John Howdeshell, second son of Joseph Howdeshell and Mary Adams, made a declaration on a census record that he was born in Lincoln County, KY in 1796 and that his parents, with their families, migrated to this area (what was then St. Charles County, MO) in the year of 1811. He further stated, that the first four years after arrival here was spent in a fort where they took refuge from the depredations of the Indians; the War of 1812, at the time, being in progress. Also, he said, his father was with St. Clair at his defeat, (1791). Therefore, with John Howdeshell's experience with St. Clair, in which his forces were greatly outnumbered by those of the Indians, in which they sustained defeat, together with his experiences in the skirmishes with the Indians here, during the War of 1812, he had to know considerable about Indian warfare.
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The War of 1812 called men to serve and Joseph went. He left his family at the Auburn Fort (Fort Stout). After the war of1812, Joseph and Mary settled near where Soul's Chapel was later built. (I've seen it spelled Soule's Chapel on early church records and suspect it could have been named that after the early Bishop Soule). Howdeshell Cemetery is near there.....LFBG
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The US Rangers who fought the Indians during the War of 1812 to the north of the Missouri River and east of the Mississippi River were disbanded in 1819.
......Joseph Howdeshell Sr. is named in the 'History Of Lincoln County, MO' (pub. 1888) as coming forth from the forts in 1815 or 1816 to return to lands originally settled upon, or to settle upon new lands, following the War of 1812.
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"Joseph Howdeshell settled on the "Howdeshell Homestead" in Lincoln County, MO in the year 1809. He came to this area from Lincoln County, KY, together with his family, his son David Howdeshell being but three months of age at the time (Joseph Howdeshell and family were still in KY in the 1810 census so they did not remove to MO until c1811). Three of his brothers came also to settle in this area, they being named John, William and Henry Howdeshell. (John later settled in St. Louis County). William settled in Troy and became one of the two blacksmiths located there"
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Joseph Sr., John, William, and Henry Howdeshell are named as pioneer tax payers of 1821 in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
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Joseph Howdeshell is named in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
The First Settlers
"As soon as the Indians ceased their hostilities, at the close of the War of 1812-15, the settlers retired from the forts to their respective homes. Some of them, who had only settled temporarily, now selected their permanent homes and moved thereon. Those who became permanent settlers in the vicinity ofAuburn, in 1815 or 1816, were James S. LEWIS, David MERACLE, Daniel DRAPER, Joseph HOWDESHELL, Samuel and James GIBSON, James CLARK, Joseph McCOY, Lawrence B. SITTON, Robert McNAIR, Thacker VIVION and Ezekiel DOWNING. Some of these, as has already been noted, settled in the county before the war"
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The introduction of the Sitton-Gibson Genealogy book has an excerpt from a story that ran in the "Troy Herald" May, 1876, entitled "Recollections of Mr. and Mrs. James Porter" that includes a passage:
"In the spring of 1816 Joseph Howdyshell settled on the farm now owned by Jefferson Sullenger. He was an industrious, hardworking man, although he used to say he didn't like to work. He was a man that was never known to owe any person, his motto being, "Pay, or do without." He raised a considerable family and acquired a right smart fortune. He and his wife died at aripe old age."
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The "Chain Lane" is yet known by that name today, which extended from the Joseph Howdeshell Sr. home to the "Chain of Rocks" on the Cuivre River.
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The lands acquired by Joseph Howdeshell Sr., later became referred to as "The Howdeshell Homestead", extended along the north line of what is now Hwy B of Lincoln County, from the east line of the present Frank Teasley farm, to a location west of what is now US Hwy 61 on Hwy E.
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The War of 1812 called men to serve and Joseph went. He left his family at the Auburn Fort (Fort Stout). After the war of1812, Joseph and Mary settled near where Soul's Chapel was later built. (I've seen it spelled Soule's Chapel on early church records and suspect it could have been named that after the early Bishop Soule). Howdeshell Cemetery is near there.....LFBG
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The US Rangers who fought the Indians during the War of 1812 to the north of the Missouri River and east of the Mississippi River were disbanded in 1819.
......Joseph Howdeshell Sr. is named in the 'History Of Lincoln County, MO' (pub. 1888) as coming forth from the forts in 1815 or 1816 to return to lands originally settled upon, or to settle upon new lands, following the War of 1812.
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"Joseph Howdeshell settled on the "Howdeshell Homestead" in Lincoln County, MO in the year 1809. He came to this area from Lincoln County, KY, together with his family, his son David Howdeshell being but three months of age at the time (Joseph Howdeshell and family were still in KY in the 1810 census so they did not remove to MO until c1811). Three of his brothers came also to settle in this area, they being named John, William and Henry Howdeshell. (John later settled in St. Louis County). William settled in Troy and became one of the two blacksmiths located there"
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Joseph Sr., John, William, and Henry Howdeshell are named as pioneer tax payers of 1821 in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
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Joseph Howdeshell is named in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
The First Settlers
"As soon as the Indians ceased their hostilities, at the close of the War of 1812-15, the settlers retired from the forts to their respective homes. Some of them, who had only settled temporarily, now selected their permanent homes and moved thereon. Those who became permanent settlers in the vicinity ofAuburn, in 1815 or 1816, were James S. LEWIS, David MERACLE, Daniel DRAPER, Joseph HOWDESHELL, Samuel and James GIBSON, James CLARK, Joseph McCOY, Lawrence B. SITTON, Robert McNAIR, Thacker VIVION and Ezekiel DOWNING. Some of these, as has already been noted, settled in the county before the war"
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The introduction of the Sitton-Gibson Genealogy book has an excerpt from a story that ran in the "Troy Herald" May, 1876, entitled "Recollections of Mr. and Mrs. James Porter" that includes a passage:
"In the spring of 1816 Joseph Howdyshell settled on the farm now owned by Jefferson Sullenger. He was an industrious, hardworking man, although he used to say he didn't like to work. He was a man that was never known to owe any person, his motto being, "Pay, or do without." He raised a considerable family and acquired a right smart fortune. He and his wife died at aripe old age."
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The "Chain Lane" is yet known by that name today, which extended from the Joseph Howdeshell Sr. home to the "Chain of Rocks" on the Cuivre River.
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The lands acquired by Joseph Howdeshell Sr., later became referred to as "The Howdeshell Homestead", extended along the north line of what is now Hwy B of Lincoln County, from the east line of the present Frank Teasley farm, to a location west of what is now US Hwy 61 on Hwy E.
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John Howdeshell, second son of Joseph Howdeshell and Mary Adams, made a declaration on a census record that he was born in Lincoln County, KY in 1796 and that his parents, with their families, migrated to this area (what was then St. Charles County, MO) in the year of 1811. He further stated, that the first four years after arrival here was spent in a fort where they took refuge from the depredations of the Indians; the War of 1812, at the time, being in progress. Also, he said, his father was with St. Clair at his defeat, (1791). Therefore, with John Howdeshell's experience with St. Clair, in which his forces were greatly outnumbered by those of the Indians, in which they sustained defeat, together with his experiences in the skirmishes with the Indians here, during the War of 1812, he had to know considerable about Indian warfare.
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The War of 1812 called men to serve and Joseph went. He left his family at the Auburn Fort (Fort Stout). After the war of1812, Joseph and Mary settled near where Soul's Chapel was later built. (I've seen it spelled Soule's Chapel on early church records and suspect it could have been named that after the early Bishop Soule). Howdeshell Cemetery is near there.....LFBG
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The US Rangers who fought the Indians during the War of 1812 to the north of the Missouri River and east of the Mississippi River were disbanded in 1819.
......Joseph Howdeshell Sr. is named in the 'History Of Lincoln County, MO' (pub. 1888) as coming forth from the forts in 1815 or 1816 to return to lands originally settled upon, or to settle upon new lands, following the War of 1812.
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"Joseph Howdeshell settled on the "Howdeshell Homestead" in Lincoln County, MO in the year 1809. He came to this area from Lincoln County, KY, together with his family, his son David Howdeshell being but three months of age at the time (Joseph Howdeshell and family were still in KY in the 1810 census so they did not remove to MO until c1811). Three of his brothers came also to settle in this area, they being named John, William and Henry Howdeshell. (John later settled in St. Louis County). William settled in Troy and became one of the two blacksmiths located there"
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Joseph Sr., John, William, and Henry Howdeshell are named as pioneer tax payers of 1821 in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
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Joseph Howdeshell is named in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
The First Settlers
"As soon as the Indians ceased their hostilities, at the close of the War of 1812-15, the settlers retired from the forts to their respective homes. Some of them, who had only settled temporarily, now selected their permanent homes and moved thereon. Those who became permanent settlers in the vicinity ofAuburn, in 1815 or 1816, were James S. LEWIS, David MERACLE, Daniel DRAPER, Joseph HOWDESHELL, Samuel and James GIBSON, James CLARK, Joseph McCOY, Lawrence B. SITTON, Robert McNAIR, Thacker VIVION and Ezekiel DOWNING. Some of these, as has already been noted, settled in the county before the war"
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The introduction of the Sitton-Gibson Genealogy book has an excerpt from a story that ran in the "Troy Herald" May, 1876, entitled "Recollections of Mr. and Mrs. James Porter" that includes a passage:
"In the spring of 1816 Joseph Howdyshell settled on the farm now owned by Jefferson Sullenger. He was an industrious, hardworking man, although he used to say he didn't like to work. He was a man that was never known to owe any person, his motto being, "Pay, or do without." He raised a considerable family and acquired a right smart fortune. He and his wife died at aripe old age."
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The "Chain Lane" is yet known by that name today, which extended from the Joseph Howdeshell Sr. home to the "Chain of Rocks" on the Cuivre River.
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The lands acquired by Joseph Howdeshell Sr., later became referred to as "The Howdeshell Homestead", extended along the north line of what is now Hwy B of Lincoln County, from the east line of the present Frank Teasley farm, to a location west of what is now US Hwy 61 on Hwy E.
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The War of 1812 called men to serve and Joseph went. He left his family at the Auburn Fort (Fort Stout). After the war of1812, Joseph and Mary settled near where Soul's Chapel was later built. (I've seen it spelled Soule's Chapel on early church records and suspect it could have been named that after the early Bishop Soule). Howdeshell Cemetery is near there.....LFBG
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The US Rangers who fought the Indians during the War of 1812 to the north of the Missouri River and east of the Mississippi River were disbanded in 1819.
......Joseph Howdeshell Sr. is named in the 'History Of Lincoln County, MO' (pub. 1888) as coming forth from the forts in 1815 or 1816 to return to lands originally settled upon, or to settle upon new lands, following the War of 1812.
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"Joseph Howdeshell settled on the "Howdeshell Homestead" in Lincoln County, MO in the year 1809. He came to this area from Lincoln County, KY, together with his family, his son David Howdeshell being but three months of age at the time (Joseph Howdeshell and family were still in KY in the 1810 census so they did not remove to MO until c1811). Three of his brothers came also to settle in this area, they being named John, William and Henry Howdeshell. (John later settled in St. Louis County). William settled in Troy and became one of the two blacksmiths located there"
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Joseph Sr., John, William, and Henry Howdeshell are named as pioneer tax payers of 1821 in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
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Joseph Howdeshell is named in the book "History of Lincoln County", Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888
The First Settlers
"As soon as the Indians ceased their hostilities, at the close of the War of 1812-15, the settlers retired from the forts to their respective homes. Some of them, who had only settled temporarily, now selected their permanent homes and moved thereon. Those who became permanent settlers in the vicinity ofAuburn, in 1815 or 1816, were James S. LEWIS, David MERACLE, Daniel DRAPER, Joseph HOWDESHELL, Samuel and James GIBSON, James CLARK, Joseph McCOY, Lawrence B. SITTON, Robert McNAIR, Thacker VIVION and Ezekiel DOWNING. Some of these, as has already been noted, settled in the county before the war"
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The introduction of the Sitton-Gibson Genealogy book has an excerpt from a story that ran in the "Troy Herald" May, 1876, entitled "Recollections of Mr. and Mrs. James Porter" that includes a passage:
"In the spring of 1816 Joseph Howdyshell settled on the farm now owned by Jefferson Sullenger. He was an industrious, hardworking man, although he used to say he didn't like to work. He was a man that was never known to owe any person, his motto being, "Pay, or do without." He raised a considerable family and acquired a right smart fortune. He and his wife died at aripe old age."
--------------------------
The "Chain Lane" is yet known by that name today, which extended from the Joseph Howdeshell Sr. home to the "Chain of Rocks" on the Cuivre River.
--------------------------
The lands acquired by Joseph Howdeshell Sr., later became referred to as "The Howdeshell Homestead", extended along the north line of what is now Hwy B of Lincoln County, from the east line of the present Frank Teasley farm, to a location west of what is now US Hwy 61 on Hwy E.
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