Howard, Percival Sewell (1886-1973)

Percy S. Howard, British Columbia from the earliest times to the present, volume 4, 1913 [cropped]; facing page 240; https://archive.org/stream/britishcolumbiaf04schouoft#page/241/mode/1up.

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1914, Part 1, page 925 [edited image].

Percival Sewell Howard was an accountant. He lived at 1835 Barclay Street in 1914.

 

Family Background

Percival Sewell Howard was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 20, 1886. (He was often called “Percy S. Howard.”) His father was George Robert Howard (1847-1931), a lawyer who practiced in Toronto and Winnipeg before retiring to Vancouver.

George Robert Howard, Vancouver Sun, April 6, 1931, page 5, column 1; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RqtlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xIgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4938%2C512506.

Vancouver Sun, April 7, 1931, page 16, column 1; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R6tlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xIgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1615%2C699887; [same as notice in Vancouver Province, April 7, 1931, page 3, column 2].

Percy’s mother was Jane Frances Sewell (1847-1939).

Vancouver Sun, May 25, 1939, page 7, column 3; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oTRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2478%2C3563070. (Note: unlike the references to Percy in George Robert Howard’s death notices (above), Jane’s death notices do not mention Percy.)

 

Percy’s Life on the Prairies

Percy attended St. John’s Boys’ School in Winnipeg. When he was 17 he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, where he served for three years.

In 1903 he applied for a grant of homestead land in southeast Alberta.

Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Homestead Grant Registers. R190-75-1-E. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Name: Percy Sewell Howard; Application Date: 18 Jun 1903; Place: Alberta, Canada; Homestead Number: 139657; Part: SW; Section: 28; Township: 11; Range: 6; Meridian: W4.

Percy may not have taken further steps to acquire this land. The Land Grants of Western Canada database shows that Henry Hobson became the owner.

Percy worked as an accountant for two years in Winnipeg, followed by a period in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

From 1907 to 1910 he was the official auditor for the Province of Saskatchewan.

On December 16, 1908, Percy married Margaret (“Madge”) Eleanor Collier. She was born in Redruth, Cornwall, England about 1882. Her parents were Captain Ebenezer Richard Collier and Margaret Jeffrey Roberts.

Social, Saskatoon Daily Phoenix, December 16, 1908, page 8, column 1; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UttfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WW0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1687%2C5019215.

In 1909, Percy was living at 315 North Fifth Avenue in Saskatoon.

Henderson’s City of Saskatoon Directory, 1909, page 149; http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/3177.1.2/151.html.

 

Life in Vancouver

Percy and Margaret moved to Vancouver in 1910. Percy first appeared in the Vancouver directories in 1911. He was living on Fifth Avenue in North Vancouver and working as an accountant with Harry J. Perrin.

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1911, Part 1, page 773.

Percy and Margaret lived at the following addresses in Vancouver.

1911 to 1912	Fifth Avenue (North Vancouver)
1913	North Vancouver (no street address under Vancouver names)
1914	1835 Barclay Street
1915	34th Avenue near Larch Street
1916 to 1920	Not listed under Vancouver names

Percy was active in local military affairs.

Vancouver Daily World, October 16, 1915, page 19, column 4.

 

Travel Abroad

In 1916, Percy was in Belize, British Honduras. Margaret and her two sons, Bernard and Richard, travelled from Belize to London, England.

“Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KTR1-MS1 : 8 October 2015), Madge Eleanor Howard, 1916; citing Ship Suriname, affiliate film #58, NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,454,915.

In May 1917, Margaret, Bernard and Richard sailed from Liverpool, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

“Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HLK-CXJ : 27 December 2014), Madge E Howard, May 1917; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, T-4756, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

 

Time in Montreal

By 1920, Percy and Margaret were in Montreal, Quebec, along with their sons. Percy was managing an apartment house.

Montreal City Directory, 1921, page 1056 [edited image].

Percy and Margaret were divorced sometime in the 1920s.

 

Margaret’s Life after Divorce: Move to Vancouver

By 1927, Margaret was living in Vancouver.

Wrigley’s British Columbia Directory, 1927, page 1007 [edited image].

In 1945, she was at 2366 Marine Drive in West Vancouver.

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, 1945, page 752.

By 1955, she was married to Colin McIntosh MacLean, who worked in the advertising department of the Vancouver Sun. They were living at 2366 Marine Drive.

Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory, 1955, page 505.

Colin was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on December 7, 1876. His parents were Hugh MacLean and Mary Parr. Colin had been married before, to Helen Robinson Wallace (1880-1952).

In 1962, Colin and Margaret appeared on the federal voters list.

Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Name: Colin Mcintosh Maclean; Occupation: Retired; Year: 1962; Location: Coast-Capilano, British Columbia, Canada; Electoral District: Coast-Capilano.

Colin died in West Vancouver on July 2, 1963. He was buried in Capilano View Cemetery in West Vancouver.

Margaret died in Victoria, British Columbia, on May 28, 1970.

 

Percy’s Life after Divorce: Move to Chicago and Second Marriage

Percy moved to Chicago, Illinois, on March 29, 1926.

The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954; NAI: 4527226; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004. Ancestry.com. Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Name: Percy S Howard; Gender: Male; Age: 40; Nationality: English; Birth Date: abt 1886; Birth Place: Winnepeg, Canada; Arrival Date: 29 Mar 1926; Arrival Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; Departure Contact: Wife Margeret; Spouse: Margeret.

National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Illinois, Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: 593882; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21. Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Name: Percy S . Howard; Record Type: Certificate; Arrival Date: 29 Mar 1926; Arrival Place: Detroit, Michigan; Certificate Number: 11 142893.

On April 19, 1928, in Chicago, Percy married Regina Elise Dolan (sometimes called Catherine Regina Dolan). She was born on June 14, 1896, in Kankakee, Illinois, a town south of Chicago.

In 1920, Regina was a social worker working with the American Red Cross in Chicago. In 1927 she was in Kankakee.

Kankakee, Illinois, City Directory, 1927, page 129.

In 1930, Percy and Regina were in Chicago. Percy was a hotel auditor.

Percy became a naturalized United States citizen in 1940.

National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1906 – 1991; NAI Number: 6756404; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21. Ancestry.com. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Name: Percy Sewell Howard [S . Howard]; Record Type: Petition; Birth Date: 20 Apr 1885; Birth Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Arrival Date: 29 Mar 1926; Arrival Place: Detroit, Michigan; Spouse: Regina Dolan; Petition Number: 194881.

In 1940, Percy and Regina were in Downers Grove, Illinois. Percy was a hotel comptroller.

In 1946, Percy and Regina bought the Samuel T. and Mary B. Parnell house at 220 Angels Trail, in Taney County, Missouri. At that time, Howard was an accountant; Regina was Branson’s city clerk.

Samuel T. and Mary B. Parnell House, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form; https://dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/08000333.pdf.

Percy died on October 25, 1973. He was buried in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery in Joplin, Newton County, Missouri.

Regina moved to Hobbs, New Mexico, where her daughter, Joyce, was a school teacher. Regina died in Hobbs on August 23, 1987. She was buried in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery.

The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, August 25, 1987, page 10, column 1.

Percy and Margaret had the following children.

 

Bernard Victor Collier Howard

Bernard Victor Collier Howard was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on December 23, 1909. (He sometimes went by the name “Victor Collier Howard.”).

For some time he worked as a writer.

On February 18, 1932, in Vancouver, he married Violet Jane Irving, who was a hairdresser. She was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, about 1911. Her parents were Thomas Irving and Jane Afflack. (This marriage ended in divorce in Vancouver on July 19, 1938. On September 13, 1940, Violet married Carleton Gross Moore, who was a soldier. He died in Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia, on December 23, 1962.)

In 1945, Bernard travelled to Seattle, Washington. His contact information in Canada was his mother, Margaret E. Howard, who lived at 2366 Marine Drive in West Vancouver.

The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Blaine, Washington, 1924-1956; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 – 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: 2675039; Roll Number: 011. Ancestry.com. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Bernard Collier Howard [Victor Howard]; Gender: Male; Race/Nationality: English; Age: 35; Birth Date: 23 Dec 1909; Birth Place: Saskatoon, Sask; Arrival Date: 25 Feb 1945; Port of Arrival: Blaine, Washington, USA; Residence Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Record Type: Cards.

In 1951 Victor became a naturalized United States citizen.

He died on July 30, 1958, in Los Angeles County, California. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

 

Richard (“Dick”) Robert Howard

Richard (“Dick”) Robert Howard was born in Vancouver on September 27, 1911.

He worked as a banker.

He married Constance Margaret Dean.

Dick died on August 16, 1978, in Victoria, British Columbia.

Constance died in Victoria on March 31, 2015.

 

Percy and Regina had the following children

 

Veronica Joyce Howard

Veronica Joyce Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 14, 1930. (She was often called “Joyce.”)

She became a school teacher, and in 1956 she moved to Hobbs, New Mexico.

In 1962, she married Lawrence Hanford Johnson, who was a lawyer. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 30, 1926. His parents were Harry Stainbrook and Florence Wagner Johnson. In 1984, he became a district judge.

Lawrence died on October 6, 2008.

Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 8, 2008, page 32, column 4.

Joyce died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 24, 2010.

Lawrence and Joyce had a daughter, Regina Elise Johnson, who married John Timothy Donnell in 1974.

 

James Dolan Howard

James Dolan Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 26, 1934.

In 1956 he married Emma Lee Seaman.

The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, October 28, 1956, page 27, columns 3-4.

The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri; December 23, 1956, page 20, columns 1-2.

In 1956 James was a geology instructor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, April 4, 1965, page 32, columns 4-5.

In 1974 James was in Savannah, Georgia. In 2008 he was in Pahoa, Hawaii.

 

Sources

George Robert Howard (father of Percival Sewell Howard)

“Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN7-9ZX : 10 April 2015), George Robert Howard and Jane Francis Sewell, 28 Jul 1876; citing registration , East Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,646.

“Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN7-386 : 10 April 2015), George Robert Howard and Jane Frances Sewell, 28 Jun 1876; citing registration , East Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,646.

“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKZ-Z85 : 3 August 2016), Geo K Howard, Ward 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148099.

“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKS-4VT : 27 April 2017), Geo R Howard, Winnipeg (city/cité), Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 10, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-H6VM : 16 July 2016), George Robert Howard, 1911; citing Census, MacDonald Sub-Districts 1-59, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,667.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLVG-LXZ : 8 November 2017), George Robert Howard, 1931.

“Dies in Collapse at Church Service; George R. Howard, Aged 84, Stricken at St. Mark’s Sunday,” Vancouver Province, April 6, 1931, page 5.

“Funeral of G.R. Howard on Wednesday Afternoon,” Vancouver Province, April 7, 1931, page 22.

“Grandsons Are Pall-Bearers at Funeral of George R. Howard,” Vancouver Province, April 8, 1931, page 13.

 

Jane Frances Sewell (mother of Percival Sewell Howard)

“Ontario Census, 1861,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQL-28P : 8 November 2014), Jane Frances Sewell, East Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 64, line 24; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1061-1062, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,308.

“Ontario Census, 1861,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7L-6TP : 5 September 2017), Jane Frances Sewell, East Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 64, line 24; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1061-1062, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,934.

“Canada Census, 1871,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QG-YY7 : 2 April 2016), Jane Francis Sewell in household of Samuel Sewell, East Zorra, North Oxford, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 71, line 20; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9912, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,606.

“Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN7-9ZJ : 10 April 2015), George Robert Howard and Jane Francis Sewell, 28 Jul 1876; citing registration , East Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,646.

“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKZ-Z8R : 3 August 2016), Jane F Howard, Ward 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148099.

“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKS-4VY : 27 April 2017), Jane F Howard, Winnipeg (city/cité), Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 10, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-H6V9 : 16 July 2016), Jane Francis Howard in entry for George Robert Howard, 1911; citing Census, MacDonald Sub-Districts 1-59, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,667.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL21-RLG : 8 November 2017), Jane Frances Howard, 1939.

“Jane Frances Howard, death notice, Vancouver Province, May 25, 1939, page 21; Vancouver Sun, May 25, 1939, page 17; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oTRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1382%2C3623139.

“Laid at Rest” [Mrs. Jane F. Howard], Vancouver Province, May 26, 1939, page 18 [includes photograph of Mrs. Jane F. Howard].

 

Francis Mabel Sewell Howard (sister of George Robert Howard)

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRJ-BHM : 8 November 2017), Francis Mabel Sewell Howard, 1948.

 

Percival Sewell Howard

Percy Sewell Howard, British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present, volume 4, edited by E. O. S. Scholefield, and Frederic William Howay; Vancouver, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1914, pages 240, 241, 243; https://archive.org/stream/britishcolumbiaf04schouoft#page/240/mode/1up; https://archive.org/stream/britishcolumbiaf04schouoft#page/241/mode/1up; https://archive.org/stream/britishcolumbiaf04schouoft#page/243/mode/1up.

Percy S. Howard, Northern who’s who; a biographical dictionary of men and women; by C.W. Parker,Vancouver, Western Press Association Ltd., 1916, page 367; https://archive.org/stream/northernwhoswhob01park#page/367/mode/1up.

“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKZ-Z81 : 3 August 2016), Percy Howard, Ward 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148099.

“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKS-4KM : 27 April 2017), Percy S Howard in household of Jane F Howard, Winnipeg (city/cité), Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 10, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Homestead Grant Registers. R190-75-1-E. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Name: Percy Sewell Howard; Application Date: 18 Jun 1903; Place: Alberta, Canada; Homestead Number: 139657; Part: SW; Section:  28; Township: 11; Range: 6; Meridian: W4.

Land Grants of Western Canada, 1870-1930: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-grants-western-canada-1870-1930/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=261600&: Name: Henry Hobson; Part: NE; Section: 28; Township: 11; Range: 6; Meridian: W4; Folio: 41; Liber: 267; Microfilm Reel Number: C-6144; Item Number: 261600.

“Canada Census, 1906,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJT-YZ6 : 1 April 2016), Percey Howard in household of Robert I Boyd, 6D, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-SWG4 : 15 July 2016), Percy S Howard, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.

1921 Canada Census, Percy S. Howard, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 124; Census Place: Outremont (Town), Montreal (Laurier-Outremont), Quebec; Page Number: 35. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ1P-8R5 : 4 December 2014), Percy Sewell Howard, 26 Jan 1926; citing NARA microfilm publication M1478 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,490,479.

“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS5Q-FJC : accessed 20 December 2017), Percy S Howard, Chicago (Districts 1501-1750), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1606, sheet 1A, line 9, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 485; FHL microfilm 2,340,220.

“Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H5L-Y7K : 8 November 2017), Percy Sewell Howard, 1940; citing Naturalization, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago.

“Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKGS-ZNJ : 12 December 2014), Percy Sewell Howard, 1940; citing Chicago, Illinois, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 85; FHL microfilm 1,432,085.

“United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1VJ-W1M : 7 April 2016), Percy Sewell Howard, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

“United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4S1-8QJ : 8 November 2017), Percival S Howard, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Samuel T. and Mary B. Parnell House, Wikipedia article; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_T._and_Mary_B._Parnell_House.

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“United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRKQ-6JH : 20 May 2014), Percy  Howard, Oct 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLJ-7VHD : 13 December 2015), Percy Sewell Howard, 1973; Burial, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States of America, Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery; citing record ID 99499617, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99499617: “Percy Sewell Howard; Birth 20 Apr 1885 Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Death 25 Oct 1973 Joplin, Newton County, Missouri, USA; Burial  Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery  Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA; Memorial ID 99499617; Son of George Robert Howard and Jane Frances Sewell.”

 

Ebenezer Richard Collier (father of Margaret Eleanor Collier)

“India Marriages, 1792-1948 ,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNH-GHG : 30 December 2014), Ebenezer Richard Collier and Margaret Jeffrey Roberts, 28 Feb 1868; citing Rangoon, Bengal, India; index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 499,029.

 

Margaret Jeffrey Roberts (mother of Margaret Eleanor Collier)

“India Marriages, 1792-1948 ,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNH-GH2 : 30 December 2014), Ebenezer Richard Collier and Margaret Jeffrey Roberts, 28 Feb 1868; citing Rangoon, Bengal, India; index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 499,029.

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Margaret Eleanor Collier (wife of Percival Sewell Howard)

“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XKM-N7Z : 1 October 2014), Margaret Eleanor Collier, 1882; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Redruth, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

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“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-SWGH : 15 July 2016), Madge Howard in entry for Percy S Howard, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.

1921 Canada Census, Marguerite Howard in household of Percy S. Howard, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 124; Census Place: Outremont (Town), Montreal (Laurier-Outremont), Quebec; Page Number: 35. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBX-CFL : 8 November 2017), Margaret Eleanor Maclean, 1970; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/8043499c-7a5e-4b71-866c-f3b3c10b2d17.

 

Colin McIntosh MacLean (husband of Margaret Eleanor Collier)

“Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2J3-KYY : 27 November 2014), Colin Mclean, 07 Dec 1876; citing Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, 07 Dec 1876, reference cn 34265; FHL microfilm 1,845,209.

“Ontario Births, 1869-1912,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMCC-J4C : 16 July 2017), Colin Mclean, 07 Dec 1876; citing Birth, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,209.

“Canada Census, 1881,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFJ-GFL : 30 June 2017), Cole McIntoch McLean in household of Hugh McLean, Ward No. 3, Hamilton (City), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 88; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13256, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,892; http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e328/e008190132.pdf.

“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWLS-857 : 3 August 2016), Colin Mclean, Ward 3, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148143; http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148143-00497.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTF-276 : 8 November 2017), Colin Mcintosh Maclean, 1963; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/2161f0ba-37b9-4c71-8ff6-b009b63efa41.

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23T-3FLZ : 7 June 2016), Colin McIntosh MacLean, 1963; Burial, West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Capilano View Cemetery; citing record ID 158022063, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158022063. Colin McIntosh MacLean; Birth 7 Dec 1876 Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Death 2 Jul 1963 West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial  Capilano View Cemetery  West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Memorial ID 158022063; Father- Hugh MacLean born Scotland; Mother- Mary Parr born England; Spouse: Helen Robinson Wallace MacLean (1880–1952). Second wife- Margaret Eleanor Collier: Name: MacLean, Margaret Eleanor Gender: Female Age: 88 Date: 1970/05/28 Event Place: Victoria Registration Number: 1970-09-007964 B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13303 GSU Mfilm Number: 2034211 Event Type: Death.

 

Helen Robinson Wallace (wife of Colin McIntosh MacLean)

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPX-QC8 : 8 November 2017), Helen Robinson Maclean, 1952; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/747f90de-b018-4f50-828b-ef877d076ec4.

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23T-3FGM : 11 July 2016), Helen Robinson Wallace MacLean, 1952; Burial, West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Capilano View Cemetery; citing record ID 158022013, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158022013: “Helen Robinson Wallace MacLean; Birth 17 Mar 1880 New York, USA; Death 19 Aug 1952 Roberts Creek, Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; burial  Capilano View Cemetery  West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Memorial ID 158022013. Father- John Wallace born in Scotland.

 

James Dolan (father of Catherine Regina Dolan)

James Dolan (1846–1923); Birth MAY 1846, County Clare, Ireland; Death 23 JAN 1923, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA (ancestry.ca).

 

Mary Elizabeth Galvin (mother of Catherine Regina Dolan)

Mary Elizabeth Galvin (1858–1937); Birth 05 MAY 1858, Clifton, Iroquois, Illinois, USA; Death 3 MAY 1937, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA (ancestry.ca).

 

Catherine Regina Dolan (Regina Elise Dolan) (wife of Percival Sewell Howard)

Regina Elise Dolan (1897–1987); Birth ABT 1897, Illinois; Death AUG 1987, Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA (ancestry.ca).

Catherine Regina Dolan (1896–1987); Birth 14 JUN 1896, Illinois, USA; Death AUG 1987, Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA (ancestry.ca)

“Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V22S-69F : 12 December 2014), Catherine Regina Dolan, 14 Jun 1896; Birth, citing Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,839,997.

“United States Census, 1900,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWL-BF4 : accessed 21 December 2017), Catherine R Dolan in household of James Dolan, Kankakee Township Kankakee city Ward 2, Kankakee, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 8B, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,312.

“United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF5-THV : accessed 21 December 2017), Retina Dolan in household of James Dolan, Kankakee Ward 2, Kankakee, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 10B, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 298; FHL microfilm 1,374,311.

“United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJQK-8QP : accessed 21 December 2017), Regina E Dolan in household of Henry C Wolf, Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing  ED 1536, sheet 9A, line 20, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 337; FHL microfilm 1,820,337.

“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS5Q-FJZ : accessed 20 December 2017), Regina D Howard in household of Percy S Howard, Chicago (Districts 1501-1750), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1606, sheet 1A, line 10, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 485; FHL microfilm 2,340,220.

“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW4G-VN9 : accessed 20 December 2017), Regina Howard in household of Percy Howard, Downers Grove, Downers Grove Township, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-33, sheet 7A, line 25, family 164, 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 797.

“United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2TN-CQM : 20 May 2014), Regina  Howard, Aug 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-23C1 : 13 December 2015), Regina Dolan Howard, 1987; Burial, Branson, Taney, Missouri, United States of America, Ozarks Memorial Park; citing record ID 30463825, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30463825: “Regina Dolan Howard; Birth 14 Jun 1896; Death 23 Aug 1987; Burial  Ozarks Memorial Park  Branson, Taney County, Missouri, USA; PLOT Section 4, row 8 from East, N. to S.; Memorial ID 30463825.”

 

Bernard Collier Howard (later Victor Collier Howard) (son of Percival Sewell Howard)

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-SWGC : 15 July 2016), Bernard Howard in entry for Percy S Howard, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.

1921 Canada Census, Barnard Howard in household of Percy S. Howard, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 124; Census Place: Outremont (Town), Montreal (Laurier-Outremont), Quebec; Page Number: 35. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8B-98Z : 21 January 2016), Bernard Victor Collier Howard and Violet Jane Irving, 18 Feb 1932; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13763, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,135,982. [Married dissolved at Vancouver, B.C. on July 19, 1938. File No: D.C.O. 1772—September 3, 1938.]

“California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQQ-C9C : 28 November 2014), Victor Collier Or Bernard Collier Howard, 1951; citing Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, Laguna Niguel; FHL microfilm 1,570,127.

“California Death Index, 1940-1997,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWF-MTW : 26 November 2014), Victor Collier Howard, 30 Jul 1958; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2B-F4K3 : 13 December 2015), Victor Collier Howard, 1958; Burial, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale); citing record ID 85429117, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85429117: “Victor Collier Howard; Birth 23 Dec 1909; Death 30 Jul 1958; Burial  Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)  Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Plot: Fidelity, Map G12, Lot 1896, Space 1; Memorial ID 85429117.”

 

Violet Jane Irving (wife of Bernard Victor Collier Howard)

“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-B4XM : 15 July 2016), Violet Irving in entry for Thomas Irving, 1911; citing Census, Nanaimo Sub-Districts 1-28, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,660.

1921 Canada Census; Violet Jane Irving in household of Thomas Irving; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 16; Census Place: New Castle, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page Number: 25; Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8B-984 : 21 January 2016), Bernard Victor Collier Howard and Violet Jane Irving, 18 Feb 1932; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13763, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,135,982. [Married dissolved at Vancouver, B.C. on July 19, 1938. File No: D.C.O. 1772—September 3, 1938.]

British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1940-09-497598; Carleton Gross Moore and Violet Jane Howard; date of marriage: September 13, 1940; place of marriage: Vancouver; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/2028459f-d60d-44e3-9775-86ca72edd15f.

 

Carleton Gross Moore (husband of Violet Jane Irving)

British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1940-09-497598; Carleton Gross Moore and Violet Jane Howard; date of marriage: September 13, 1940; place of marriage: Vancouver; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/2028459f-d60d-44e3-9775-86ca72edd15f.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTX-3J1 : 8 November 2017), Carleton Gross Moore, 1962; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/f60c766d-1e65-4b86-92cd-3fc2b6d759d6.

 

Richard (“Dick”) Robert Howard (son of Percival Sewell Howard)

1921 Canada Census, Barnard Howard in household of Percy S. Howard, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 124; Census Place: Outremont (Town), Montreal (Laurier-Outremont), Quebec; Page Number: 35. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBB-BJJ : 8 November 2017), Richard Robert Howard, 1978.

Richard (Dick) Robert Howard, death notice, Victoria Daily Colonist, August 16, 1978, page 42: “Howard—On August 16, 1978, Richard (Dick) Robert, beloved husband of Connie Margaret Howard of Victoria. Survived also by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Gladys Howard, Victoria, and a niece. Mrs. Herbert (Cathie) Wegner, Tsawwassen. Private family service. Cremation. Rev. F.W. Hayes officiating. In lieu of flowers donations to the B.C. Cancer Society would be appreciated. Arrangements through the Memorial Society of B.C. and First Memorial Services Ltd.”

Gladys E. Howard, death notice, The Vancouver Sun, January 14, 2002; [CAN-BC-OBITS] Jan 14, 2002 Part 1 – Lower Mainland / Vancouver; http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAN-BC-OBITS/2002-01/1011053642: “Howard, Gladys E., passed away peacefully at the Royal Jubilee Hospital on January 10, 2002. She will be lovingly remembered by her sister, Constance M. Howard; daughter, Cathie (Herb) Wegner; 2 grandchildren, Barb and Rick; and 3 great-grandchildren. Gladys had varied interests and especially music. She herself was an accomplished pianist. Private cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.”

Constance M. Howard, death notice, published in Victoria Times Colonist from April 4 to April 5, 2015; http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=constance-m-howard&pid=174554360&fhid=6809: “Howard, Constance M. Passed away peacefully at Royal Jubilee Hospital on March 31, 2015. She is predeceased by her husband Dick and her sister Gladys. Survived by her niece Cathie Wegner (Herb), her grandniece Barb (Dale) and their two children Tyson and Braden and grandnephew Rick (Shaunna) and their two children Taylor and Kali. As per her wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no funeral services. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. First Memorial Funeral Services – Victoria, 1155 Fort Street, Victoria, BC V8V3K9, (250) 384-5512.”

 

Veronica Joyce Howard (daughter of Percival Sewell Howard)

“Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDC-GYR5 : 18 May 2016), Veronica Joyce Howard, 14 Apr 1930; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 16931, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW4G-VNS : accessed 20 December 2017), Joyce Howard in household of Percy Howard, Downers Grove, Downers Grove Township, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-33, sheet 7A, line 26, family 164, 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 797.

Joyce Howard Johnson, death notice, Albuquerque Journal, published on October 27, 2010; http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/show/210279: “Johnson — Joyce Howard Johnson, formerly of Hobbs, passed away at her home in Albuquerque on October 24, 2010. Joyce was born in Chicago, IL to Percy and Regina Howard. She attended Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove, IL and was a graduate of Branson High School, Branson, MO and Pittsburgh Teachers College in Pittsburgh, KS. She obtained her M.A. in education from UNM. She moved from Branson to Hobbs NM in 1956 and taught in the public schools off and on until her retirement in 1995. She also taught a legendary private kindergarten at the First Presbyterian Church for 12 years. Joyce ended her professional career teaching in the gifted program in Hobbs. Joyce had numerous interests, including gardening, entertaining, listening to jazz, weaving, knitting, reading and traveling. She will best be remembered for her influence on her many students over the years, her loyalty and discretion as a friend and mother, and her wonderful sense of humor. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Johnson, retired district judge from the Fifth Judicial District. She is survived by her daughter, Regina Elise Johnson of Albuquerque; nephew Jamie Howard and wife Natascha; sister-in-law Emmie Seaman; brother James D. Howard; the KnitWits, her beloved weekly knitting group members; and her many other friends in the community of Hobbs and elsewhere. A memorial service and celebration of Joyce’s life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Hobbs, Saturday, November 6, 2010.”

“United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPMW-S2Q : 20 May 2014), Joyce Howard Johnson, 24 Oct 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

“United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKLG-7WPM : 26 October 2016), Joyce Howard Johnson, New Mexico, United States, 26 Oct 2010; from “Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 – Today),” database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Albuquerque Journal, born-digital text.

“Miss Regina Elise Johnson, John Timothy Donnell Wed,” The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 2, 1974, page 28, columns 1-2. “The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hanford Johnson, 702 Seco Drive. . . . Following the ceremony, wine was poured by the bride’s uncle, James Dolan Howard, of Savannah, Georgia, for the assembled members of the family.”

 

James Dolan Howard (son of Percival Sewell Howard)

“Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL99-G8LD : 27 March 2017), James Dolan Howard, 26 Feb 1934; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 8153, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW4G-VN3 : accessed 20 December 2017), James Howard in household of Percy Howard, Downers Grove, Downers Grove Township, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-33, sheet 7A, line 27, family 164, 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 797.