Garland Arthur Howell Part 6

Garland Arthur Howell Part 6

1960 -- Mother Katie Elizabeth Watkins Howell died
1961 -- Historical Insight -- John F. Kennedy Inauguration
1961 -- Garland's sudden death

1960 age 45

Mother Katie Elizabeth Watkins Howell died 26 October in Raleigh NC at the age of 65.  Part of her life is covered in this post here.

Garland was living with Lena at 601 Graydon Avenue apartment B3, Norfolk VA.  He apparently works as a "dept city clk" (Department of the City Clerk? or Deputy City Clerk?) City Police Court II.

Garland and Lena Howell, Norfolk Virginia

1961 age 56

Historical Insight -- John F. Kennedy's Inauguration

Garland Arthur Howell may have tuned in to the inauguration of John F. Kennedy on television or radio while living in Norfolk VA

Americans across the nation watched on television and
listened to the radio as President John F. Kennedy was inaugurated in January 1961
Credit: Getty Images, from Ancestry.com Historical Insight

Garland died 12 March 1961 when he was only 46 years old, living in Alexandria, Fairfax VA. 

Death Certificate for Garland Arthur Howell

He was buried in Selma, Johnston County NC at the Parrish Memorial Cemetery, Johnston County NC.  He had three children and at least seven grandchildren.  Interesting to note that he is back at 376 West Lee Street in Alexandria Virginia and is working as a Fuel Oil Distributor.  He apparently died at home of a heart attack and cardiovascular disease.  Because it happened suddenly and at such a young age, it was possibly what is commonly called the Widow-maker.    

There are two Find a Grave memorials.  The first has photos of the grave, and is owned by Georgia  Bristol who has herself passed away.  The citation for this memorial is as follows

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 April 2018), memorial page for Garland A Howell (22 Dec 1915–11 Mar 1961), Find A Grave Memorial no. 84093696, citing Parrish Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Georgia (contributor 46502812) .

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84093696

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Garland Arthur Howell Part 5

Garland Arthur Howell Part 5

1950 -- Father Fristus Haywood Howell died
1954 -- No residence noted Alexandria VA
1956 -- Manager of Ranch Ice Cream Company and Ranger's Market; Residence Alexandria VA
1957 -- Residence Alexandria VA
1958 -- Residence Alexandria VA
1959 -- Residence Alexandria VA

1950 age 35

Death of father Fristus Haywood Howell on 23 June 1950 in Goldsboro NC at the age of 78.  That post is here.

1954 has no Garland Howell in the directory, nor any West Lee.  No Ranch.  No Ranger's Market.

1956 age 42

Garland works as the manager of Ranch Ice Cream and Ranger's Market.  He hired at least two family members to run his delivery trucks, see the photos below.  And, no, this wasn't ice cream made with Ranch Dressing!  That wasn't even a thing at that time.  I can't find anything on Google about this ice cream business, nor of Ranger's Market.   

Garland's nephew Bill Vidunas,
the Ice Cream Man, age 17 about 1955

Garland's brother, Haywood Howell
Credit:  Bill Vidunas

He lived at 376 West Lee, Alexandria Virginia, according to the City Directory.  However, when I try to Google the address I only get North and South Lee streets.  There is no West Lee.  Well, that was frustrating!  Was the directory wrong?  Did this street get a name makover?

Garland and Lena Howell 1956
Alexandria Virginia

Manager Ranch Ice Cream and Ranger's Market.  Home 376 West Lee, and the address for both businesses is 3000 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria.  But, when I look for that address now, I finally found it -- in the middle of a river!  This is crazy!  On a good note, it isn't too far from where Katie Howell lived in 1952.

3000 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria VA

1957

1957 Garland and Lena Howell

1958 age 44

Garland lived with  Lena E, his wife on 376 West Lee NA, Alexandria Virginia, and works for Ranger's Market.  Again with the West Lee address which I cannot find.  I searched for Ranger's Market, and the closest I get is an Old Town Farmer's Market -- nope, don't think that has anything to do with it.

Garland and Lena Howell
1958 City Directory, Alexandria VA

1959 age 45

Garland lived with wife Lena on 376 West Lee G, Alexandria Virginia.  Again, same address on West Lee, with both Garland AND Lena listed on separate lines.  The black circle shows Garland at Ranger's Market -- one assumes he is still manager.  The Red circle is Lena, who is the cashier at Ranger's Market.

Garland and Lena Howell
1959 City Directory, Alexandria VA

So, I searched this particular directory to see if I could find West Lee.  Guess what?  There actually was a West Lee Street.  This directory had a street by street enumeration of residents, so here it is, including the cross streets.  The red circles are in two columns, and the red arrow points to Garland's name. The listing is as follows:  Lee West (Groveton) -- from 2500 Richmond hwy west, 1 north of Collard.  I searched for Lee and Richmond Hwy, and found Janna Lee road, but no house number 376.  I searched for Collard and Lee and got no intersection there.  I am lost as to what that road may be now.

1959 Directory Listing showing West Lee

Garland Howell, manager Ranger's Market
no listing for Ranch Ice Cream

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Resources

• Fristus Haywood Howell Part 5 -- https://howellfamilyresearch.blogspot.com/2017/10/fristus-howell-part-5-1950.html

Garland Arthur Howell Part 4

Garland Arthur Howell Part 4

1940 -- Census, Micro to Parrish Memorial Road
1940 -- Historical Insight -- Registering for the Draft, WWII; North Carolina during World War II
1941 -- Son Joseph Bruce is born
1941 Historical Insight -- US enters World War II
1945 -- Historical Insight -- First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman; V-J Day

1940 age 25

Federal Census 1940, lived with his wife in Micro, Johnston County NC, on Micro to Parrish Memorial Road.  Ancestry.com has the census indexed as "New to Parrish Monorial Road."  

April 1940 Census, Micro Township, Johnston County NC

Garland and Lena, age 25 and 22 own their farm, valued at 4 (what? thousand?  four dollars?).  Neither of them attend school, Garland completed grade 7 while Lena had two years of High School.  Both were born in North Carolina, lived in the same place in 1935 (see the notes in the previous post).  Garland indicates he had a regular job, but Lena is listed as having no job, working in the home.  Garland worked 50 hours on farming as an operator, working on his own account, working for the full 52 weeks in the last year.  He indicates that he got no salary, but that he received "income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary."  His farm schedule is 173.

Historical Insight -- Registering for the Draft During World War II

Garland Arthur Howell registered for the US military draft.

Even before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States
established its first peacetime draft in 1940

Credit: Planet News Archive/SSPL/SSPL via Getty Images

from Ancestry. com

Garland Arthur Howell Draft Registration Card front

Garland's Draft Registration card Back

The information found on these cards is amazing.  We see his address in October 1940 is Route D2 in Selma, Johnston County NC.  He has no phone, he is 25 years old, working as a farmer for Vernon J. House in Selma.  It gives his date of birth, and his wife "Mrs. Garland Arthur Howell" is someone who will always know where he is at.  The front has what I believe is his own signature.    On the back, we find physical characteristics, that he was 6' tall, weighed about 120 pounds, had blue eyes, blonde hair and light brown complexion -- probably from his many days in the sun on the farm.

Historical Insight -- North Carolina During World War II

Garland Arthur Howell of Micro NC might have worked at one of North Carolina's military bases or airfields in 1940.

With an extensive network of military bases and camps, North Carolina
provided training for more American troops
than any other state during World War II.
Credit:  Library of Congress
from Ancestry.com Historical Insight

1941 age 26

Birth of son Joseph Bruce on 31 December 1941 in Selma, Johnston County NC.  He later died in 2006.

Historical Insight -- The United States enters World War II

Garland Arthur Howell lived in Micro NC when the United States declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans.

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy,” declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt before Congress, “the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” The surprise assault on Pearl Harbor, which killed 2,400 American servicemen and civilians, made Americans and their political leaders resolute. After two years of isolationism, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. Fearing that the country’s entry into the global conflict was inevitable, Roosevelt had launched the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history starting in September of 1940. By the following December, the military had grown to 2.2-million servicemen. Over the next four years, the U.S. military trained 10 million additional draftees and volunteers for two distant wars against two distinct enemies: Germany and Japan. When soldiers shipped off, women were left to manage the home front with men who weren’t eligible to serve in the military. Daily life was challenging as families prepared for attacks on American soil and rationed food and common supplies to support the war effort. As factories pushed to keep up with skyrocketing demand and with male bodies in short supply, women entered the workforce in record numbers. Before the Allied victory was celebrated in 1945, nearly 420,000 Americans gave their lives. -- Ancestry.com Historical Insights

1945, age 30

Historical Insight -- First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman

Garland Arthur Howell of Micro NC was likely shocked when Harry S. Truman suddenly became president of the United States in 1945.

The Presidential oath of office was administered in a solemn, private ceremony,
as crowds stood outside the White House.
12 April 1945, Washington DC
Credit:  National Archives and Records Administration
from Ancestry.com Historical Insights

On April 12, 1945, the United States was dealt a terrible blow with the unexpected death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Beloved by his country, President Roosevelt had led Americans through both the Great Depression and a World War. Responsibilities regarding the ongoing war now fell on the shoulders of Harry S. Truman. Only two hours after hearing of the death of President Roosevelt, Truman received the presidential oath of office from Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone in the Cabinet Room of the White House, becoming the 33rd U.S. President. Many difficult decisions instantly became his, including whether to drop atomic bombs on Japan. “I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me,” he later told reporters. President Truman asked the cabinet of Franklin D. Roosevelt to stay on with him and was later re-elected. -- Ancestry.com Historical Insight

Historical Insight -- V-J Day

At the close of World War II Garland Arthur Howell might have taken part in V-J Day celebrations while living in Micro NC.

In the United States, public displays of jubilant celebration
characterized the end of World War II on V-J  (Victory over Japan) Day.
Credit:  Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
from Ancestry.com Historical Insight

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Garland Arthur Howell Part 3

Garland Arthur Howell Part 3

1930 -- Census, 10 Bissell Mill Road, New Hope, Wayne County NC
1931 -- Sister Ida Alline is born
1933 -- Sister Eula Evelyn Howell is born
1933 -- Historical Insight -- Social Impact of the First "New Deal"
1934 -- Sister Arlie Virginia died
1934 -- Sister Julia Elizabeth is born, dying about 6 weeks later
1935 -- Married Lena Estelle Parrish
1935 -- residence Micro to Parrish Memorial Road per 1940 census
1935 -- Historical Insight -- The Great Depression
1936 -- Sister Sadie was born, dying less than a month later

1930, age 16

Federal Census, he lived with his family on 10 Bissell Mill Road, New Hope, Wayne County NC.

1940 Census
10 Bissell Mill Road, New Hope, Wayne, North Carolina

I covered this census and the family's farm in this blog about Fristus and Katie Howell.  Take a look, let me know if something is missing.

1931, age 16

Birth of his sister Ida Alline on 3 February in Wayne County, NC.  She died 2008.

1933 age 18

Sister Eula Evelyn Howell was born 2 May in Wayne County NC.  She died 1999.

1933, age 19

Historical Insight -- Social Impact of the First "New Deal" 

The government programs started by the first "New Deal" in 1933 may have assisted Garland Arthur Howell from Micro NC.

The first "New Deal" brought economic relief to many Americans in 1933
through programs that addressed banking, farming and unemployment.
Credit:  Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
from Ancestry.com Historical Insight

By the spring of 1933, working class and rural Americans were tightly in the grip of the Great Depression.  Forty percent of the nation's banks failed between 1929 and 1933, and almost 4 million manufacturing jobs were lost as consumption and production became locked in a downward spiral.  The first "New Deal" created by President Franklin Roosevelt and his cabinet was aimed at providing relief and recovery to those hit hardest by the depressed economy.  A farmer wrote in her diary in 1933 about the impact of the "New Deal" in rural areas:  "Well, the national farm strike ... set for May 13 has been postponed, for which we are all thankful.  They came to that decision after Roosevelt signed the farm bill, which makes it possible for the loan companies to refinance mortgages.  ... Well, it gives us more courage to go on.  We had about given up ever trying to keep up anymore."

1934, age 19

Sister Arlie Virginia Howell died in Goldsboro, Wayne County NC.

1934, age 19

Sister Julia Elizabeth Howell was born 13 July in Goldsboro, Wayne NC.  She died about 6 weeks later of "dehydration and anemia of inanition."

1935 age 20

married Lena Estelle Parrish in Johnston County NC on 7 November.  She died in 2009.  Her parents were General Washington "Jim" Parrish and Callie Creech Parrish.  She was also born in Johnston County NC.  I wonder how they met?

Johnston County 1935 Marriage Index

1935 Marriage Certificate for
Garland Arthur and Lena Estelle Parrish Howell

Ottis Lane is the Minister or Justice of the Peace.  I have a photo somewhere of Otis Lane in his WWI Army uniform, I suspect he is related to the Howell family somehow.  I suspect he is quite old by 1935, his signature is pretty shaky and uncertain.   They were married at the Smithfield Court House, and the witnesses were Mrs. Paul Creech and Miss Thelma Parrish.  Since they both are from Selma, they most likely were friends or relatives of the bride.  This certificate does not include signatures of the Bride and Groom.

1935 age 21

According to the 1940 Federal Census, he lived on Micro to Parrish Monorial Road, Micro, Johnston County NC.  I am pretty sure Ancestry.com has mis-labeled the road.  The index says they live on "New to Parrish Monorial Road" but the writing is actually "Micro."  Then, the actual writing seems to say "Micro to Parrish Memorial Road."  So many people in Ancestry copy the same misspelling.  There is no actual road by that name, although there is Parrish Memorial road south of Micro.  See the map.

Micro to Parrish Memorial Road
Google Maps 2018

He indicates in the 1940 census that he and his wife were living there together in "same place."  Yet, they were married in November, so it is highly unlikely they were actually living in the same place in May.  But people are human, and to think back to five years in the past, it would certainly be easy enough to just tell the census taker that they lived in the same place.  We will look at the census in five years, so stay tuned!

Historical Insight -- The Great Depression

During the Great Depression, Garland Arthur Howell likely faced hardships like joblessness and scant resources while living in Micro NC

1929 The Great Depression Historical Insight
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 propelled the United States
into the worst hard times:  the Great Depression
Credit:  MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images
from Ancestry.com Historical Insight

October 24, 1929, was one of the darkest days in American history. On Black Tuesday, the hopeful, prosperity of the Roaring Twenties came to an abrupt end when the stock market crashed. Suddenly, the United States, and the world with it, was propelled into the Great Depression. Americans began withdrawing their money from banks, causing them to fail. Industrial production came to a standstill and unemployment skyrocketed. Unable to pay their bills, hundreds of thousands of Americans became homeless. By 1933, 15 million were without work and almost half of all U.S. banks had shuttered. To make matters worse, a historic drought caused widespread farmland erosion across the Prairie, precipitating the Dust Bowl. The “only thing we have to fear is fear itself” declared incoming President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his 1933 inauguration. Immediately he set to work rebuilding the country. Through a series of federal programs, he launched the New Deal, which revived banks, created millions of jobs, and helped Americans from going hungry. Slowly, the economy picked up, and with the outbreak of World War II in 1939, factories across the United States kicked into high gear, propelling the country out of the worst economic depression in its history. -- Ancestry.com Historical Insight

1936 age 21

Sister Sadie was born 17 August in Goldsboro NC.  She died the next month of GastroEnteritis, malnutrition and Otitis Media.  Gastroenteritis is a serious infection of the gut that causes dehydration, vomiting and diarrhea.  The ear infection was a secondary finding, I am sure, although both the ear infection and the stomach stuff started about the same time.  Sad day.

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Garland Arthur Howell Part 2

Garland Arthur Howell Part 2

1920 -- Sister Annie Lois is born
1920 -- Census Boone Hill, Johnston County NC
1920 -- Historical Insights -- Sears, Roebuck and Company; Nationalization of 4-H Program
1921 -- Brother Melvin Thadius is born
1924 -- Brother Paul Coolidge is born, died age 4 months
1926 -- Brother William Roland Howell is born

1920, age 5

The fifth child, sister Annie Lois Howell was born in Princeton RFD, Micro Township, Johnston County NC.  She went by Lois, died in 1973.  She is my grandmother.

1920, age 6

According to the Federal Census, he is living with his family in Boon Hill, Johnston County NC.  Now, did they move back to Boon Hill?  Did boundaries change even though they stayed on the farm?  I haven't researched this yet.  If you have any idea, be sure to let me know, using the communication form on the right.

1920 Census, Boon Hill, Johnston County NC

Historical Insight -- Sears, Roebuck and Company 

Garland Arthur Howell most likely read or shopped from the Sears catalog.

1914-1930 Sears, Roebuck and Company
Ancestry.com's Historical Insight
"In 1918, the Sears catalog sold the plans and materials for homes like
Model No. 2094, 'The Verona,' for $4096.  A number of these existing homes
have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1918 Credit:  Sears Roebuck & Co./Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

Historical Insight -- Nationalization of 4-H Programs 

Garland may have participated in a 4-H program while a youth in North Carolina.  "Utah's Logan Republican reported in September 1914 that 200,000 youth around the country were participating in 'Industrial Clubs.'"  

1930 The Nationalization of 4-H Programs
13 October 1921, Charleston, West Virginia.
Credit:  Library of Congress
from Ancestry.com Historical Insight

1921, age 6

Birth of brother Melvin Thadius Howell was born 27 October in Johnston County NC.  He went by Thad, died in 2009.

1924, age 9

Birth of brother Paul Coolidge 7 January 1924 in Johnston County NC.  He died about 4 months later of IleoColitis lasting 8 days.  This may be Crohn's disease, according to Medicine Net.  

1926, age 11

Birth of brother William Roland Howell on 13 March in Wayne County NC.  He went by Roland, and died in 2009.

Resources

• Medicine Net -- https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3898

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Garland Arthur Howell part 1

1914 Garland is born
1916 -- Sister Pauline Melissa is born
1918 -- Sister Letha Blanch is born

Garland Arthur Howell, 1914 - 1961

1914

Johnston County North Carolina
from Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

Garland Arthur Howell's birth, 22 December, Johnston North Carolina.  He was the second child born out of 13 children total.  Mother Katie was age 20, father Fristus was age 42.

Mini Pedigree from Ancestry.com

Birth Index for Garland Arthur Howell's birth
from General Index to Births in Johnston County NC
"B.H." is for Boon's Hill

1916, age 1

Sister Pauline Melissa was born, 4 October, Johnston NC.  She was the third child born, and is listed as Malissa, and she died in 1993.

1918, age 3

Sister Letha Blanch Howell was born in Princeton NC.  She was the fourth child born, and she died in 2000.  At first glance it looks as if the family moved, but when we look closer, Princeton is in Johnston County NC.  The family did, however, move from Boone Hill where Garland was born to Princeton where Blanch was born.

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Resources

• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness -- map of Johnston County NC -- https://www.raogk.org/states/_images/states/nc/townships/Johnston-township.PNG

I did a research on the Johnston county historical website, link below.  Here are three or four things I have found.

Name:	Howell, Jethro H.
Rank / Company:	Pvt. / D
NC Regiment:	13th Battalion, NC Infantry,

http://www.johnstonnc.com/heritage2/hc_soldier_search.cfm

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This looks like it would be for Fristus H. Howell.  The age is about correct.  The place is certainly correct.  But I have absolutely no idea who Ancestor Joe Howell would be.  Does anybody have any ideas?
http://erec.johnstonnc.com/recorder/eagleweb/customSearch.jsp?pageId=DeedRecords&searchId=0

Record ID: 2667 Name: Howell, F.H. Age: 26 Ancestor: Joe Howell State: NC Date of Application: October 22, 1902 Township: Boon Hill

Same thing for this entry.  Again the dates are approximately correct, but again I don't know who this Jno is ... Jonathan?

1902 Johnston County Voter Registration  Record ID:	2689
Name:	Howell, J. Henry
Age:	50
Ancestor:	Jno. Howell
State:	NC
Date of Application:	October 7, 1902
Township:	Boon Hill

http://www.johnstonnc.com/heritage2/hccontent.cfm?PID=voter

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