RUNNELS, HIRAM GEORGE (1796-1857). H.G. Runnels was the uncle of Texas governor Hardin R. Runnels. Volney E. Howard injured in duel with Hiram Runnels in 1840. Relatives: Hiram G. Runnels: uncle; Hardin R. Runnels and Howell Runnels: nephews.
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Biographical sketch includes passages from an obituary from a "leading daily newspaper of Los Angeles." Z.T. Fulmore, "General Volney Erskine Howard," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 14, Number 2, October 1910, pp. 146-149, crediting Texas State Historical Association.
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Obituary, 5/15/1889, Los Angeles Times, p. 2.
Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library .