Name Info

Harry Albert Howk 1891-1933
Fathers:Fred

Search.........Person
Gender.........male
PAF-ID.........09120213
Age............41y 0m 20d
Fam-Group......SEARLS
Fam-ID.........SEARLS
Citizenship....US born
Status.........deceased
Last-Marital...single

#Marriages.....0
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......1
#Events........1
#Images:.......0
#Comments......1
#Siblings......3
#Children......0

Person-Type....A
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........father
Spouse?........
Sibling?.......brother
Child?.........son
Twin...........no
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Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: Fred Boyd Howk, male, born:1869-10-05 , died:1947-01-11 (77y 3m 6d) , #M:1, #SrcDocs:1
  2. Parent: Jessie Lois Brumby, female, born:1871-06-27 , died:1952-04-12 (80y 9m 16d) , Dad:John H. Brumby, Mom:Electa SEARLS, #M:1, #SrcDocs:1
  3. Sibling: Harvey Searles Howk, male, born:1894-02-05 , died:1941-1984 (46y 10m 27d) , Dad:Fred Boyd Howk, Mom:Jessie Lois Brumby, #M:1, #SrcDocs:1
  4. Sibling: Howard B. Howk, male, born:1895-08-10 , died:1918-1985 (22y 4m 22d) , Dad:Fred Boyd Howk, Mom:Jessie Lois Brumby, #M:2, #SrcDocs:1
  5. Sibling: Homer Fred Howk, male, born:1900-02-23 , died:1941-1990 (40y 10m 9d) , Dad:Fred Boyd Howk, Mom:Jessie Lois Brumby, #M:1, #SrcDocs:1

Events
Birth
: 1891-12-12, Age:41y 0m 20d
Military
: 1916 , Age:41y 0m 20d, Role:second lieutenant, army, World War I
Military
: 1933-1938, Age:41y 0m 20d, Role:captain, army
Death
: 1933-1981, Age:41y 0m 20d
Military
: between and 1915 , Age:41y 0m 20d, Role:sergeant, army, 33rd Co. 165 depot brigade

Places In
Texas

General

In 1962 Harry published a book about the Searles family history. In the preface he mentions that the Searles Family Reunion has been held every year since the early 1900's [actually, 1900]. He also thanked the family historian, Anna C. Eastwood, for her help.


Sources
Book The Searles Family, Harry A. Howk, 1962, Lisa Robinson 1996 revision


Data Issues
AncFlags between Spouses Mismatched

Historical
1891: United States - James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, Invents basketball
1894-1895: Japan, Korea - After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea
1895-1896: Ethiopia, Italy - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902