Hill County Texas Archives Photo Person.....Christian, Jewell Howell 
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Source:             Elizabeth "Bessie" Lethella Howell Beck, A Sister
Name:               Jewell Howell Christian
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Jewell Howell Christian:

Birth:  Aug. 8, 1896 

Death:  Aug. 11, 1981 

Jewell Howell Christian was the daughter of Joshua Calhoun Howell and 
Adalade "Addie" Smith Howell of Upson Co., GA and Hill Co., TX. She was the 
wife of Shirley T Christian. They lived in West, McLennan Co., TX for many 
years.

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Joshua Calhoun Howell:

Birth:  Jun. 12, 1862
Thomaston
Upson County
Georgia
 
Death:  Jan. 4, 1901
Hill County
Texas
Bell Springs Cemetery. 

Joshua Calhoun Howell was born June 12, 1852/1862 in Upson County, GA., the 
son of John Noah Howell and Elizabeth "Eliza" Martin Howell. He married 
Adalade "Addie" Smith on Dec. 24, 1890 in Upson Co., GA. They came to Texas by 
train where they purchased a farm in Hill County. He also was a schoolmaster 
at Gholson, TX. A Sept. 10, 1891 article in the Dallas Morning News states 
that J. C. Howell had recently passed the Hill County teachers' examining 
board and had received a certificate to teach the second grade.
The Howell family joined the Methodist Church of West, TX on April 17, 1892. 
Their children were Elizabeth "Bessie" Lethella, Mamie Ross, Robert Calhoun, 
Jewell, and Winnie Davis Howell. Many relatives are buried at Bell Springs 
Cemetery.

This obituary for Joshua Calhoun Howell (1862-1901) is from The Thomaston 
Times (Thomaston, Upson County, GA.) on January 11, 1901.

"Mr. Joshua Howell Dies In Texas

The sad news came here this week
of the death of Mr. Joshua Howell, 
which occurred at his home near
Waco, Texas on last Friday, Jan. 4th.
Mr. Howell was formerly a citizen 
of this county and was raised here.
He went to Texas several years 
ago.
He was about 40 years old at the
time of his death. He leaves a wife 
[Adalade "Addie" Smith Howell] and 
five small children.
His numerous friends and relatives
in this county will learn with much
sadness of Mr. Howell's death."


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