Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., Kenton Co. GEORGE W. HOWELL, a native of Kenton County, Ky., was born near Covington, January 7, 1832, and is a son of Capt. Abram P. Howell, a native to Baltimore. He is in the painters' supply business and is manufacturer of the "Howell patent rainwater cut-off," also the "Howell patent suspension metal wheel." Business 632 Madison Avenue, Covington, Ky. Howell = MD http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/kenton/howell.gw.txt