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Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard 1882–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1882

Birth Location: Farmerville, Union, Louisiana

Death Date: 23 Aug 1961

Death Location: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Nancy Gentry

Spouse(s): David Sr

Children(s): Jessie Sr, David Jr, Louis Howard, William Howard, Wesley Howard, Ida Owensby

In 1882, Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard entered the world in Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, born to Jesse Hobdy Dildy And Nancy Jane Gentry. Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard married David Edgar Howard Sr, and had children including David Edgar Howard Jr, Ida Volena Howard Owensby, Jessie Walter Howard Sr, Louis Clinton Howard, Wesley D Howard, William Jesse Howard. Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard passed away in 1961 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1882, Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard entered the world in Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, born to Jesse Hobdy Dildy And Nancy Jane Gentry.
  • Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard married David Edgar Howard Sr, and had children including David Edgar Howard Jr, Ida Volena Howard Owensby, Jessie Walter Howard Sr, Louis Clinton Howard, Wesley D Howard, William Jesse Howard.
  • Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard passed away in 1961 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Minnie Howard's Ancestors

Self
Minnie Howard
1882–1961
Birth Place: Farmerville, Union, Louisiana
Parents
Nancy (Jane) Gentry
1842–
Mississippi
Grandparents
Sarah Gentry
1810–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minnie Howard's Descendants

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Minnie (Viola (Dildy)) Howard (22 Aug 1882–23 Aug 1961) m. David (Edgar Howard) Sr (16 August 1873–14 September 1961)
  1. 1. Jessie (Walter Howard) Sr 1897–1981 m. Mattie (Louise) Howard 1900–1974
    1. 1. Beatrice (Howard) Vannoy 1920–1990
  2. 2. David (Edgar Howard) Jr 1918–2003
  3. 3. Louis (Clinton) Howard 1907–1944
  4. 4. William (Jesse) Howard 1909–1966
  5. 5. Wesley (D.) Howard 1923–2004
  6. 6. Ida (Volena (Howard)) Owensby 1912–1975

Minnie Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1882
22 Aug 1882
Birth of Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard in Farmerville, Union, Louisiana
Farmerville, Union, Louisiana
1961
23 Aug 1961
Age 79
Death of Minnie Viola (Dildy) Howard in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1882
    Event Place: Farmerville, Union, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1961
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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