Howell Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Newton, Texas

( 3 mi SW of Newton via SH 87 S to FM 2939, 4 mi to end of paved road then right, staying to right for 2 mi. until gates of cemetery)

Marker installed: 1986

The family of James William (1805-1876) and Louisa Cheshire (1816-1899) Howell came to this area from Alabama in 1872. Family members bought adjoining land, and the settlement, named Howell, was granted a post office in 1889. One Howell son, Marmaduke, introduced the concept of terrace farming to Texas in 1882. A one-acre plot of land was designated a cemetery in 1876. The oldest marked grave is that of a Howell grandson, Robert Lee Howell (1871-1875). The cemetery was deeded to Howell descendants by one of James and Louisa's sons in 1914.

Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.

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