Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Howell County was organized on March 2 , 1857 , from Oregon County , and named for Josiah Howell , who made the first settlement in Howell Valley .
Simplified: Howell County was organized on March 2 , 1857 , from Oregon County . It was named for James Howell , who made the first settlement in Howell Valley .