William Monroe Howard and Isabell Angel

William Monroe Howard was born to Rachel Belzora Howard (nee Stimson) and William James Howard on August 19, 1861, in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. William's parents came to Texas from Virginia in the 1850s.

According to United States Census (1) records made on June 1, 1870, William age 8 lived in Texas, Collin, Precinct 5 with his parents William (35) and Belle Howard (32), and siblings Jennie (7), Rachel (5), Lee (3), and Samuel (8 months).

At the age of 21, on August 23, 1882, William (called also Billie) married Isabell Angel who was 21 years old as well. William and Isabell were born almost on the same day, William was only 2 days older than his wife. Isabell's parents were Marcus Lafayette Angel (Anglea) and Mammie Erena Angel born Jones. The young bride was called Bell by her relatives.

Two years after the marriage, on September 1, 1884, their first daughter Dora Bell was born.

The second daughter of William and Isabell's came into this world on  August 1, 1889, in Allen, Collin, TX. They called her Geneva Clementine.

When Billie and Bell were 35, on April 30, 1897, their son Walter James Howard was born.

I have not found any information on other children born to William and Isabell. Maybe they had three kids only although couples tended to have many more at that time.

William and Isabell age 44 - their 21-year-old Dora Bell got married on September 6, 1905. Her husband was a year younger Charles Abbott Emerson.

A few years later, on June 2, 1909, the family celebrated the wedding of the other daughter of Monroe and Bell's, Geneva. Her spouse was William Bryant Miller (b. Nov. 12, 1883 in Tupelo, Mississippi), a son of Rev. Samuel Miller and Martha Elizabeth Moore.

Clipping source: Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1909, newspaper, June 10, 1909; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857136/: accessed June 7, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

In the same year, William got seriously ill. It was typhoid. Unfortunately, he passed away due to heart complications related to the disease which is stated in his death certificate. William died on September 10, 1909, at the family house in Frisco.  The death certificate says he passed away at 12, although it does not specify whether it was in the morning or at night.

Clipping source: Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1909, newspaper, September 16, 1909; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857114/: accessed April 11, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.


He was buried at Rowlett Creek Cemetery in Plano, Collin County, Texas.

As you can see in the above photograph, William's middle name curved on the stone is misspelled.

Walter James, the son of Bell and Will's, was registered during WW1. First, during the draft (2), the second time, at the end of his naval service (3).

Isabell Howard died years later, when she was 66, on May 3, 1928.

Clipping source: O'Neill, Matt E. The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1928, newspaper, May 11, 1928; Frisco, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507710/: accessed June 7, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

As for the children 

• Dora Bell suffered from cancer for nine months and passed at home (the house in Dallas still exists) on April 11, 1948 (4).
• Geneva Clementine lived 79 years, she died in McKinney (that house still exists as well) on June 10, 1968 (5).
• Walter James relocated to California. He passed away in San Diego on March 14, 1956 (6). 

Resources: 

1. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTF9-CGM?cc=1438024&wc=92K5-PTT%3A518656001%2C519606001%2C518724401 : 22 May 2014), Texas > Collin > Precinct 5 > image 13 of 58; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX9-QWC : 13 March 2018), Walter J Howard, 1917-1918; citing Collin County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,952,405.
3. "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-83CX : 9 March 2018), Walter James Howard, 18 Jul 1918; citing Military Service, Dallas, , Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.

4. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39G-HV2 : 13 March 2018), Dora B Emerson, 11 Apr 1948; citing certificate number 16124, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,862. 
5. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1F-KSQ : 13 March 2018), Geneva Clementine Miller, 10 Jun 1968; citing certificate number 40161, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,029. 
6. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWQ-DQZ : 26 November 2014), Walter James Howard, 14 Mar 1956; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Credits:
The photo of the gravestone: courtesy of Mr. Howard Case