Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries

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Joseph Howell / Howel

- Oct 11, 1819

Cemetery: Obituaries or wills for people with graves not yet located
Grave 3

Inscription and Notes:

d. on Monday morning the 11th inst. in Hancock County, one of the remaining
Revolutionary characters.
Military Service: American Revolution
"Fought and bled for his country" per
Georgia Journal, Oct. 26, 1819.
Joseph Howel

Death Announcement (obituary) of Joseph Howel
Georgia Journal, Oct 26, 1819

Died, on Monday morning the 11th inst. in Hancock county, Mr. Joseph Howel, one of the remaining Revolutionary characters. He was a man loved by all who knew him, thought and known to be an honest man, fought and bled for his country. Mark ye, "The end of a righteous man, for an honest man is the noblest work of God."