemployed on 15 April 1910?: This individual was working on 15 April 1910, Number of Weeks Unemployed in 1909: 6 weeks, Literacy: This individual is listed as being able to read and write, Veteran: This individual was not a Civil War veteran. Disability: This individual was not noted to be blind or deaf or dumb. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Line: 95): HOWEL, Bell, Wife of the Head of the Household [Farmer M. HOWEL (line 94)], White Female, Age: 26 Years, Marital Status: Married [1], Years Married: 4 Years, Number of Children: 2, Number of Children Living in 1910: 2, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: English, Occupation: Farm Laborer, Nature of Business: Home Farm, Class of Worker: W, Unemployed on 15 April 1910?: This individual is working on 15 April 1910, Number of weeks unemployed in 1909: 30 Weeks, Literacy: This individual is listed as being able to read and write. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Line: 96): HOWEL, William H., Son of the Head of the Household [Farmer M. HOWEL (line 94)], White Male, Age: 3 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: [blank], Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Line: 97): HOWEL, Ballar L., Son of the Head of the Household [Farmer M. HOWEL (line 94)], White Male, Age: 2 Years, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: [blank], Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    End of the transcription of the 1910 United States Federal Census Record [Population Schedule] of Farmer M. HOWEL (Dwelling: 63, Family: 66).
  4. 1920 United States Federal Census Record [population schedule] Transcription

    Original Source Data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D. C.

    Ancestry Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010. Images reproduced from Familysearch.

    Ancestry Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Marrowbone, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T625_596; Page: 10 A; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 284.

    Ancestry.com Indexes the Head of the Household as "Fornier HOWELL"

    1920 United States Federal Census Record for the Division of Marrowbone Precinct Number 3 in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, Taken: 17 June 1920, Taken By: Grant COLEMAN, Enumeration District: 113, Page: 10 A and Page: 10 B [Page Numbers written on the sheet number lines on Each page, the Letters A and B are stamped beside the Sheet Number Lines on their corresponding pages], Lines [on Page 10 A]: 45 - 50 and continuing on Lines [on Page 10 B]: 51 - 53, Condition of Record: Some Fading Exists and an ink smudge is seen in the column designating for Place of Birth for the Individuals on Page 10 A, but the image is still relatively readable, Street: The McSteel Co. Mining Camp, Household Number: 223, Dwelling Number: 163, Family Number: 176. This family rents their home.

    Actual Census Record Transcription
    Surname: HOWELL
    Names of Individuals in the Household are as Follows:
    (Page 10 A, Line: 45): HOWELL, Farmer, Head of the Household, Rents Home, Monthly Rent: [blank], White Male, Age: 39 Years, Marital Status: Married, Literacy: This Individual is listed as being able to read and write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Virginia, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: This individual is listed as being able to Speak English, Occupation: Miner, Nature of Business: Coal Loader, Class of Worker: OA [Worker is working on his own account]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

    (Page: 10 A, Line: 46): HOWELL, Belle, Wife of the Head of the Household [Farmer Howell (page 10 A, line 45)], White Female, Age: 35 Years, Marital Status: Married, Literacy: This individual is listed as being able to Read and Write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Ohio, Language: This individual is listed as being able to speak English, Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Page: 10 A, Line: 47): HOWELL, Halsie, Son of the Head of the Household [Farmer Howell (page 10 A, line 45)], White Male, Age: 12 Years, Marital Status: Single, School: Attended School Within the Year, Literacy: This individual is listed as being able to Read and Write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: This individual is listed as being able to speak English, Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Page: 10 A, Line: 48): HOWELL, Ballard, Son of the Head of the Household [Farmer Howell (page 10 A, Line 45)], White Male, Age: 11 Years, Marital Status: Single, School: Attended School Within the Year, Literacy: This individual is listed as being able to read and write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: This individual is listed as being able to Speak English, Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Page: 10 A, Line 49): HOWELL, Tempa, Daughter of the Head of the Household [Farmer Howell (page 10 A, Line 45)], White Female, Age: 9 Years, Marital Status: Single, School: Not Attending School, Literacy: This Individual is listed as being able to Read and write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: This Individual is listed as being able to speak English, Occupation: None. No Further Information recorded on this line.

    (Page: 10 A, Line 50): HOWELL, Charles, Son of the Head of the Household [Famrer Howell (page 10 A, line 45)], White Male, Age: 7 Years, Marital Status: Single, School: Not Attending School, Literacy: [blank for both columns], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Occupation: None. No Further information recorded on this line.

    Page Break, this ends page 10 A and begins page 10 B

    (Page: 10 B, Line 51): HOWELL, Margie, Daughter of the Head of the Household [Farmer Howell (page 10 A, line 45)], White Female, Age 5 Years, Marital Status: Single, [No schooling nor literacy individual given for this individual - all 3 Columns are left Blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: This individual is listed as being able to Speak English, Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Page: 10 B, Line: 52): HOWELL, Laura, Daughter of the Head of the Household [Farmer Howell (page 10 A, line 45)], White Female, Age: 4 Years and 4 Months, Marital Status: Single, [no schooling or literacy information given for this individual - all 3 columns are left blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: This individual is listed as being able to Speak English, Occupation: None. No Further information recorded on this line.

    (Page: 10 B, Line: 53): HOWELL, Flarera, Daughter of the Head of the Household [Farmer Howell (page 10 A, Line 45)], White Female, Age: 1 Year and 2 Months [Note: Actual number of months could be 3, the number of months is very hard to read due to size and proximity to the census line], [no schooling or literacy information given for this individual - all 3 columns are left blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: [blank], Occupation: None. No Further Information recorded on this line.

    End of the Transcription of the 1920 United States Federal Census Record of Farmer HOWELL (Dwelling: 163, Family: 176).
  5. 1930 United States Federal Census Record:

    Original Source Data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2667 Rolls.

    Ancestry Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2002.

    Ancestry Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Floyd County, Kentucky; Roll: 744; Page: 10 A: Enumeration District: 8, image: 1046.0; FHL microfilm: 2340479.

    Ancestry.com indexes the Head of the Household as "William H. HOWEL"

    1930 United States Federal Census Record for the Division of Magisterial District Number 3 in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States, Taken: 18 April 1930, Taken by: Roland HUNT, Enumeration District: 36 8, Page: 10 A [Written in the sheet number box at the top right hand corner of the page, Letter a stamped beside line in the sheet number box] or page 232 [Stamped under sheet number box and besides the word Enumerator], Lines: 6 8, Condition of Record: Slight fading, but record is still readable, Dwelling Number: 167, Family Number: 168. No Street name nor house number or given for this household. This family lived on a farm that the Head of the Household [William H. HOWEL (line 60] rented. This farm was number 161 on the farm schedule.

    [Note: next household is headed by Octavia Akers, this is the mother of Nancy L. Howel listed as the wife of William H. Howell and the household transcribed below.]

    Actual census record transcription.
    Surname: HOWEL
    Names of individuals in the household are as follows:
    (Line: 6): HOWEL, William H., Head of the Household, White Male, Age: 23 Years, Marital Status: Married, Age at First Marriage: 22 Years, Literacy: This Individual Is Listed As Being Able to Read and Write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: Speaks English, Occupation: Farmer, Worked the Last Working Day?: Yes, Veteran: No. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Line: 7): HOWEL,Nansy L., Wife of the Head of the Household [William H. HOWEL (line 6)], White Female, Age: 22 Years, Marital Status: Married, Age at First Marriage: 21 Years, Literacy: This Individual Is Listed As Being Able to Read and Write, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: Speaks English, Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    (Line: 8): HOWEL, John A., Son of the Head of the Household [William H. HOWEL (line 6)], White Male, Age: 0 Months, Marital Status: Single, Literacy: [blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Place of Birth the Father: Kentucky, Place of Birth of Mother: Kentucky, Language: [blank], Occupation: None. No further information recorded on this line.

    End of the transcription of the 1930 United States federal census record of William H. HOWEL (Dwelling: 167, Family: 168)

    Notes: John N. HOWELL - Listed here as John A. HOWELL died 16 February 2009 in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  6. Abstract of 1940 United States Federal Census Record [including only line of William H. HOWELL]

    Original Source Data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4643 Rolls.

    Ancestry Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com operations, Inc., 2012.

    Ancestry Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4394; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 3 20.

    Ancestry.com indexes the head of the household as "William H. HOWELL".

    1940 United States Federal Census Record for the town of Ottawa in the division of Washington Magisterial District in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, Taken: 9 April 1940, Taken by: O*ie B. BENNETT, Enumeration District: 3 20, Page: 3B [Number written in the sheet number box in the top right hand corner of the census page, Letter B stamped inside the sheet number box], Lines: 48 51, Condition of Record: some fading [Occurring on middle initial on the individual online 48, state of residence in 1935 and some of the census enumerators coding columns], but the image is readable, census taker crossed out some mistakes they had made in writing down the enumeration on line 49 and line 50 (they appear to have mistakenly written the information for line 48 online 49 4 columns 26, 28 32, they also have appeared to have mistakenly written the information for line 49 online 54 columns 21 to 25, however the census enumerator has crossed this information out), number of household in order of visitation: 44 [slightly faded]. Home was rented for $12 a month. This home was not located on a farm. The street is only designated by the word Ottawa. No individuals in this household were asked the supplemental questions. The informant on the household is listed as Louise HOWELL, wife of William H. HOWELL [note: this would have been my grandmother, Nancy Louise (AKERS) HOWELL].

    Most of census record restricted [one individual is living that was listed]. This is information recorded for William Halsey Howell individual:

    (Line: 56): HOWELL, William H., Head of the Household, White Male, Age: 33 Years, Marital Status: Married, School: Not Attending School in 1940, Highest Grade of School Completed: 8th Grade, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Residence on 1 April 1935: Rural, Logan County, West Virginia, Employment Status: This person was at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency government work during the week of March 24 30, 1940, Number of hours worked during the week of March 24 30, 1940: 35 Hours, Occupation: Miner, Nature of Industry: Coal Mine, Class of Worker: Wage or Salary Worker in Private Work [listed as PW on line, the abbreviation given on the bottom of form for the designation given], Number of full-time weeks worked in 1939: 46 Weeks, Amount of money wages or salary received in 1939: $1288, Additional Income: this individual did not receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary. No further information recorded on this line.