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Edwin Kenton Howard

Birth
Otway, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Death
9 Oct 1965 (aged 81)
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Edwin married Bertha E. Blevins on 26 Oct 1904 in Scioto County, Ohio.

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Dies in Crash

Father of Highland County Residents

The father of two Highland County residents was killed outright in a highway accident near Youngsville, south of Seaman, Saturday about 12:30 P.M.

Fatally injured was Edwin K. Howard, 82, of Peebles Rt. 4 (Adams County).

According to reports to the Adams County sheriff's office, Howard was turning his automobile onto Ohio 247 when his car was struck by one driven by ***, 16, Peebles Rt. 2.

Howard's wife, Bertha, 79, is in Adams County Hospital in serious condition suffering from multiple fractures, cuts and bruises.

*** is also in Adams County Hospital with an ankle fracture and face cuts.

Both cars were severely damaged in the accident which is still under investigation.

Services for the accident victim will be held Tuesday at 2 P.M. at the Lewis Funeral Home in Seaman, with burial following in Berea Chapel Cemetery in Scioto County.

He was born in Scioto County on Aug. 11, 1884, the son of Evan and Mary Howard.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha; eight children, Ernest, Seaman Rt.1, Vernon, Hillsboro Rt.2, Esther Gollihue, Franklin Furnace, Mrs. John O'Rourke, Waverly, Mrs. Edna Potts, Hillsboro Rt.2, Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mrs. Kenneth Ross, and Mrs. James Worrell, all of Dayton; and one sister, Mrs. Adelia Pearce, Portsmouth.

Obit
Hillsboro Press Gazette
12 Oct 1965

Type the way it was written.

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Additional Sources:

1900 US Census: Age 15, b. abt. Aug 1884 in Ohio
1910 US Census: Age 25, b. abt. 1885 in Ohio
1920 US Census: Age 35, b. abt. 1885 in Ohio
1930 US Census: Age 45, b. abt. 1885 in Ohio
1940 US Census: Age 54, b. abt. 1886 in Ohio

WWII Draft Reg. Card: b. 11 Aug 1884 in Scioto, Ohio
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958: b. abt. 1886 in Brush Creek Twp.

Tombstone: only lists years of birth 1884 - 1865
Brush Creek Twp., Scioto County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions.

SSDI lists dob as 11 Aug 1884 and dod as Oct 1965.

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 list dob as 1883 and dod as 09 Oct 1965.

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I do not have permission to use the tombstone photo.

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Additional children of Edwin and Bertha:

Ernest Herbert Howard, b. 26 Mar 1906 in Brush Creek Twp., Scioto Co., OH & d. 29 Mar 1980. He married Beulah Yvonne Margaret [Young] Howard, b. 09 Feb 1920 in Adams Co., OH and d. 15 Oct 1996 in Hillsboro, Highland Co., OH.

Ezra Vernon Howard, b. 26 Aug 1907 in Brush Creek Twp., Scioto Co., OH and d. 10 Nov 1974 in Hillsboro, Highland Co., OH. He married Beatrice J. Nee Howard, b. 1915 and d. 1983.

Ester Alice Howard / Gallion / Gollihugh, b. 21 Feb 1909 in OH and d. 24 Nov 1991 in OH. She married 1st William Gallion, b. 23 Dec 1909 in Elliott Co., KY and d. 25 Nov 1930 in Scioto Co., OH. She married 2nd, Charles Gollihue.

Erma Mae Howard / Robinson / Shoemaker / O'Rourke, b. 16 Dec 1912 in OH and d. 06 May 1998. She married 1st Nee Robinson, 2nd Clyde Shoemaker, 3rd John O'Rourke.

Edra Howard Potts, b. 26 May 1915 in OH and d. 12 Jan 2004 in OH.

Elma E. Howard, b. abt. 1919 in OH.

Edna Geneva Howard Becker, b. 09 Jun 1921 in Lawrence Co., OH and d. 09 Feb 2001 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.
Edwin married Bertha E. Blevins on 26 Oct 1904 in Scioto County, Ohio.

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Dies in Crash

Father of Highland County Residents

The father of two Highland County residents was killed outright in a highway accident near Youngsville, south of Seaman, Saturday about 12:30 P.M.

Fatally injured was Edwin K. Howard, 82, of Peebles Rt. 4 (Adams County).

According to reports to the Adams County sheriff's office, Howard was turning his automobile onto Ohio 247 when his car was struck by one driven by ***, 16, Peebles Rt. 2.

Howard's wife, Bertha, 79, is in Adams County Hospital in serious condition suffering from multiple fractures, cuts and bruises.

*** is also in Adams County Hospital with an ankle fracture and face cuts.

Both cars were severely damaged in the accident which is still under investigation.

Services for the accident victim will be held Tuesday at 2 P.M. at the Lewis Funeral Home in Seaman, with burial following in Berea Chapel Cemetery in Scioto County.

He was born in Scioto County on Aug. 11, 1884, the son of Evan and Mary Howard.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha; eight children, Ernest, Seaman Rt.1, Vernon, Hillsboro Rt.2, Esther Gollihue, Franklin Furnace, Mrs. John O'Rourke, Waverly, Mrs. Edna Potts, Hillsboro Rt.2, Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mrs. Kenneth Ross, and Mrs. James Worrell, all of Dayton; and one sister, Mrs. Adelia Pearce, Portsmouth.

Obit
Hillsboro Press Gazette
12 Oct 1965

Type the way it was written.

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Additional Sources:

1900 US Census: Age 15, b. abt. Aug 1884 in Ohio
1910 US Census: Age 25, b. abt. 1885 in Ohio
1920 US Census: Age 35, b. abt. 1885 in Ohio
1930 US Census: Age 45, b. abt. 1885 in Ohio
1940 US Census: Age 54, b. abt. 1886 in Ohio

WWII Draft Reg. Card: b. 11 Aug 1884 in Scioto, Ohio
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958: b. abt. 1886 in Brush Creek Twp.

Tombstone: only lists years of birth 1884 - 1865
Brush Creek Twp., Scioto County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions.

SSDI lists dob as 11 Aug 1884 and dod as Oct 1965.

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 list dob as 1883 and dod as 09 Oct 1965.

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I do not have permission to use the tombstone photo.

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Additional children of Edwin and Bertha:

Ernest Herbert Howard, b. 26 Mar 1906 in Brush Creek Twp., Scioto Co., OH & d. 29 Mar 1980. He married Beulah Yvonne Margaret [Young] Howard, b. 09 Feb 1920 in Adams Co., OH and d. 15 Oct 1996 in Hillsboro, Highland Co., OH.

Ezra Vernon Howard, b. 26 Aug 1907 in Brush Creek Twp., Scioto Co., OH and d. 10 Nov 1974 in Hillsboro, Highland Co., OH. He married Beatrice J. Nee Howard, b. 1915 and d. 1983.

Ester Alice Howard / Gallion / Gollihugh, b. 21 Feb 1909 in OH and d. 24 Nov 1991 in OH. She married 1st William Gallion, b. 23 Dec 1909 in Elliott Co., KY and d. 25 Nov 1930 in Scioto Co., OH. She married 2nd, Charles Gollihue.

Erma Mae Howard / Robinson / Shoemaker / O'Rourke, b. 16 Dec 1912 in OH and d. 06 May 1998. She married 1st Nee Robinson, 2nd Clyde Shoemaker, 3rd John O'Rourke.

Edra Howard Potts, b. 26 May 1915 in OH and d. 12 Jan 2004 in OH.

Elma E. Howard, b. abt. 1919 in OH.

Edna Geneva Howard Becker, b. 09 Jun 1921 in Lawrence Co., OH and d. 09 Feb 2001 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.


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  • Created by: Karen
  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78835937/edwin_kenton-howard: accessed ), memorial page for Edwin Kenton Howard (11 Aug 1884–9 Oct 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78835937, citing Berea Chapel Cemetery, Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Karen (contributor 46879409).