Name Info

Harry Albert Howk 1891-1933
Fathers:Fred

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

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

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Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
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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
Military
: 1916 , Age:24y 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 , 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


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