William Horton Howell

     William Horton was born on Friday, 10 September 1813 in Minisink Town, Orange County, New York. William married Jane Sophia Hackett on 18 June 1844 in Unadilla Township, Livingston County, Michigan.¹ William and Jane Sophia had children: Samuel Parshall [1846], James Reeves [1848-3/15/1927] [m.1876] Jesse Whitt, Alvin Lucas [1/21/1851-12/20/1926] & Harriet [1856].² 8 August 1850, William and his wife, Jane, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Unadilla Township, Livingston County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were William Howle [36 New York], Sophia [28 New York], Parshall [4 Michigan] & James [2 Michigan]. William is a farmer.³ 15 July 1860, William and his wife, Jane, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Anally Township, Sonoma County, California. Enumerated in this household were William H. Horton [46 New York], Jane S. [36 New York], Samuel Parshall [14 Michigan], James K [12 Michigan], Alfred L. [8 Michigan], Harriet [4 California] & a farm laborer, Walter Bennet [26 New York]. They worked a farm and had personal estate valued at $1000.⁴ 26 July 1870, William was listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Farmersville Township, Tulare County, California. Enumerated in this household were William Howell [56 New York], Smauel P [23 Michigan], James R. [22 Michigan] & Alvah [20 Michigan]. William had real estate and personal estate both valued at $800. the family were all working their farm.⁵ William died between 1870 and 1880 in Michigan as he was on the 1870 census, but not on the 1880 census.