William Raymond HowardAge: 80 years1913–1993
- Name
- William Raymond Howard
- Given names
- William Raymond
- Surname
- Howard
 Birth | April 6, 1913 33 28 |
 Death of a sister | Mildred C Howard October 31, 1914 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 2, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Virginia Margaret “Marge” Mills — View this family June 12, 1937 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall April 1, 1941 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida L Hall June 13, 1968 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 | July 9, 1993 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grandview Memorial Gardens |
| 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Virginia Margaret “Marge” Mills |
| himself |
William Raymond Howard Birth: April 6, 1913 33 28 — Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: July 9, 1993 — Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Virginia Margaret “Marge” Mills Birth: November 15, 1918 — Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States Death: November 1, 2002 |
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Marriage: June 12, 1937 — |
William Raymond 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 | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Baxter Howard - Household
Wilson St. Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Baxter Howard - Household
Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Raymond Howard - Household
N Rite St. Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois
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