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William Lester Howard 1923–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 APR 1923

Birth Location: Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States

Death Date: 4 AUG 2012

Death Location: Oklahoma City, , Oklahoma

Father: William Howard

Mother: Letitia Dickey

Spouse(s): Marjorie Myers

Children(s):

William Lester Howard was born in 1923 in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States, the child of William Lester Howard And Letitia Browder Dickey. In 1935, William Lester Howard resided in Same House. In 1940, William Lester Howard resided in Olustee, Olustee Town, Jackson, Oklahoma, United S. William Lester Howard married Marjorie Myers, and had children including Ross William Howard. William Lester Howard passed away in 2012 in Oklahoma City, , Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • William Lester Howard was born in 1923 in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States, the child of William Lester Howard And Letitia Browder Dickey.
  • In 1935, William Lester Howard resided in Same House.
  • In 1940, William Lester Howard resided in Olustee, Olustee Town, Jackson, Oklahoma, United S.
  • William Lester Howard married Marjorie Myers, and had children including Ross William Howard.
  • William Lester Howard passed away in 2012 in Oklahoma City, , Oklahoma.

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Spouses(s)

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William Howard's Ancestors

Self
William Howard
1923–2012
Birth Place: Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
Parents
William Lester Howard
1892–1964
Old Fort Polk, TN
Letitia (Browder) Dickey
1894–1965
Klondyke, Greer, TX
Grandparents
David (Levi Lincoln Waterman) Dickey
1860–1937
Abingdon, Washington, VA
Lula (Ora) Echols
1865–1927
Echols, Dale, AL
Great-Grandparents
James Dickey
1829–1876
Susan Waterman
1830–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Waterman
1794–1876
Mary Cutler
1800–1863

William Howard's Timeline

4 Records

1923
16 APR 1923
Birth of William Lester Howard in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
1935
1935
Age 12
William Lester Howard resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 17
William Lester Howard resided here in Olustee, Olustee Town, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
Olustee, Olustee Town, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
2012
4 AUG 2012
Age 89
Death of William Lester Howard in Oklahoma City, , Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, , Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 APR 1923
    Event Place: Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 July 2018, 22:43), entry for William Lester Howard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5DG-RG2
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 2 July 2019), W L Bill Howard Jr, Oklahoma, United States, 08 Aug 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, <i>GenealogyBank.com<i> ( : 2014); citing <i>Altus Times<i>, born-digital text.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2018), William L Howard in household of William L Howard, Olustee, Olustee Town, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-27, sheet 4A, line 3, family 73, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3299.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Olustee, Olustee Town, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 July 2018, 22:43), entry for William Lester Howard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5DG-RG2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 AUG 2012
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 July 2018, 22:43), entry for William Lester Howard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5DG-RG2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 AUG 2012
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, , Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 July 2018, 22:43), entry for William Lester Howard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5DG-RG2
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 2 July 2019), W L Bill Howard Jr, Oklahoma, United States, 08 Aug 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, <i>GenealogyBank.com<i> ( : 2014); citing <i>Altus Times<i>, born-digital text.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 July 2018, 22:43), entry for William Lester Howard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5DG-RG2

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