From Revolutionary War Pension Application file of Lewis Howell (1755-1833):
[p 13: On January 25, 1861 in Gallatin County Illinois, Leona Barnett, 84, a resident of Celine County Illinois made application for a widow's pension under the 1853 act stating that she is the widow of Lewis Howell, a revolutionary war pensioner at the rate of $8 per month; that she was married to him in Hopkins County Kentucky December 15, 1814 by William Gordon, JP; that her name prior to her marriage was Leona Sisk; that Lewis Howell died in Gallatin County Illinois April 27, 1833; that she thereafter married David Barnett who died December 15, 1849 in Gallatin County, Illinois; that she is now a widow; she signed her application with her mark.]