Richard
W.
Howell


 

RICHARD W. HOWELL was elected Mayor of the City of Camden in early 1845. He declined to serve, and Charles Kaighn was named Mayor in his stead.


Philadelphia Inquirer - May 17, 1859

The History of Camden County New Jersey
George Reeser Prowell - 1886


Camden Post-Telegram * September 12, 1904

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Richard W. Howell - Lewis E. Foy - Isaac Mickle - Philip J. Gray - John H. Jones
John W.F. Bleakly - Kaighn School

Camden Courier-Post - May 1, 1933
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Centerville - Evergreen Cemetery - Isaac Cooper - William J. Hatch - Benjamin A. Hammell
Richard W. Howell - Joseph J. Hatch - Benjamin Browning - Charles Sloan - Cooper Browning
Thomas A. Wilson - J.C. Sidney - John Hanna - Richard Fetters - Hope Fetters
Christopher A. Bergen - John H. Jones - Dr. Thomas F. Cullen - D. Frank Garrison
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.)

Richard W. Howell's Family
From
"Some colonial mansions and those who lived in them"

Richard Washington Howell, b, Dec, 14, 1799; d. May 12, 1859, son of Colonel Joshua L. Howell and Anna Blackwood, of "Fancy Hill," Gloucester County, N. J. Richard W. Howell resided in the city of Camden, N. J., from the time of his marriage until his death. "He was a distinguished lawyer, a polished gentleman, and an unwavering patriot." 

Richard W. Howell married Mary Tonkin, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Stratton) Carpenter,
b. Sept. 14, 1803 ; d. , 1893; in., March 24, 1830,

Issue: 

1. John Paschall, b. April 12, 1831 ; d. June 2, 1832. 

2. Edward Carpenter, b. July 24, 1833; d, March 1834. 

3. Samuel Bedell, b. Sept. 20, 1834; m„ April 13, 1859, Maria E. Neiil. Issue: 

4. Charles Stratton, b. Dec. 31, 1837; d. unmarried 

5. Richard Holmes Offiey, b. April 2, 1840; d. Jan. 5, 1850. 

6. Joshua Ladd, b. June 16, 1842; d. at Newport, R.I. Aug. 19, 1803; studied law with Judge Thomas P. Carpenter, admitted to the Bar of N. J., but afterward resided in Philadelphia; Secretary of the International Steamship Co.; m. April 15, 1875, Mary E. Savage, daughter of Wm. Lyttleton Savage.  

7. Thomas James, b. Oct. 10. 1844 ; killed in action at the Battle of Gaines's Mill, Va., June 27, 1862. He was 2d Lieutenant, in the 3d Regiment N. J. Volunteers, acted with great bravery, and was struck by a cannon ball at the close of the battle.

8. Anna, b, Sept. 12, 1846; m., June 10, 1869, Malcolm Lloyd b. July 18, 1838, son of John Lloyd and Esther Malcolm, now [1898] Vice-President of the Atlantic Refining Company, 

9. Francis Lee, b. May 20, 1849; d. Aug. 1, 1872, unmarried 

10. Sarah Carpenter, b. Oct. 3, 1850; d. Dec. 4, 1851.

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