Osborne Howell b 20 Mar 1829 Grayson Co VA; s/o George Washington Howell and Ruth Cooley. Osborne Howell m. Sarah Samantha Clementine "Sallie" Bond b 23 Aug 1830 IL or IN. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Osborne Howell and Sarah Samantha Clementine "Sallie" Bond;

I. Anna R Howell b 4 Jul 1857 Wise Co VA; m. John A Yates b 18 Sept 1853 VA d 31 Dec 1913; s/o Jacob Yates and Hazel Ann "Haza" Mullins.

II. Mary Susannah Howell b 23 Dec 1858 Wise Co VA

III. Matilda V Howell b 9 Sept 1860 Wise Co VA

IV. Christopher C Howell b 24 Dec 1861 Wise Co VA d 6 Feb 1862 Wise Co VA

V. Jefferson F Howell b 3 Jan 1863 Wise Co VA; m. 19 Jan 1883 Wise Co VA to Martha Jane Dollarhide b 1866 VA; d/o John Dollarhide and Margaret E Hill.

VI. Ruth S Howell b 19 Dec 1865 Wise Co VA; m. 4 Jul 1891 Pike Co KY to Isaac Ramey

VII. William D Howell b 30 Dec 1868 Wise Co VA d 8 Oct 1919 Wise Co VA; buried Elkhorn City Cemetery, Elkhorn City, KY.

VIII. John H Howell b 20 Nov 1872 Wise Co VA

IX. James Henry Franklin "Jim" Howell b 20 Oct 1874 Wise Co VA d 28 Apr 1931

(Source: Jeannie Dobbs - rndobbs@sbcglobal.net).