Marshall-Rice County KS Archives Biographies.....Howell, Lewis R. 1850 - 
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Author: Emma E. Forter (1917)

LEWIS R. HOWELL

    Lewis R. Howell, a well-known and substantial farmer of Center township, is
a native of Illinois, born on a farm in Will county, that state, August 26,
1850, son of William and Sarah (Rodgers) Howell, the former a native of New
Jersey, born on May 6, 1826, and the latter, of Pennsylvania, born on November
28, 1828, whose last days were spent in Illinois. In 1849, the year of his
marriage, William Howell located in Will county, Illinois, later moving to Lee
county, that state, where he spent the remainder of his life. During the Civil
War he enlisted as a member of one of the Illinois regiments, but never saw any
active service at the front. He was mustered out at Springfield, Illinois, in
October, 1865. He and his wife were members of the Methodist church and their
children were reared in that faith. They were the parents of eight children, six
of whom, three sons and three daughters, are still living. Of these the subject
of this sketch is the eldest. William Howell died in October, 1899. His wife had
preceded him to the grave more than six years, her death having occurred on
February 20, 1893. Both are buried in the cemetery at Pawpaw, in Lee county,
Illinois.

    Reared on the home farm in Illinois, Lewis R. Howell received his schooling
in the schools of that neighborhood and there grew to manhood. In 1878 he came
to Kansas and bought a farm in Rice county, but two years later disposed of his
interest there and on August 1, 1880, came to Marshall county. Upon his arrival
here he rented a farm and was engaged in the cultivation of the same for two
years, at the end of which time, in 1882, he bought a farm near Beattie. A year
later he sold that farm and in 1883 bought the farm on which he is now living,
in section 34 of Center township, established his home there after his marriage
two years later and has ever since lived there, he and his family being
comfortably and pleasantly situated there. Mr. Howell is the owner of a fine
farm of three hundred and ninety-nine acres, which he has improved in excellent
shape and on which there are six or seven acres of natural timber.

     On July 8, 1885, Lewis R. Howell was united in marriage to Millie Crevier,
who was born in Doniphan county, this state, one of the fourteen children born
to Charles C. and Tarsel (Market) Crevier, natives of Canada, who settled in
this county about 1870. Charles C. Crevier was a dealer in furs in Canada and
traveled extensively until forty-two years of age, when he came to Kansas and
settled in Doniphan county; later coming to Marshall county, where he and his
wife spent their last days. To Mr. and Mrs. Howell four children have been born,
namely: Fred, born on May 29, 1886, who married Mary Hadorn and is now living on
a farm in Wells township, this county; Lawrence, February 21, 1889, who is at
home and assists his father in the management of the farmland Myrtle and
Gertrude (twins), March 12, 1893, the latter of whom died in infancy. Myrtle
Howell was graduated from the Joliet Conservatory of Music in 1914 and is now a
teacher of instrumental music and a student of voice culture, continuing to make
her home with her parents. Mrs. Howell was reared in the Catholic faith and she
and her children are members of that church, taking an active interest in local
parish affairs. Mr. Howell is a Republican and has served his district as a
member of the school board. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Knights and
Ladies of Security and takes a warm interest in the affairs of that organization.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)


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