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Howell Washington Runnels

Full Name: Howell Washington Runnels
Birth date: March 31, 1823
Death date: November 7, 1895

Terms of Service

  • House, 7th Legislature
    11/2/1857 - 11/7/1859
     
  • House, 6th (1) Legislature
    11/21/1855 - 11/2/1857
     
(1) Runnels sworn 11/21/1855, p. 77. House Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

  • Howell W. Runnels, birth date 3/31/1823, death date 11/7/1895, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County. Find a Grave .
  • RUNNELS, HARDIN RICHARD (1820-1873). Relatives: Hiram G. Runnels: uncle; Hardin R. Runnels and Howell Runnels: nephews. Handbook of Texas Online .
  • RUNNELS, HOWELL WASHINGTON (1823-1895). Hardin R. Runnels and Howell Runnels: brothers. Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Runnels, Hiram George. "His nephew, Hardin R. Runnels, was the fifth governor of Texas." Relatives: Hiram G. Runnels: uncle; Hardin R. Runnels and Howell Runnels: nephews. NCpedia .
  • Historical markers in Bowie County. Martha Adams Runnels, wife of Howell W., acted as first lady of Texas during the term of her brother-in-law, Hardin R. Runnels. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) . Howell W. Runnels Home Site of the Home of Hardin R. Runnels
  • Martha Adams Runnels
  • Biographical sketch of Howell W. Runnels, Jr., Watlington Manuscript 1920. Mentions brother Hardin R. Runnels. Bowie County, TXGenWeb Project .

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