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

Fristus and Katie Howell Part 1 1910-1919

• 1912, Fristus and Katie get married
• 1913, birth of Arlie Virginia Howell
• 1914, birth of Garland Arthur Howell
• 1916, birth of Pauline Melissa Howell
• 1917, America enters World War I
• 1918, birth of Letha Blanch Howell
• Historical Insight, America enters World War I

Fristus Howell 3 gen pedigree
from Ancestry.com

1912 -- age 40

22 December 1912, Beulah, Johnston, North Carolina, to Katie Elizabeth Watkins age 18.

I didn't know there was such an age difference, at first.  How did they meet?

Beulah Twp from Mapclick Johnston CO NC

1913 -- age 41

Birth of daughter Arlie Virginia Howell, 2 October 1913, Johnston, North Carolina

1914 -- age 42

Birth of son Garland Arthur Howell, 22 December 1914, Johnston, North Carolina

1916 -- age 44

Birth of daughter Pauline Melissa Howell, 4 October 1916, Johnston County NC

1917 -- age 44

America Enters World War I

1918 -- age 48

Birth of daughter Letha Blanch Howell, 23 May 1918, Princeton, Johnston County, North Carolina

Historical Insights -- America Enters World War I, from Ancestry.com

In the wake of the deadly surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States entered World War II on December 8, 1941.

Credit: Archive Photos/Archive Photos/Getty Images
from Ancestry.com

“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.

 

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor shook the nation. Today it remains the second worst attack on U.S. soil—second only to September 11, 2001. December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

 

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To encourage men and women to volunteer for the U.S. military, the government launched a widespread propaganda campaign; posters were plastered across American cities and towns. 1942, USA. Credit: PhotoQuest/Archive Photos/Getty Images

 

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From coffee to panty hose to chicken wire fencing, most common foods and supplies were rationed during World War II. Each American family was issued a ration book that contained an allotted number of coupons to purchase staples at stores. About 1942, USA. Credit: Anthony Potter Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images

 

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By the war’s end in 1945, women made up nearly 40 percent of the workforce, while 150,000 more served in the military. After the peace, they were systematically cast out of factories to make way for returning soldiers. 1942, USA. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/UIG via Getty Images