Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell - (PDF ... - Adkinshorton.net

eth Howe, a genealogist making a collection of records of the Howe family ofEngland, sent the information that Howe as a Kentish name originated in Hoo,a rather large peninsula where the river Thames joins the river Medway. Ashas already been noted Henry Howe Connor's birthplace is given in his deathcertificate as Canterbury which is in Kent, England.As to the surname Connor, Ewen's Hist, of the Surnames of Great Britain(1931 p. 212) says families moving from Ireland to England usually dropped theO of O'Connor. In Ireland the name O'Connor is traced (Connaught descendants)to Coniar of Conchobhair, an early Irian chief. (Irish Pedigrees by John O'Hart1887 Vol. 1. p. 633) Both of these references were seen by the compiler in theReading Room of the British Museum.After the Civil War period, Henry and Miriam Connor lived in Fentonville,Genesee Co. Mich, where Henry had made his enlistment. It was here thefour younger children were born. However for shorter periods the family alsoresided in Holly and in Owosso. The children in this family, having such avery blond father and a very dark complexioned mother were of such variedcolorings that notation of this was made by one of the children. William hadblack eyes and hair; Henrietta had blue eyes and was a blond; Charles had exceptionallyblue eyes and brown hair; Marion had deep blue eyes, black hair anda very white skin; Margaret (Madge) had gray eyes and dark hair; Thomashad dark eyes and dark hair; Edward had biue eyes and dark hair and the youngest,Fletcher had blue eyes and sandy hair.William Henry Connor was born 3 July 1851 in Bowmanville, Ontario,Canada. He died 23 Jan. 1928 in Detroit, his home for many years. His wifewas Celia Hollister born in Vermont 27 May 1848 a daughter of DorastusHollister of Rose Center, Michigan. She died in July 1932. They had one sonnamed Welcome Y. Connor who later called himself William, and who was bornat Rose Corners and died about 1935 on Long Island. His first wife was MargaretShearer; his 2nd --- and his 3rd Florence Dean Jones. He had no children.William and Celia Connor also had an adopted child, Cora Margaret daughterof the Rev. Bloomfield and Emily Harmon. She married Alan Nelson and hadfour children, William Allen, Stamford, Elsena Margaret and Sarah CeliaNelson.Henrietta Connor was born 5 Sept. 1853 in Bowmanville, Ontario and wasbaptized there in the Church of England. She married (1) Robert Harris(2) George Graham of Owosso, Michigan. Their daughter Helen Graham marriedDon Hartzell; they had no children.Marion Rachel Elizabeth Connor was born 18 Aug. 1861/2. She married inManistique, Michigan, Chester E. Howell and soon removed to Elmira, N. Y.Their children (1) Jessie E. married Frank Clifford Finch, residences havebeen in Kansas City, Mo. , Glen Ellyn, 111. , Bethesda, Md. , Alexandria, Va. ,& Wiesbaden, Germany. (2) Edith Louese Howell married James Edwin Rileyres. in Montpelier, Vt. , New Haven & Madison, Ct. (3) Everts Howe Howellmarried Gladys M. Shaw, lives in Elraira (4) Chester E. Howell Jr. marriedIsabel Lowman and lives in Elmira, N. Y. Marion Connor Howell died May1951 and Chester Howell Sr. April 1949 both in Elmira. See the Howell accountfor their descendants.98