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William Orval "Dillie" Howes 1891–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1891

Birth Location: Alton, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1965

Death Location: Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Howes

Mother: Susan Williams

Spouse(s): Lina Hoover, Gertrude Crites

Children(s):

William Orval "Dillie" Howes was born in 1891 in Alton, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Jonathan Oliver Johnnie Howes And Susan Rachel Williams. In 1900, William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA. William Orval "Dillie" Howes married Gertrude May Gertie Crites, Lina Hoover. William Orval "Dillie" Howes passed away in 1965 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Orval "Dillie" Howes was born in 1891 in Alton, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Jonathan Oliver Johnnie Howes And Susan Rachel Williams.
  • In 1900, William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Orval "Dillie" Howes married Gertrude May Gertie Crites, Lina Hoover.
  • William Orval "Dillie" Howes passed away in 1965 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Howes
1858–1943
Birth Location: Indian Camp, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
JH
Susan Williams
1858–1924
Birth Location: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Lina Hoover
1888–1977
Birth Location: West Virginia
LH
Gertrude Crites
1897–1920
Birth Location: Big Bend, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
GC

Children(s)

William Howes's Ancestors

Self
William Howes
1891–1965
Birth Place: Alton, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonathan Oliver "Johnnie" Howes
1858–1943
Indian Camp, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Susan (Rachel) Williams
1858–1924
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Philander (Pringle) Howes
1828–1910
Lewis County, Virginia , USA
Cynthia (Ann) Gould
1835–1922
Indian Camp, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Howes
1797–1860
Catherine Pringle
1809–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1771–1857
Lois Shurtleff
1777–
John Pringle
1781–1850
Mary Cutright
1785–1863

William Howes's Timeline

12 Records

1891
9 Apr 1891
Birth of William Orval "Dillie" Howes in Alton, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Alton, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 9
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 26
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
1919
15 November 1919
Age 28
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Buckhannon, WV, USA
Buckhannon, WV, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Washington, Washington, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Washington, Washington, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Rural, Upshur, West Virginia
Rural, Upshur, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 49
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Union Mag Dist, Union, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Union Mag Dist, Union, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
William Orval "Dillie" Howes resided here in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1965
20 Nov 1965
Age 74
Death of William Orval "Dillie" Howes in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1965
26 Nov 1965
Age 74
William Orval "Dillie" Howes - Probate in Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Alton, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1698; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1375711

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Upshur County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 November 1919
    Event Place: Buckhannon, WV, USA
    Record Source: Columbiana County, Ohio, U.S., Salem News Obituary Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Meade, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1968; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 137

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Washington, Washington, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Upshur, West Virginia; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2342290

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Upshur, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04449; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 49-12

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Union Mag Dist, Union, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04449; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 49-12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: 4759; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 49-8

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1852-1970; Author: Upshur County (West Virginia). County Clerk; Probate Place: Upshur, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1965
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1965
    Event Place: Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1852-1970; Author: Upshur County (West Virginia). County Clerk; Probate Place: Upshur, West Virginia
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