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Ethel Myrtle Howell 1895–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1895

Birth Location: Kell, Marion, Illinois

Death Date: 14 Sep 1994

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Eli Howell

Mother: Cora Carpenter

Spouse(s): Wilford Thompson, John Miller, John Johnson

Children(s): Robert Thompson, Orville Thompson, Frances Thompson

Ethel Myrtle Howell was born in 1895 in Kell, Marion, Illinois, the child of Eli Howell And Cora L Carie Carpenter. Ethel Myrtle Howell married John Andrew Johnson, John Miller, Wilford Orville Thompson, and had children including Frances Loretta Thompson, Orville Gilbert Thompson, Robert Wilford Thompson. Ethel Myrtle Howell passed away in 1994 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ethel Myrtle Howell was born in 1895 in Kell, Marion, Illinois, the child of Eli Howell And Cora L Carie Carpenter.
  • Ethel Myrtle Howell married John Andrew Johnson, John Miller, Wilford Orville Thompson, and had children including Frances Loretta Thompson, Orville Gilbert Thompson, Robert Wilford Thompson.
  • Ethel Myrtle Howell passed away in 1994 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli Howell
1868–1941
Birth Location: Kell, Marion, Illinois
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Cora Carpenter
1873–1934
Birth Location: Kell, Marion Co., Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Wilford Thompson
1891–1946
Birth Location: Marshall, Clark, Illinois
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John Miller
–1954
Birth Location: –
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John Johnson
1887–1943
Birth Location: Franklin County, Indiana
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Children(s)

Robert Thompson
1913–1993
Birth Location: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
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Orville Thompson
1917–1990
Birth Location: Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, USA
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Frances Thompson
1915–1970
Birth Location: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
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Ethel Howell's Ancestors

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Ethel Howell
1895–1994
Birth Place: Kell, Marion, Illinois
Parents
Eli Howell
1868–1941
Kell, Marion, Illinois
Cora (L. "Carie") Carpenter
1873–1934
Kell, Marion Co., Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Jasper Carpenter
1842–1906
Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Susan (J. "Sudie") Jones
1853–1909
Green, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Carpenter
1813–1896
Dorcas Blalock
1812–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Carpenter
1785–1820
Amelia Shook
1786–1853

Ethel Howell's Descendants

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Ethel (Myrtle) Howell (20 Aug 1895–14 Sep 1994) m. Wilford (Orville) Thompson (06 Sep 1891–6 Oct 1946) m. John Miller (–27 Sep 1954) m. John (Andrew) Johnson (13 Jun 1887–4 Oct 1943)
  1. 1. Robert (Wilford) Thompson 1913–1993 m. Sadie (Marie) Sanderson 1924–1974
    1. 1. William (Arthur " Bill ") Thompson 1943–2017
    2. 2. Gilbert (Leroy) Thompson 1942–2006
    3. 3. David (Micheal) Thompson 1948–2017
  2. 2. Orville (Gilbert) Thompson 1917–1990
  3. 3. Frances (Loretta) Thompson 1915–1970

Ethel Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1895
20 Aug 1895
Birth of Ethel Myrtle Howell in Kell, Marion, Illinois
Kell, Marion, Illinois
1994
14 Sep 1994
Age 99
Death of Ethel Myrtle Howell in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Kell, Marion, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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