Individual Details
Andrew Wallace Howell
(29 Jun 1835 - Abt 1912)
Served in the Confederacy as a private in Capt. J. B. Forrester's Company, Crawford County. Asked to be buried in his grey uniform.
Arch Howell states he served in Stirmans Regt of Sharpshooters, 1st Battalion, AR Cavalry. Furnished his own horse. Taken prisoner after being badly wounded at the Hatchie River Battle in Tennessee.
Service record that survives is brief:
Andrew enlisted at Van Buren, AR on 11 Oct 1861.
Muster Roll of Jan-Feb 1863, states he was absent: Taken prisoner at Hatchie river battle, Oct. 6, 1862. Paroled and went to Ark. Not yet returned.
He was on a List of enlisted soldiers and officers paroled at Bolivar, TN, 13 Oct 1862.
Found in 1910 Census, age 76 with wife of 40 years, Arminta. They had 3 children, 2 still living. He stated this was his 2nd marriage!
Married 33 years in 1900 Census.
Events
| Birth | 29 Jun 1835 | Tennessee |  | ||
| Military | 1861 - 1862 | Stirmans Regt of Sharpshooters, 1st Battalion, AR Cavalry, Civil War | |||
| Death | Abt 1912 | | |||
| Marriage | Arminta Remy | |
Families
| Spouse | Arminta Remy (1849 - ) |
| Child | Oliver Howell (1866 - 1866) |
| Child | Andrew Wallace Howell (1881 - 1960) |
| Child | Joannah Howell (1888 - ) |
| Father | Henry H. Howell (1812 - 1883) |
| Mother | Martha Lowe (1813 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Archibald Howell ( - 1865) |
| Sibling | Margaret Howell (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Howell (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Howell (1843 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Adam Howell (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Howell (1847 - ) |
| Sibling | Emily R. Howell (1851 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Compiled by Doris Stevenson West & Susan Stevenson Sevenburn, History in Headstones; A Complete Listing of all Marked Graves In Known Cemeteries of Crawford County, Arkansas. August 1970. No index. Arranged by cemetery. (Original c1970; The Press-Argus. Reprinted in paperback 1993, Old Van Buren Press; Van Buren, AR), p.269 "Howell Cemetery".
2. US Census 1900 AR, Crawford Co. (LDS Microfilm #1240056), Union Twp. p.226b Household 109.
3. Transcribed by Jeania Moore Burns, US Census. 1870. Arkansas, Crawford County., Jasper Twp; p.194; Dwelling 132..
4. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
5. Compiled by Doris Stevenson West & Susan Stevenson Sevenburn, History in Headstones; A Complete Listing of all Marked Graves In Known Cemeteries of Crawford County, Arkansas. August 1970. No index. Arranged by cemetery. (Original c1970; The Press-Argus. Reprinted in paperback 1993, Old Van Buren Press; Van Buren, AR), p.269 "Howell Cemetery".
6. Compiled by Doris Stevenson West & Susan Stevenson Sevenburn, History in Headstones; A Complete Listing of all Marked Graves In Known Cemeteries of Crawford County, Arkansas. August 1970. No index. Arranged by cemetery. (Original c1970; The Press-Argus. Reprinted in paperback 1993, Old Van Buren Press; Van Buren, AR), p.269 "Howell Cemetery".
7. US Census 1910 AR, Crawford County (LDS Microfilm #1374061), Union Township; Household 16..