James Howton was born about 1819 in Kentucky. He was the son of Abraham Howton and Assella Darcas (Castleberry) Howton.
In the 1850 U.S. Census, James Howton, age 31, born about 1819 in Kentucky, was enumerated in Fayette County, Alabama with wife Martha and children.[1]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP1-X2G : 12 April 2016), James Howton, Fayette county, Fayette, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
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