Johnson County KS Archives Biographies.....Howell, George H. 1861 - 
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 5, 2009, 5:20 am

Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  George H. Howell, of the firm of Howell & Wilson, general blacksmiths,
Overland Park, has been in business here since the town was started. He opened
his shop here in March, 1908, where he is still located. The firm of Howell &
Wilson have a large trade which extends for a radius of several miles around
Overland Park. They are expert horseshoers and have many customers who come for
miles for this class of work. Mr. Howell was born in Laporte county, Indiana,
October 4, 1861. He is a son of F. M. and Mary Susan (Worden) Howell. The father
was a native of Kentucky, born near Irvin, Estill county. George H. Howell is
one of a family of six children, the others being as follows: Eliza Jane, born
December 8, 1865, married William A. Webber, a conductor on the Grand Trunk
railway, resides at Battle Creek, Mich,; Emma Genevia, born January 3, 1867,
married Anson Klies, who has been an employe of the Monon railroad for
thirty-five years, resides at Westville, Ind.; Mary Iola, born June 18, 1871,
married William Mann, farmer, Walters, Okla.; Elma J., born July 4, 1875,
married Frank Hanscome, farmer, Howell county, Missouri, and Samuel Foster, born
August 19, 1877, married Beulah Doty, Blurcoe, Iowa.

  George H. Howell attended the public schools in his native State and learned
the blacksmith's trade, serving his apprenticeship at Westville, Ind. In 1884 he
went to Independence, Mo., where he worked at his trade until 1907 when he came
to Overland Park and engaged in business as above mentioned. Mr. Howell was
united in marriage June 5, 1900, at Westport, Mo., to Mrs. Ida May Barnes. Mrs.
Howell was a widow and the mother of three children, as follows: Ralph
Wackerhazen, resides in Kansas City, Mo.; Mary, the wife of Phil E. Davis,
resides in Kansas City, Mo., and Gladys, married John Klinglan, Kansas City, Mo.
Mr. Howell is one of the prosperous business men of Overland Park and lives in
one of the neat residences of the town which he built since going there. He is
one of the best workmen in his line to be found in the country and one of
Johnson county's substantial citizens.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/johnson/bios/howell269nbs.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ksfiles/

File size: 2.9 Kb