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1LT Joseph Howell III

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1LT Joseph Howell III

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
9 Jan 1862 (aged 59)
Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Son of Thomas Howell and Ann Raines of South Carolina. Migrated to Florida in 1834 and took up residence in what is now Plant City 1839-1840. Made his living as a cattleman. His first wife, Sarah Handcock Howell, and an infant child were killed by Seminole Indians in 1841; he later remarried Sarah Turner Sistruck.

Served with the Florida Volunteer Company in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) and re-enlisted (1856-1858) as 1st Lieutenant in Florida Mounted Volunteer Company. Son George Howell was killed while fighting Seminole Indians at Ft. Meade in 1856.

Elected as Florida State Representative from Hillsborough County, 1860-1861 session. Served on a committee for Indian Affairs (probably not a good idea as far as the Seminoles would have been concerned) and committee for higher education affairs in Florida. Chairman of the select Florida congressional committee that recommended the creation of Polk County. Voted for the bill introduced in 1861 recommending the secession of Florida from the USA. When there was a threat to recind the articles of secession in December 1861, Howell left in a hurry so that there wouldn't be enough members left for a voting quorum. He was in such a hurry that he left the state capitol without a coat on January 1, 1862 and road on horseback for several days through harsh winter weather. By the time he arrived home on January 8, 1862, he had already contrated pneumonia, from which he died the next day.

The date on the recently-replaced gravestone is incorrect, and has substituted Jun for Jan.
Son of Thomas Howell and Ann Raines of South Carolina. Migrated to Florida in 1834 and took up residence in what is now Plant City 1839-1840. Made his living as a cattleman. His first wife, Sarah Handcock Howell, and an infant child were killed by Seminole Indians in 1841; he later remarried Sarah Turner Sistruck.

Served with the Florida Volunteer Company in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) and re-enlisted (1856-1858) as 1st Lieutenant in Florida Mounted Volunteer Company. Son George Howell was killed while fighting Seminole Indians at Ft. Meade in 1856.

Elected as Florida State Representative from Hillsborough County, 1860-1861 session. Served on a committee for Indian Affairs (probably not a good idea as far as the Seminoles would have been concerned) and committee for higher education affairs in Florida. Chairman of the select Florida congressional committee that recommended the creation of Polk County. Voted for the bill introduced in 1861 recommending the secession of Florida from the USA. When there was a threat to recind the articles of secession in December 1861, Howell left in a hurry so that there wouldn't be enough members left for a voting quorum. He was in such a hurry that he left the state capitol without a coat on January 1, 1862 and road on horseback for several days through harsh winter weather. By the time he arrived home on January 8, 1862, he had already contrated pneumonia, from which he died the next day.

The date on the recently-replaced gravestone is incorrect, and has substituted Jun for Jan.

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  • Maintained by: Mike King
  • Originally Created by: Rattlebox
  • Added: Dec 11, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8174178/joseph-howell: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Joseph Howell III (8 Jan 1803–9 Jan 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8174178, citing Shiloh Cemetery, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Mike King (contributor 49743352).