Howell Dawdy was my 6x Great Grandfather! My lineage from him is:
Daughter Pheby married Thomas Blythe Jr,

who begat Elizabeth Blythe,

who married Hezekiah Brown,
who begat Jesse James Brown,
who married Martha Madeline Burgess,
who begat John Thomas Brown,
who married Elsie "Alice" Sewell,
who begat Dessie Agnes Brown,
who married George Gossen,
who begat Deryle-Jean Gossen,
who married George Martens,
who begat Ken Martens,
who married Roxanne Hernandez,
who begat ME! :)

Sorry if this post is annoying, but I'm excited and I couldn't resist!