Who are you Ann Howell? Another mystery in the search for Kitty Davis's husband and who killed cousin Hortense.

While trying to determine who the mysterious E. W. Cox who married Kitty Davis actually was, I came across perhaps a distant cousin and another mystery. The Edward Cox who might be the guy, is related to a Howell family who originated in Cedar Hill, Anson County.

Now, that brings me back to Job's Children. Job's wife Sarah Winfield had 4 children by her first husband, Richard Howell who died in 1802. Peter, John W, Jordan and Charlotte. John W and Jordan moved to Cumberland County, although I know Jordan's daughter Clarissa was present in Stanly during the time of Job's death. She and her husband Jeremiah show up in one census and Jeremiah in Job's estate papers in 1853 before they move West. Charlotte, and her husband the Rev. Levi Stancill moved to Georgia. Peter, the oldest, remained in Anson, although he often shows up in Stanly county records, and bought out his siblings share of Richard's estate. Peter was born around 1794, and the early 1800 Howells in Cedar Hill, which you are in immediately after crossing the river, were his children.

Then there is Ann and her children.

Name:	Ann Howel
Age in 1860:	30
Birth Year:	abt 1830
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Race:	Mulatto
Gender:	Female
Post Office:	Ansonville
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Ann Howel 30 Araminta Howel 10 Hugh Howel 4 Martha Howel 1

me:	Ann Howell
Age in 1870:	40
Birth Year:	abt 1830
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1870:	Ansonville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Post Office:	Wadesboro
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Ann Howell 40 Hugh Howell 12 Martha Howell 10 Elizabeth Howell 6 James Bert 11

Name:	Ann Howell
Age:	47
Birth Year:	abt 1833
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1880:	Ansonville, Anson, North Carolina
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital Status:	Single
Father's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	North Carolina
Neighbors:	View others on page
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Ann Howell 47 Hugh Howell 23 Tom Howell 6

Cedar Hill would eventually be known as part of Ansonville, although a sign designating the community still stands and it is located in the 6 miles between Ansonville and Norwood along Highway 52. Tom Howell is listed as a grandson. It is unknown exactly how the child James Burt is connected to the family. Araminta, Elizabeth, Hugh and Martha are her children.

Araminta Howell Mullis and daughter Annie. 

Lizzie and Araminta's descendants have been traced. No further sign of Martha and Hugh have been found. Yet.

Lizzie (Mary Elizabeth) Howell Ledbetter, who went back to her maiden name when her husband ran off.

Lizzie and her cow.

Name:	Peter Howell
Age:	56
Birth Year:	abt 1794
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1850:	Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	633
Household Members:	Name Age Peter Howell 56 Elizabeth Howell 56 Sarah W Howell 28 Charlotte Howell 27 Julia Howell 25 Martha J Howell 24 Eliza Howell 19 William M Howell 21 John F Howell 18 James E Howell 15

List of Peter Howells household in 1850 in Cedar Hill.

Name:	Peter Howel
Age in 1860:	66
Birth Year:	abt 1794
Birthplace:	North Carolina
Home in 1860:	Cedar Hill, Anson, North Carolina
Gender:	Male
Post Office:	Ansonville
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Peter Howel 66 Elizabeth Howel 66 Sarah Howel 38 Martha Howel 34 Eliza Howel 29 Edward Howel 26 James Howel 24 Florence Howel 8 Robert Howel 5

In 1860. Florence and Robert were grandchildren.

Peter also appears in court records taking guardianship of grandchildren Teresa and Jonathan. But that is another mystery entirely.