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Joseph A. Howell

Joseph A. Howell was born ca. March 1823 in North Carolina having ancestral ties to Ireland. He died ca. 1900 and is buried in Courtland Cemetery, Cass County, Texas. On 14 June 1847, in Buncombe County, North Carolina, he married Rachel Sams who was born February 1832 in North Carolina and died after 1907, in Oklahoma where she was living with a daughter. Rachel was the daughter of Thomas Sams and Stacy [Cole] Sams of North Carolina. Joseph A. Howell and Rachel Sams Howell were the parents of nine children:

Cass County Burn Ban

On July 8 County Judge Travis Ransom issued an order prohibiting outdoor burning. The burn ban stems from abnormally dry conditions. According to waterdatafortexas.com, Cass County is under moderate drought conditions. Even with Saturday’s welcome short rain shower, the county only has received approximately 2.5 inches, compared to normal rainfall of about 4.7 inches.

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