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Howard Melvin Church 1918–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUL 1918

Birth Location: Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 5 SEP 1984

Death Location: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA

Father: Carlos Church

Mother: Opal McPheron

Spouse(s): Betty Alexander

Children(s):

The story of Howard Melvin Church began in 1918 in Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Howard Melvin Church resided in Hardin, Ohio, USA. In 1930, Howard Melvin Church resided in Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, USA. Howard Melvin Church married Anne Avery, Betty Jane Alexander. Howard Melvin Church passed away in 1984 in Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Howard Melvin Church began in 1918 in Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Howard Melvin Church resided in Hardin, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1930, Howard Melvin Church resided in Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, USA.
  • Howard Melvin Church married Anne Avery, Betty Jane Alexander.
  • Howard Melvin Church passed away in 1984 in Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carlos Church
1896–1972
Birth Location: Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
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Opal McPheron
1900–1993
Birth Location: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Betty Alexander
1920–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
BA

Children(s)

Howard Church's Ancestors

Self
Howard Church
1918–1984
Birth Place: Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
Parents
Carlos Dail Church
1896–1972
Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
Opal (Annetta) McPheron
1900–1993
Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Chester Church
1864–1939
Ohio, USA
Harriet (Belle) Shaw
1868–1938
Ohio, USA
Morgan (Henry) McPheron
1864–1946
Perry, Allen, Ohio, USA
Rebecca (Elizabeth) Burgess
1868–1904
Cairo, Allen, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Church
1833–1914
Elizabeth Halsey
1833–1919
James Shaw
1816–
Magdeline Fox
1836–
David McPheron
1823–1898
Marietta Lippincott
1845–1869
Raymond Burgess
1847–1918
Arnetta Kent
1848–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Collis Church
1795–1865
Polly Halsey
1735–
Gurden Halsey
1797–1852
Eliza Osborne
1800–1880
Daniel Fox
1802–1879
Rebecca Keister
1804–1876
William McPheron
1781–1852
Jane McAmis
1782–1854
Joseph Lippincott
1803–1842
Rebecca Bland
1805–1892
Richard Burgess
1817–1899
Susannah Scholfield
1820–1915
William Kent
1810–1896
Rebecca Simms
1817–1904

Howard Church's Timeline

9 Records

1918
23 JUL 1918
Birth of Howard Melvin Church in Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Howard Melvin Church resided here in Hardin, Ohio, USA
Hardin, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Howard Melvin Church resided here in Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, USA
Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Howard Melvin Church resided here in Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 22
Howard Melvin Church resided here in Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
1944
Apr 1944
Age 26
Howard Melvin Church resided here
None
1947
1947
Age 29
Howard Melvin Church resided here in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Howard Melvin Church resided here in Le Claire, Scott, Iowa, USA
Le Claire, Scott, Iowa, USA
1984
5 SEP 1984
Age 66
Death of Howard Melvin Church in Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUL 1918
    Event Place: Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 244
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: T627_3140; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 72-17
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ada Ward 1, Hardin, Ohio; Roll: T625_1397; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 96; Image: 396
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio; Roll: 1865; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0029; Image: 1056.0; FHL microfilm: 2341599
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 6 Jun 1961; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.2267599
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Le Claire, Scott, Io

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hardin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ada Ward 1, Hardin, Ohio; Roll: T625_1397; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 96; Image: 396

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Putnam, Ohio; Roll: 1865; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0029; Image: 1056.0; FHL microfilm: 2341599

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ada, Hardin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: T627_3140; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 72-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: T627_3140; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 72-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1944
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Le Claire, Scott, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Le Claire, Scott, Io

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 244

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ke-Nper Lan Hotel
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 6 Jun 1961; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.2267599

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1984
    Event Place: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] Web: Hancock County, Ohio, Obituary Index, 1808-2010
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