Samuel Howell b 11 Mar 1808 VA d about 1879 Boyd Co KY; s/o Stephen Howell and Mary Ann Wood. Samuel Howell m. 11 Aug 1831 Pike Co KY to Katherine "Kate" Ratliff (aka Catherine) b about 1810 Floyd Co KY; d/o William "Bigger Bill" Ratliff and Martha "Patsy" Thornsberry. (1850 Pike Co KY Census). Children of Samuel Howell and Katherine "Kate" Ratliff;

I. William Epperson Howell b 7 Mar 1833 Pike Co KY

II. Charles Richard Howell b 1 Sept 1835 Pike Co KY

II. Rebecca Howell b 14 May 1836 Pike Co KY

III. Samuel James G Howell b 9 Jan 1838 Pike Co KY d 8 May 1904 Boyd Co KY; m. (1) to Ellen Yates; m. (2) to Sarah Watson b 2 Dec 1839 VA.

IV. John Lloyd Howell b about 1840 KY; m. about 1868 to Mary Louise Givens b 1844 Trimble Co KY. Children of John Lloyd Howell and Mary Louise Givens;

1. Lydia Howell b 1869 Spring Grove, Union Co KY

2. Jennie Howell b 1871 Spring Grove, Union Co KY

3. Harrie Howell (male) b 1874 Spring Grove, Union Co KY

4. William Alexander Howell b 24 Jan 1877 Spring Grove, Union Co KY d 3 Mar 1945 Gallatin Co IL; buried Westwood Cemetery, Gallatin Co IL; occupation, vice president of Government Land Bank; political position 5 Apr 1898, Shawneetown flood relief committee; m. Cleora Louise Veitch b Feb 1880 IL d after 1930. Children of William Alexander Howell and Cleora Louise Veitch; i. Edwin Hite Howell b 28 Jan 1901 Shawneetown, Gallatin Co IL d 11 Dec 1965 Dallas TX; m. 8 Jun 1929 Fulton KY to Anna Hicks Pattison b 13 Jul 1905 Memphis TN d ? Dallas TX; d/o Isaac Caldwell Pattison and Leslie Betts "Lulie" Andrews. ii. John C Howell b 1908 IN

V. Martha Jane Howell b 20 Jul 1841 KY; m. 4 Jan 1860 Greenup Co KY to Henry Runyon b about 1839 Greenup Co KY; s/o Harvey Runyon and Mary "Polly" Stout. Child of Henry Runyon and Martha Jane Howell;

1. James Alexander Runyon b 21 Nov 1860 d 18 Jun 1914; m. Sarah W Sutherland b 12 May 1855 Tazewell Co VA d 10 Apr 1928; d/o Levi Sutherland and Fannie Beasley. Sarah W Sutherland m. (1) to George Henry Lawson. Sarah W Sutherland m. (3) to John A Bartram

VI. Henderson Howell b about 1843 KY

VII. George Washington Howell b about 1845 KY d 19 May 1929 Sheridan, Lawrence Co OH

1850 Pike Co KY Census
36 184 184 Howell Saml 42 M Farmer 400 VA
37 184 184 Howell Katherine 40 F KY X
38 184 184 Howell Charles R 15 M Labourer KY
39 184 184 Howell Rebecca 14 F KY
40 184 184 Howell Saml G 12 M KY
41 184 184 Howell John 10 M KY
42 184 184 Howell Martha 8 F KY
1 184 184 Howell Henderson 7 M KY
2 184 184 Howell George 5 M KY