HOWELL FAMILY TREE

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H1 ________ born England
  m. Elizabeth Johnson Was in USA 3 times? "She was royalty - her folks opposed the wedding because her husband wasn't. She made up with her folks at some point. But they died before the will could be changed, so she stayed poor.}}" She came over with her stepfather & brother & sister Mary Lemorie (lived near Topinobee, MI).
  Children:
    H11      
    H12 William Howell    

 

H12 William Howell born Detroit, Michigan at site of Cass Technical High School
  m. Augusta Schultz
  children:
    H121 Bill Howell    
    H122 Henry Howell    
    H123 Nellie Howell    
    H124 Frieda Howell    
    H125 Louise Howell 1898 17 Mar 1993
    H126 Eva Elizabeth Howell 14 Jul 1901 May 1986

 

William and Augusta homesteaded 40 acres at Topinobee, Michigan.

 

H123 Nellie Howell born Topinobee, MI
  m. Kenneth Fulton
  children:
    H1231 Milton Fulton    
    H1232 Leila Fulton   Dec 2001

 

Nellie and Ken lived on the homestead; family history says he wanted money to build larger house so went on trip & arranged to have the cabin burned down and collected insurance. It wasn't enough the first time so he converted a barn into a house, lived in it, & did it again. He built a store and 4-unit motel at Paulding, MI in the U.P. Also made lake, small zoo, museum and windmill. Also managed Bond Falls.

 

H125 Louise Howell b. 1898 Topinobee, MI d. 17 Mar 1993
  m. Arzie Post, d. 1917 or 1918, influenza
    H1251 Raymond Post    
    H1252 Vernon Post    
  m. Guy Cooper, d. May, 1978
  children:
           
    H1253 Evelyn Cooper    

Arzie died of influenza (I think in 1918 or 1918, the same time one of his sons was being born. Louise said she could hear this guy screaming in the other room the same time she was giving birth and didn't realize until later that it was her husband!)

Louise and Guy lived in Jackson, MI

 

H126 Eva Elizabeth Howell born 14 Jul 1901, Topinobee, MI, d. May, 1986 Detroit, MI
  m. Chas. Clifford Place 2 Aug. (b. 20 Feb. 1901 d. 30 Jan 1956)
  children:
    H1261 Betty Jane Place 28 Jun 1925  
    H1262 Audrey Place    

 

Eva and C. Clifford lived in Detroit, Michigan, where he was a mechanic with Michigan Consolodated Gas Co.

 

 

 

H1231 Milton Fulton born Topinobee, Michigan
  m. twice

 

Milton lives outside Denver, CO, where he works as a master plumber. His second wife has 2 children.

 

H1232 Leila Fulton born Topinobee, Michigan d. Dec 2001, Drayton Plaines, Michigan
  m. Don Richardson
  children:
    H12321 David Richardson    
    H12322 Linda Richardson    

 

Don and Leila lived in Drayton Plaines, Michigan. He is retired from GM and currently lives in Grand Rapids.

 

H1251 Raymond Post d. 27 July 2004
  m. Virginia, d. c. 2001
  children:
    H12511 Rick Post (adopted)    
    H12512 Sherry Post (adopted)    

Raymond lived in Georgia. He was a career Marine and was wounded in the Pacific.

 

 

H1252 Vernon Post
  m. LaVerne Burgett; she later remarried.
  children:
    H12521 David Post    

Vernon was killed in World War II and is buried in France.

 

H1253 Evelyn Cooper
  m. Howard Stringham d. 30 July 2003
  children:
    H12531 Chuck Stringham 31 Jul 1950  
    H12532 Diane Stringham 28 Jul 1952  
    H12533 Dale Stringham 8 Aug 1958  

 

Evelyn and Howard had a farm near Jackson, MI. (Rives Junction). Evelyn and Diane currently live in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

H1261 Betty Jane Place born 28 Jun 1925, Detroit, Michigan
  m. William Dennis Murphy, August 2, 1947 (born 28 Apr 1923, Detroit, Michigan); divorced
  children:
    H12611 Dennis Richard Murphy 10 Apr 1952  

 

 

 

H12322 Linda Richardson
  m. Wayne Wright
  children:
    H123221 Tricia Wright    
    H123222 Kevin Wright    

Linda and Wayne live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

H12521 DavidPost
  m. Susanne
  children: (from previous marriage)
    H125211 Ian Post    

They live on a lake north of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 

H12531 Chuck Stringham born 31 Jul 1950, Jackson, Michigan
  m. Peggy 22 Apr 1972, b. 8 Dec 1950
  children:
    H125311 Jeffrey HowardStringham (adopted) 25 Jun 1985  
    H125312 David Arthur Stringham (adopted) 15 Oct 1992  

 

Chuck and Peggy live in the Columbus, Ohio area. Chuck works for Bank One.

 

H12533 Dale Stringham born 8 Aug 1958, Jackson, Michigan
  m. Kathy 1989
  children:
    H125331 Katelyn 1990  
    H125332 Sean    

 

Dale lives in Monroe, MI and works for the U.S. Customs Agency (now part of Dept. of Homeland Security). He served in Cairo during the (first) Persian Gulf War.

 

 

H125211 Ian Post

Ian lives in Washington State.