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Silas Howell 1821–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Sparta, White, TN, USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: White, Tennessee, USA

Father: John HOWELL

Mother: Nancy Brewer

Spouse(s): Matilda Rice

Children(s): William Howell, Sarah Howell, William Howell

The story of Silas Howell began in 1821 in Sparta, White, TN, USA. Silas Howell married Margarett S Saylors, Matilda C Rice, and had children including Sarah Sis Howell, William Decater Howell, William Decatur Howell. Silas Howell passed away in 1900 in White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Howell began in 1821 in Sparta, White, TN, USA.
  • Silas Howell married Margarett S Saylors, Matilda C Rice, and had children including Sarah Sis Howell, William Decater Howell, William Decatur Howell.
  • Silas Howell passed away in 1900 in White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John HOWELL
1792–1861
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Brewer
1792–1886
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Rice
1827–1881
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
MR

Children(s)

William Howell
1844–1901
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Howell
–1912
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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William Howell
1844–1901
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Silas Howell's Ancestors

Self
Silas Howell
1821–1900
Birth Place: Sparta, White, TN, USA
Parents
John Hamilton HOWELL
1792–1861
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Brewer
1792–1886
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George Howell
1764–1802
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Osborne
1775–1792
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Lewis Brewer
1760–1839
Devon, England
Agatha Holland
1768–1862
Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jane Hash
1751–1822
William Brewer
1735–1771
Mary Russell
1740–1800
Mary Coleman
1728–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brewer
1700–1771
Sarah Weller
1710–

Silas Howell's Descendants

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Silas Howell (1821–1900) m. Matilda (C) Rice (1827–1881)
  1. 1. William (Decatur) Howell 1844–1901 m. Elvira Thomas 1854–1942
    1. 1. Maston (Asco) Howell 1890–1976 m. Prillie (Ann) Stanley 1893–1926
      1. 1. Clarice (Marie) Howell 1920–1995 m. Forrest (Collins) Rule 1916–1986
      2. 2. Claudie Howell 1916–1985 m. Margie (Pearl) Daniel 1919–2012
      3. 3. Richard (T.) Howell 1923–1999
      4. 4. Mary (Edyoith) Howell 1913–2006 m. Sherley (V.) COWAN 1911–1982
        1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Cowan 1941–2015 m. Fred NORWOOD –2015
        2. 2. Don (Ray) COWAN 1935–2003
      5. 5. Asco (Charles) Howell 1926–1988
    2. 2. Amanda (Callie) Howell 1883–1946
    3. 3. Lovie (Mae) Howell 1896–1983
    4. 4. Saratoris Howell 1885–1978
    5. 5. William (Silas) Howell 1875–1897
    6. 6. Sarah (Safina) Howell 1874–1958
    7. 7. Oma (Hester) Howell 1888–1928
    8. 8. Omer (Hester) Howell 1888–1928
    9. 9. Sarah (Jine) Howell 1874–1958
    10. 10. Lovie (Mae) Howell 1896–1983
  2. 2. Sarah (Sis) Howell –1912
  3. 3. William (Decater) Howell 1844–1901

Silas Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Silas Howell in Sparta, White, TN, USA
Sparta, White, TN, USA
1900
1900
Age 79
Death of Silas Howell in White, Tennessee, USA
White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Sparta, White, TN, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, USA
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