Howell married Ruth Amanda Valentine Amos in 1855. Ruth (daughter of Nathaniel Amos and Jane Evans) was born on 14 Feb 1838 in Vermillion Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States; was christened on 14 Oct 1841 in Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States; died on 14 Oct 1914 in Benton Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States; was buried in Baughman Cemetery, Cass Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]