Biographical Sketch of J. B. H. Howerton, Johnson County, Missouri, 
Chilhowee Township

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.

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J. B. H. Howerton, a well known and highly respected farmer and stock-
man of Chilhowee township, is a native of Johnson county.  He was born
in 1875, a son of Dr. R. H. Howerton, who was a prominent physician of
Cass and Cooper counties, a native of North Carolina.  Dr. Howerton was
a son of Heritage Howerton, a veteran of the Revolutionary War.  The 
doctor read and studied medicine under the instructions of his uncle,
Dr. R. Z. R. Wall, and later took a course of lectures in the medical
college at Cincinnati and then began the practice of medicine in John-
son county, associated with his uncle, Dr. Wall.  For several years, he
practiced medicine in Cass and Cooper counties but returned to Johnson
county to spend the remainder of his useful and successful career.  Dr.
Howerton was one of the most worthy and intellectual men who settled in
this section of Missouri.  He died May 6, 1905.  Mr. Howerton, whose
name introduces this sketch, attended school at Elliott school house, 
where at different times while he was a school boy the following men 
and women were employed as teachers: Mr. Hamshaw, Dr. McGurk, and Miss
Lutie Umstadt.  The first preacher, whom Mr. Howerton recalls hearing
in the old days, was Reverend J. H. Houx.  He also attended services 
held by the Reverend Corder and he tells an amusing story at the ex-
pense of the preacher who would accept no money for his work as a min-
ister.  J. B. H. Howerton is a graduate of Eldorado Springs High School.
After completing high school, Mr. Howerton returned to the old home-
stead and for two years was engaged in farming when he left Missouri
for the Northwest Territories of Canada, where he engaged in mining and
prospecting.  Mr. Howerton located in Yukon Territory, and in the coun-
try rich in merals, where vast deposits of gold, coal, petroleum, iron
ore, and lignite exist, he made a small fortune, and spent it.  He was
in gold fields four years and then returned to the farm in Johnson
county, Missouri, where he has ever since been engaged in farming and
stock raising.  Mr. Howerton owns a splendid tract of land, which com-
prises 200 acres, of which 60 are in pasture.  He is devoting more and
more of his farm to grass land, in order that it may be restored to its 
original fertility.  He is a well read and intelligent agriculturist
and employs all the progressive methods of the best and most experienced
farm experts in the endeavor to build up the productiveness of his soil.
He is an enthusiastic advocate of crop rotation and clover growing for
soil improving purposes and he, himself, makes excellent and constant
use of the manure spreader.  Mr. Howerton raises grade Shorthorn cattle
and Poland China hogs and has had uniform success with his stock.  Mr.
Howerton is beginning breeding of Hereford cattle.  His farm is splen-
didly improved and neatly kept, one of the fine country places in
Johnson county.  The residence is a large structure of eleven rooms,
built by Dr. Howerton several years ago, a home of pleasant yet comman-
ding appearance.  In 1907, J. B. H. Howerton and Margaret C. Little,
daughter of J. A. and Sadie (Mullens) Little, were united in marriage.
The Howertons are highly regarded in their community and one of the 
county's most substantial families.  

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