City: Obion
HOWELL, J. W., merchant; established grocery business in Obion, Tenn., eighteen years ago, and is the oldest merchant in place at this time; served as city Councilman of Obion, Tenn., several terms; now City Recorder and has held office four years.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.