Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Howell akanga ari chiremba uyo akaberekerwa muMassachusetts muna 1797, asi aigara muNew York asati aenda kuTexas nenzira yeNew Orleans muna 1835. Akauya kuTexas senhengo yekambani yaKaputeni Thomas H. Breece yeNew Orleans Greys. Howell akabatanidzwa muKukombwa kweBexar uye akazoshanda paAlamo senhengo yeCaptain William Blazeby's infantry company. Musi waMarch 6, 1836 Howell akafa muHondo yeAlamo
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