Verdella Louise HowardAge: 89 years1905–1994
- Name
- Verdella Louise Howard
- Given names
- Verdella Louise
- Surname
- Howard
- Married name
- Verdella Louise Hill
 Birth | June 12, 1905 26 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Mildred C Howard October 1, 1908 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Eunice Howard October 3, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Raymond Howard April 6, 1913 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mildred C Howard October 31, 1914 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | Ralph Clinton Howard January 28, 1917 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 12 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Laurence “Billy” Hill May 30, 1923 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a son | William Laurence “Billy” Hill May 31, 1923 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 24 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Arthur Eugene “Gene” Hill October 18, 1930 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | April 7, 1940 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall April 1, 1941 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Addie Gilbert June 16, 1947 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | William Baxter Howard August 15, 1958 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida L Hall June 13, 1968 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a husband | Arthur Benjamin “Art” Hill February 1, 1969 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a brother | William Raymond Howard July 9, 1993 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | July 2, 1994 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tuscola Township Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Baxter Howard Birth: April 29, 1879 — Trimble, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1958 — Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Ida L Hall Birth: April 8, 1884 25 24 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1968 — Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: January 21, 1904 — Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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17 months herself |
Verdella Louise Howard Birth: June 12, 1905 26 21 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1994 — Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mildred C Howard Birth: October 1, 1908 29 24 — Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: October 31, 1914 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret Eunice Howard Birth: October 3, 1910 31 26 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: March 4, 1997 — O'Fallon, St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Raymond Howard Birth: April 6, 1913 33 28 — Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: July 9, 1993 — Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Ralph Clinton Howard Birth: January 28, 1917 37 32 — Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1999 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Arthur Benjamin “Art” Hill |
| husband |
Arthur Benjamin “Art” Hill Birth: November 24, 1902 — Ozark, Johnson, Illinois, United States Death: February 1, 1969 — Logan, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Verdella Louise Howard Birth: June 12, 1905 26 21 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1994 — Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States |
| son |
William Laurence “Billy” Hill Birth: May 30, 1923 20 17 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: May 31, 1923 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Arthur Eugene “Gene” Hill Birth: October 18, 1930 27 25 — Newman, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: January 16, 2015 |
| son |
Private |
Verdella Louise Howard has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (5)
Parents David Hiram “Dave” Ghere + Ethel H Hall
Parents Clyde Russell Baker + Verdelia “Della” Hall
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Baxter Howard - Household
East Mara St.? Arcola, Douglas, Illinois
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Baxter Howard - Household
Wilson St. Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois
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