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William Amos Howard (1873 - 1958)

William Amos Howard
Born in Indiana, United Statesmap
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 22 Feb 1905 (to 8 Jul 1958) in Wetumka, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 85 in Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma, USAmap
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Biography

William was born March 8, 1873 in Rockport, Indiana.[1] He was the son of John Howard and Frances Geeding.

Howard enlisted in the US Army on January 5, 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri.[2][3] Howard served as a private in Co I, 12th Regiment Infantry, during the Philippine phase of the Spanish American War.[4] Howard was discharged on July 28, 1903.[2]

Howard married Viola Elizabeth "Ola" Watson on February 22, 1905 in Wetumka, Oklahoma[5] William and Ola had ten children:[6][7]

  • Glen H. Howard (1906-1983)
  • Grace Howard (1908-1984)
  • Amos Howard (1912-1997)
  • Merle D. Howard (1915-1997)
  • Living or status unknown (1918-?)
  • Donald C. Howard (1919-2000)
  • Roy Warren Howard (1921-2005)
  • Living or status unknown (1924-?)
  • Living or status unknown (1924-?)
  • Faith Howard (1924-2019)

William and Ola and their family are recorded in five different US censuses. In 1910 they were in Hughes County, OK[8] and in 1920 they are in Brown County, South Dakota.[6] By 1930 they had returned to Kay County, Oklahoma[7] where they were also recorded in 1940[9] and 1950.[10] In 1910 and 1920, William had farm-related occupations. Upon returning to Oklahoma, he listed occupations in 1930 & 1940 as working for a pipeline company, first as laborer and second as lineman. In 1950, William was retired.

Howard passed away after an extended illness in his home in Newkirk, Oklahoma.[1] He is buried next to Ola in Newkirk Cemetery located in Newkirk, Oklahoma.[4]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "William A. Howard," obituary, The Ponca City News (Ponca City, Oklahoma), 9 Jul 1958, pg. 10, col. 1, (www.newspapers.com : 19 October 2023).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, William A. Howard, died 8 Jun 1958.
  3. ↑ "Soldiers", database, U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : last accessed 19 October 2023), service entry for William A. Howard, 12th Infantry.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84380937/william-amos-howard: accessed 30 October 2023), memorial page for William Amos Howard (8 Mar 1873–8 Jul 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84380937, citing Newkirk Cemetery, Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).
  5. ↑ "Mrs. Viola Elizabeth Howard," obituary, Arkansas City Traveler (Arkansas City, Kansas), 3 December 1965, pg. 19, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84382520/viola-e_-howard#view-photo=13623733 : 5 Aug 2021).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NL-2RQ : Wed Oct 04 00:17:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Amos W Howard and Viola E Howard, 1920.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC71-QF1 : Tue Oct 03 02:22:01 UTC 2023), Entry for William A Howard and Viola Howard, 1930.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML31-4FR : Fri Oct 06 01:33:59 UTC 2023), Entry for William E Howard and Ola Howard, 1910.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVD-TW5 : Thu Oct 05 07:53:54 UTC 2023), Entry for William A Howard and Ola Howard, 1940.
  10. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSL-3S15 : Thu Oct 05 15:33:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Corabel Farr and Florence Myers, 1950.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/84380937/william-amos-howard : accessed 04 June 2021), memorial page for William Amos Howard (8 Mar 1873–8 Jul 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #84380937, citing Newkirk Cemetery, Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).




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