William Bruce Howes^[1]

1879 - 1960  (81 years)

• Name	William Bruce Howes  [2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1876	West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Birth	Abt 1877	West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Birth	Abt 1879	West Virginia, USA   [7]
  Born	30 Sep 1879	Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
  	William produces two clear pieces of evidence that his birthday was 30 Sep, and he was alive at the 1880 census.
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1880	Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [8]
  Birth	Abt 1880	West Virginia, USA   [9]
  Birth	Abt Jan 1880	West Virginia, USA
  Birth	30 Jan 1880  [10]
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Union, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [11]
  Birth	30 Sep 1880	Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Birth	Abt 1881	West Virginia, USA   [12]
  Birth	30 Sep 1881	Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [13]
  Residence	14 Jan 1907	Randolph, West Virginia, USA   [8]
  Occupation	15 Apr 1910  [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	15 Apr 1910	Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA   [9]
  Occupation	1 Jan 1920  [5]
  	Coal Miner
  Residence	1 Jan 1920	Roaring Creek, Randolph, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Occupation	1 Apr 1930  [12]
  	Laborer, Coal Mine
  Residence	1 Apr 1930	Cass, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA   [12]
  Income	1939  [7]
  	$1,426
  Occupation	1 Apr 1940  [7]
  	Coal Miner
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Cass, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  Physical Description	27 Apr 1942  [13]
  	Ht: 5'7"; wt: 148lb; blue eyes; brown hair
  Occupation	27 Apr 1942  [13]
  	Works for Rosedale Coal Company
  Residence	27 Apr 1942	Hildebrand, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA   [13]
  Residence	1 Apr 1950	Rebecca Street, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Lodger
  Died	25 Nov 1960  [10]
  Death	26 Nov 1960	Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
  	Age: 80y
  	the transcribed record seen has Myrtle Currence as his mother, which we take to be an error
  Name	W M Howes  [14]
  Name	William B Howes  [6, 10, 11, 15]
  Name	William B Howse  [9]
  Name	William Bruce Howuse  [13]
  Name	William House  [4]
  Name	William Howes  [1, 5, 7, 14, 16, 17]
  Name	William M Howes  [12]
  Name	Willie Howes  [8]
  Social Security Number	232-09-5809  [3]
  Buried	Abt 30 Nov 1960	Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Barbour, West Virginia, USA   [10]
  Notes	not found in 1900
  Person ID	I176668	ONS
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	John Randolph Howes,   b. 17 Sep 1853, Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 May 1913, Indian Camp, Upshur, West Virginia, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Eliza Ellen Parker,   b. 16 Sep 1853, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
  Married	1872	Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [16]
  Married	16 Mar 1872	Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F54433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Currence,   b. Abt 1887, Randolph, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1940  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1907	Randolph, West Virginia, USA   [8]
  	above is date of license - bottom part of form not completed
  Children	1. Arch Earl Howes,   b. Abt 1906, West Virginia, USA + 2. Minnie Mae Howes,   b. 14 Apr 1907, Randolph, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA  (Age 31 years)   3. Otha W Howes,   b. Abt 1911, West Virginia, USA   4. Bessie E Howes,   b. Abt 1916, West Virginia, USA   5. Pearl Rosie Howes,   b. 22 Mar 1918, Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1995, Harrison, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   6. Joseph Ray Howes,   b. 7 Jun 1920, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 2002, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years) + 7. Henry Osborne Howes,   b. 18 May 1922, Mabie, Randolph, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Jun 1952, Everettville, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA  (Age 30 years) + 8. Juanita Daisy Howes,   b. 3 Jun 1924, Randolph, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Jun 1991, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years) + 9. Placeholder Howes,   d. Not relevant
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F63551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1876 - West Virginia, USA Birth - Abt 1877 - West Virginia, USA Birth - Abt 1879 - West Virginia, USA Birth - Abt 1880 - West Virginia, USA Birth - Abt Jan 1880 - West Virginia, USA Birth - Abt 1881 - West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1897] Social security record - daughter. [S458] Death report - son. [S1896] US Social Security Applications & Claims, ancestry.com. [S217] Marriage record - daughter. [S140] 1920 Census - US. [S3796] 1950 Census - US. [S955] 1940 Census - US. [S603] West Virginia Marriages, archive.wvculture.org, ancestry.com, findmypast.com. [S160] 1910 Census - US. [S568] Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, 93586592. [S182] 1880 Census - US. [S7] 1930 Census - US. [S158] WW2 draft registration card. [S218] Marriage record - son. [S1150] West Virginia Deaths. [S406] Howes Genealogy - used with the permission of the Dennis Historical Society, Joshua Crowell Howes, revised and extended by Col. Bob Howes, (1892, revised in 2006). [S1905] Social security record - son.