Carson's parents are still unknown to his descendants. Some say that his
father's name was Hopkin.
Carson and Nancy were the parents of: Margaret, b May 26, 1806; John Jacob b
February 4, 1804; Mary b May 5, 1809; Dorothy "Dolly" b March 23, 1812;
JOSIAH(photo), b
January 9, 1814; and Catherine "Hattie" b May 5, 1820.
Margaret's descendants are filed in the Howell-Johnson Library; Mary's
descendants are filed in the Huckabee Library; Dorothy and Catherine's
descendants are filed in the Howell-Garvin Library;
John Jacob Howell lived in the Cedar Creek section of Lexington County near
Pelion, SC. He had a large plantation. In 1854 he purchased a tract of land of
5100 acres. This was situated in the Bull Swamp section of Lexington County.
Another tract was 4000 acres of Cedar Creek near Williamson's Mill. Williamson's
Mill was located on Cedar Creek Road where Cedar Creek crosses.