Second marriage was to Janet the older sister of his half-nephew Alexander Marion Howell's wife Margaret (Thompson) Howell. The weddings were held 11 days apart in Aug., 1873. Janet and James were wed first on the 5th, followed by the younger sister, Margaret, on Margaret's birthday the 16th of August.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT5-JHM : 15 August 2017), James Howell, Locust Creek Township, Linn, Missouri, United States; citing p. 242, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 225; FHL microfilm 14,856.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GP-HVV : 26 August 2017), James C Howell, Chico, Butte, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 1, sheet 152B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,063.
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