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extracted text: Collection Summary
Title
Howell Family Research
Date
Research compiled circa 1980s to early 2000s
Extent
6 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1092-HFR
Processed by: Jolene Clark; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019
Name of Creator
Lowell Howell
Biographical History
Lowell L Howell was born on a farm in Jackson County, Missouri near Buckner on April 29, 1937. His
parents are Felix P Howell and Waneta Ruth (Sims) Howell. He lived most of his life in the Kansas City
area and died in Sibley, Missouri on December 2, 2011. He spent years doing genealogical research and
wrote a book about the Howell family history. The origin of the Howell name is Welsh but can also be
found in England. Lowell traced his family to its early roots in America and then back to England and
Wales.
Scope and Content
The collection primarily comprises the genealogical research prepared by Lowell Howell about the
Lowell family and other related families. Arranged in five series, the collection contains numerous
handwritten and typed family group sheets and pedigree charts, genealogical research, and documents.
The information was obtained through correspondence, ordering documents, and research in libraries
and online. The collection includes several manuscripts of family histories written by family members.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 5 series.
Box 1
Series 1, Charts and Forms
Folder 1, Handwritten family group sheets
Folder 2, Handwritten family group sheets, cont.
Folder 3, Handwritten family group sheets and pedigree charts
Folder 4, Family group sheets
Folder 5, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 6, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 7, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 8, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 9, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 10, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 11, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 12, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 13, Family group sheets, cont.
Folder 14, Family group sheets, cont.
Box 2
Folder 15, Family group sheets, cont.
Series 2, Family research
Folder 1, Black family
Folder 2, Bobb family
Folder 3, Coombs family
Folder 4, Davis family
Folder 5, Drake family
Folder 6, Garrison family
Folder 7, Garrison family, cont.
Folder 8, Garrison family, cont.
Folder 9, Garrison family, cont.
Folder 10, Griffith family
Folder 11, Hart family
Folder 12, Henkel/Hinkle family
Folder 13, Hoover family
Folder 14, Hopkins family
Folder 15, Hopkins family, cont.
Folder 16, Hopkins family, cont.
Folder 17, Hopkins family, cont.
Folder 18, Hopkins family, cont.
Folder 19, Hopkins family, cont.
Folder 20, Howell family
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Folder 21, Ledford family
Folder 22, Looney family
Folder 23, Miller family
Folder 24, Oldham family
Box 3
Folder 25, Racer family
Folder 26, Racer family, cont.
Folder 27, Short family
Folder 28, Stephenson family
Folder 29, Stagg family
Folder 30, Vaughan family
Folder 31, Watt family
Folder 32, Watt family, cont.
Folder 33, Wheeler family
Folder 34, Wilson family
Folder 35, Misc. research
Folder 36, Misc. research
Folder 37, Misc. research
Folder 38, Misc. research
Folder 39, Misc. research
Folder 40, Misc. research
Folder 41, Misc. research
Folder 42, Misc. research
Folder 43, Misc. research
Box 4
Folder 44, Misc. research
Folder 45, Misc. research
Folder 46, Misc. research
Folder 47, Research notebooks
Folder 48, Research notebooks, cont.
Folder 49, Research notebooks, cont.
Series 3, Genealogical documents
Folder 1, Census records
Folder 2, Census records, cont.
Folder 3, Census records, cont.
Folder 4, Census records, cont.
Folder 5, Census records, cont.
Folder 6, Census records, cont.
Folder 7, Census records, cont.
Folder 8, Census records, cont.
Box 5
Folder 9, Census records, cont.
Folder 10, Coat of Arms
Folder 11, Correspondence
Folder 12, Correspondence, cont.
Folder 13, Correspondence, cont.
Folder 14, Death certificates
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Folder 15, Maps
Folder 16, Military
Folder 17, Obituaries
Folder 18, Obituaries, cont.
Folder 19, Obituaries, cont.
Folder 20, Obituaries, cont.
Folder 21, Photographs
Series 4, Family histories
Folder 1, Grandparents Howell by Mary Evelyn Howell Teal
Folder 2, Hopkins Family History compiled by Lowell L Howell
Folder 3, The Howell’s and Allied Families (draft), Gordon Russ Howell, editor
Folder 4, Howell family history
Folder 5, Howell Name (draft)
Folder 6, A Hudgens Genealogy (Draft) by Robert Williams
Folder 7, Our Early Howell Ancestors and Related Lines
Box 6
Series 5, Oversized documents
Folder 1, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) applications
Folder 2, Marriage Certificate
Folder 3, Military
Folder 4, Military—Garrison, Daniel
Folder 5, Military—Hopkins, A. B.
Folder 6, Military—Hopkins, John
Folder 7, Military—Houck, Jonathan
Folder 8, Military—Howell, Brice
Folder 9, Military—Howell, David
Folder 10, Military—Howell, John
Folder 11, Military—Howell, Jonathan
Folder 12, Military—Howell, William
Folder 13, Military—King, Jefferson
Folder 14, Military—Oldham, Richard
Folder 15, Military—Riley, Preston
Folder 16, Military—Smith, Jeremiah
Folder 17, Military—Tucker, William
Folder 18, Pedigree charts
Folder 19, Research
Folder 20, Research, cont.
Folder 21, Research, cont.
Folder 22, Research, cont.
Folder 23, Research, cont.
Folder 24, Research notebooks

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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center by the family of Lowell Howell.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
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Howell, Gordon Russ, editor. The Howell’s and Allied Families (draft).
Obituary for Lowell L Howell.

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