Marianne ~ There is a Howsley Road in Pleasant Grove, Sutter Co., CA. I happened to be at the LDS Library on Eastern Ave. in Sacramento and was brousing thru a Root Digger's newsletter from some time ago. I think the cover page was yellow. It talked about Howsley Road and how it's name became. I thought it was interesting, since I live in a small town not far from there and drive on Howsley Road to get to downtown Sacramento. If my memory is correct...Howsley did alot of things....Butcher, rancher, etc. Chickens where in there somewhere too! Pleasant Grove has a small cemetary, school, library, Post Office, and Sherrif's substation. I was just driving thru a couple weeks ago and what use to be the Butcher (barn) is now painted and is the Sherrif's substation?? If you're not in the Sacramento Area let me know and the next time I'm at the LDS library, I look the information up for you.