Howard Everton Spencer (1915 - 1945)

Born 4 Jul 1915 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Helen Lovering (Johnson) Merrill — married 15 Apr 1939 (to 14 May 1945) in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Died 14 May 1945 at age 29 in Okinawa, Japan

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Biography

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Howard Spencer was a Massachusettsan.

Howard Everton Spencer was born on July 4, 1915, at 10 Merrimack View, in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts^[1], to Walter Spencer and Mary Hilton Spencer^[2].

In 1920, Howard E. (age 4 - born in Massachusetts), lived on Merrimac View, in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, with his father Walter (age 40 - born in England and worked as a laborer in construction), his mother Mary (age 38 - born in England and worked as a packer in a wool mill) and his brother Leslie E. (age 6 - born in Massachusetts and sibling is listed as male)^[3].

In 1930, Howard E. (age 14), lived at 178 Water Street, in Lawrence, with his father Walter (age 52 - age as recorded and worked as a dyer in a worsted mill), his mother Mary (age 48) and his sister Leslie B. (age 16 - sibling is listed as female)^[4].

On April 15, 1939, Howard Everton Spencer (age 23 - born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and worked as a milk salesman), married Helen Lovering Johnson (age 18 - born in Haverhill, Massachusetts and worked as a dental assistant), in Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire^[5].

In 1940, Howard E. (age 24 - worked as a dairy salesman), lived on Park Avenue, in Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, with his father-in-law Raymond A. Johnson (age 49 - born in Massachusetts and worked as a printer for a newspaper), his mother-in-law Evelyn R. Johnson (age 44 - born in Massachusetts), his brother-in-law Russell L. (age 16 - born in Massachusetts), his brother-in-law Roger W. (age 11 - born in Massachusetts) and his wife Helen L. (age 19 - born in Massachusetts)^[6].

Howard Everton Spencer (age 29 - Pfc. U. S. Army World War II), passed away on May 14, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan and was buried on March 9, 1949, at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, 2177, Puowaina Drive Honolulu, Hawaii (Plot Section F, Site 23)^[7].

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3928/images/41263_2421406273_0288-00359?pId=443815 Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5062/images/41262_b132072-00570?pId=8391608 Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4301089-00640?pId=68224495 Year: 1920; Census Place: Lawrence Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_692; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 126
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4606995_00557?pId=22785655 Year: 1930; Census Place: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 2340633
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5241/images/41267_312161-00979?pId=24597 New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire
6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-02296-00697?pId=76418613 Year: 1940; Census Place: Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: m-t0627-02296; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 8-69
7. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2915135:8750?ssrc=pt&tid=75496806&pid=202357497168 National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites