William D. Howell: Alamo Defender and Doctor (1797–1836)
By: Bill Groneman
Published: February 1, 1995
Updated: April 13, 2017
William D. Howell, Alamo defender, was born in Massachusetts in 1797. He was a doctor and lived in New York before traveling to Texas by way of New Orleans in 1835 as a member of Capt. Thomas H. Breece's company of New Orleans Greys. He took part in the siege of Bexar and later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Capt. William Blazeby's infantry company. Howell died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
Bibliography:
Daughters of the American Revolution, The Alamo Heroes and Their Revolutionary Ancestors (San Antonio, 1976). Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Muster Rolls of the Texas Revolution (Austin, 1986). Bill Groneman, Alamo Defenders (Austin: Eakin, 1990).
Time Periods:
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Bill Groneman, “Howell, William D.,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/howell-william-d.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
TID:
FHOBF
- February 1, 1995
- April 13, 2017
