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Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Memorial and Genealogical record of Texas Goodspeed Bros., Chicago - 1894 [67-71] CHARLES C. HOWERTON. No professional or commercial pursuit affords better opportunities to men of ability and pluck than real estate and insurance; a notable example of advancement in this direction being illustrated in the record of CHARLES C. HOWERTON, real estate and in- surance, Cuero, Texas. Enterprising methods and progressive ideas were introduced into the management of his affairs from the first, and Mr. HOWERTON has received a firm footing in commercial circles. He is one of the earliest and most prominent citizens of the above mentioned town, and has held many important positions in the county, being Justice of the Peace and Mayor of Cuero. He is a product of that Grand Old State, Virginia, born in Halifax County, April 5, 1832, and is of English origin on both sides of the house. The HOWERTONS came to Virginia from England as early as in 1665. CHARLES C., was fifth in order of birth of six children born to JAMES and SUSAN INDEDPEN- DENCE (HOWERTON) HOWERTON, the parents cousins, and natives of the Old Dominion, as were the ancestors for four or five generations. The father's maternal grandmother, a Miss HAYES, was an own cousin of President GEORGE WASHINGTON. JAMES HOWERTON went to Kentucky when a young man, remained there a few years, and then returning to his native state entered the army in the War of 1812, as lieutenant. After the war, he married his cousin, as stated, and in 1834 moved to Davidson County, Tennessee, near the Hermitage. Two years later he moved from there to Coahoma County, Mississippi, where he followed farming until 1850. From there he came to Calhoun County, Texas, was Sheriff of that county for nine years, and died at Port Lavaca, Sept- ember 11, 1868. The mother died at Delta, Mississippi, March 14, 1850. Both were earnest members of the Baptist Church. Our subject, CHARLES C. HOWERTON, had very limited educational advantages, attending school but a few months during his life, and at an early age of ten years was put in charge of a wood yard on an is- land, No. 68, in the Mississippi River. In three months time he had sold 9,000 cords of wood to passing steamboats, thus showing that even at that early age he had wonderful business ability. When thirteen years of age he engaged in the timber business in the Yazoo Delta, cutting and floating timber out of the swamps to the sawmills on the lower river; was so engaged for about two years, when, in 1850, he came to Texas, locating at Indianola, Calhoun County. There he was engaged in the boating business, buying and shipping wood. In August, 1852, his brother PHILIP WASHINGTON HOWERTON, was elected Sheriff of Calhoun County, but died on August 11, before qualifying. Then A. W. CHAMBERLAIN was elected, but was unable to fill the office, so our subject and father gave bonds, and took the office off his hands. In 1854 the father was elected, and our subject became deputy and served the constitutional term, four years. Then CHARLES C. was elected Sheriff, served four years, and then the father was again elected to that position, serving the same length of time. In 1856 CHARLES C. HOWERTON was appointed by General BENJAMIN McCOLLOUGH, Deputy United States Marshal, and served under him until he was appointed Governor of Utah. Then Mr. McCULLOUGH'S brother, General HENRY E. McCULLOUGH, was appointed Marshal in his place, and retained our subject as deputy until the breaking out of the Rebellion. Mr. HOWERTON was almost immediately appointed Deputy Marshal of the Confederate States by General J. R. JEFFERSON, of Sequin, for the Western District of Texas, and remained in office during the war. Afterwards he embarked in merchandising at Port Lavaca, but in 1871 moved from there to Vic- toria, where he was in business until 1873. Then, after the comple- tion of the railroad to Cuero, March 4, 1873, he came to this place on the first mail train, and engaged in business here until 1876. On the 6th of June of that year, he was elected Justice of the Peace of Pre- cinct No. 1, trying a murder case on the same day. On the 19th of that month he was called to try the celebrated BRAZELL murder case, once branch of which is still pending. He served as Mayor four years and Justice six years. On the 17th of February, 1877, he was appoint- ed Deputy District Clerk by ROBERT J. KLEBURG, and on the next Novem- ber, 1878, Mr. HOWERTON was elected District Clerk, holding that office until 1892, when he declined to serve longer. Since then he has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business, and represents some of the best companies, as follows; Lancaster, Phoenix, North American, North British American, Alamo of San Antonio, Provi- dent of Washington, Commercial Union, &c, &c. Mr. HOWERTON is an excellent business man, and has been a most efficient official in the many positions he has filled. He owns an excellent farm of 650 acres, well improved, and also owns a town property. On the 5th of October, 1858, he was married at Sequin, Texas, to Miss THEORA PETTY, a native of Tennessee, and daughter of JOHN H. and J. PETTY, who came to Texas in 1854. Her relations were among the earliest settlers of the Lone Star State. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. HOWERTON: LELIA, wife of IOWA SELIGSON, of Karnes City; JAMES C., of Dallas, Texas, and NELLA LEE, an infant, who died, April 4, 1862. Mr. and Mrs. HOWERTON are members of the Episcopal Church. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more information about Calhoun County, Texas by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/tx/calhoun/ ===========================================================================