Howard King Oaks

27 June 1894–22 December 1932 (Age 38)
Wisconsin

The Life of Howard King

When Howard King Oaks was born on 27 June 1894, his father, William Alonzo Oaks, was 44 and his mother, Jane King Quick, was 36. He married Helen M. Oaks in 1922. He lived in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States for about 25 years. He died on 22 December 1932, at the age of 38, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.

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Howard King Oaks
1894–1932
Helen M. Oaks
1900–
Marriage: 1922

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1922

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 2

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 4

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 12

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

1 English: variant spelling of Oakes .2 Americanized form of Jewish Ochs .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Howard K Oakes, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Howard Oakes in household of Alonso Oakes, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Howard Oakes in household of Alanzo Oakes, "Wisconsin, State Census, 1905"

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