Howard Clinton Barnhill (1916 - 1996)

Born 7 Feb 1916 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lois Marilyn (Clay) Barnhill — married 27 Mar 1948 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Died 6 Jan 1996 at age 79 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Howard Barnhill is Notable.

Howard C Barnhill was an educator and a North Carolina state Representative.

Howard Barnhill was born in 1916. He was the son of Josephine Staton and Lonnie Barnhill.^[1]

He was a UNC-Chapel Hill public health educator from 1951 to his retirement 1994.

He was the Democratic representative for North Carolina's 60th house district (part of Mecklenburg County) from 1 Jan 1985 to 1 Jan 1995.^[2] He helped to push through a bill to encourage AIDS testing by barring employers and landlords from discriminating against those with the virus. Later, he pushed a measure calling for $5.5 million for AIDS education and prevention.^[3]

He died in 1996^[1][3][4] and is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery and Mausoleum in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #32303341
   Name: Howard Clinton Barnhill [Howard C Barnhill]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 7 Feb 1916; Birth Place: Greenville, North Carolina; Death Date: 6 Jan 1996; Father: Lonnie Barnhill; Mother: Josephine Staton; Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as HOWARD CLINTON BARNHILL; 10 Jan 1998: Name listed as HOWARD C BARNHILL.
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_60th_House_district
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Obituary published in The Charlotte Observer on 9 Jan 1996, page 17 Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Herald-Sun; Publication Date: 9 Jan 1996; Publication Place: Durham, North Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/792369214/?article=045b7431-fdae-4f21-81ad-37e790a9f971&focus=0.5160098,0.71302783,0.6696508,0.97839046&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #922908536
   Name: Howard C Barnhill; Gender: Male; Death Age: 79; Birth Date: abt 1917; Residence Place: Charlotte; Death Date: Abt 1996; Death Place: Charlotte; Obituary Date: 9 Jan 1996; Obituary Place: Durham, North Carolina, USA; Newspaper Title: The Herald-Sun; Spouse: Lois; Child: Howard.
4. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 9 Jan 1996; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/627930798/?article=0dd66b75-413c-46a9-8bfe-c776dc11739d&focus=0.21641676,0.779586,0.81576943,0.9527986&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #800847158
   Name: Howard Barnhill; Gender: Male; Death Age: 79; Birth Date: abt 1917; Death Date: 6 Jan 1996; Death Place: Charlotte; Obituary Date: 9 Jan 1996; Obituary Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Newspaper Title: The Charlotte Observer; Spouse: Lois; Child: Howard.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #138742182
   Memorial page for Howard Clinton Barnhill Sr. (7 Feb 1916-6 Jan 1996), citing Oaklawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Susan I. Grills (contributor 47149766).

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1315; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 52
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #32891728
  Howard C Barnhill (3), single son, in household of Lonnie Barnhill (25) in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02959; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 74-37
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #151003847
  Howard Barnhill (23), single son, Teacher, in household of Lonnie Barnhill (46) in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TB-RNY : 5 December 2014), Howard C Barnhill, enlisted 18 Sep 1942, Ft Bragg, North Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.