of Menard and Mason Counties
By T.G. Onstott
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CHAPTER XLII Page 392 The oldest was Charles who lived up near the Quiver mills and at one time was a cabinet maker. My father bought a set of chairs in 1849 of him that now are in good order and are good enough for a parlor. He owned one hundred and sixty acres of as good land west of Howelltown as there was in the country. My brother R.J., broke forty acres of it for him with a big ox team referred to in a former letter. Charles Howell, while he made Quiver his home was of a roving disposition. He made a number of trips west and the last we heard of him he was down in Texas. He had some brothers whom we do not remember except Bart and Theodore. Bart lives in the corporate limits of Havana and for fifty years has been a good quiet citizen. The penitentiary would never have been built hall all men been lie Bart Howell. He will never have any use for the new jail in Havana. The lawyers will never get rich with the bills they collect of him. Theodore Howell was the youngest and moved to Missouri some years ago. He was a pretty good fellow. We often met him at corn huskings or wood choppings at night at the social gatherings where Theodore was always ready to do his part. We learned while at Havana Chautauqua from Bart that he was not expected to live. He had just received word from Missouri.
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