[or-roots] Priairie City

[Harguess, Dale]

There were a lot of them  I think about twelve but not all of them came to Oregon.   A couple of the daughters got married and stayed in Arkansas.  The Howell that lived in Grant County was Lafayette Howell.  He had an older brother Andrew who eventually went on to California and died in Hollywood in the early 1930’s.  Another older brother was Stanford Howell who settled eventually in Morrow County and died in Hardman.  Then there were the twins Doctor Caswell Howell and I can’t remember his brother’s name and a younger brother Thomas and another that died in his early thirties unmarried.  One of the Sisters married a Llewelen and that is all I can remember off hand.  I have it all at home.

Dale

P.S. Doctor Caswell Howell wasn’t a Doctor.  They just named him that because they liked the sound of it.  Same with Squire Howell, he wasn’t really anybody special.

 

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Dale, which Howells  have a few in my family most of them were in Lincoln County Oregon, but a lot of them I do not have full data on.

Glen Jones Portland, Oregon



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From: "Dale Harguess" <dharguess at coastline.edu>
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I found out a few years ago (when I sent for my grandmothers original Social Security Application) that she was born in "rural Grant County". Once I started really doing genealogy and was working on her Howell family I came across Dixie Town. I couldn't help but wonder if that wasn't where she was born since her father's family came originally from Arkansas. She had an uncle who settled in Grant County but the rest of the clan moved to Morrow County to Hardman. I sure wish I could prove her exact birth place but I guess it will just have to be a speculation on my part. Thanks, Dale From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Cuprum4445 at aol.com Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 2:10 PM To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: Re: [or-roots] Priairie City Yes Dale - it's still called Prairie City, but was originally called Dixie Town. Roxanne Smith has created a marvelous website for Grant County at: http://gesswhoto.com/grant.htm. Prairie City is covered quite well there - I just went there to check it out & the names bring back such wonderful memories of our years there. You can find the Grant County Genealogical Society's president's name & email address at the bottom of that website. (I was a member when we started that society.) Years ago we visited my dentist, Virgil Belknap in Idaho, before we moved to Prairie City. He told me he was born there & indeed his father was a prominent Prairie City doctor. My little granddaughter used to call it "Pretty City" and that's very appropriate! Grant County people are wonderful & I miss them. ~Gerrie In a message dated 11/20/2009 12:44:18 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, dharguess at coastline.edu writes: I have a question. Is Prairie City still called that and has that always been its name? Dale _______________________________________________ or-roots mailing list or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots 
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