Howard Vernon Forrey

Brief Life History of Howard Vernon

When Howard Vernon Forrey was born on 14 December 1893, in Burr Oak, Jewell, Kansas, United States, his father, Albert Carlos Forrey, was 27 and his mother, Emma Jane Croffoot, was 26. He married Florence Gladys Odle on 11 December 1918, in Canyon, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Green Meadow Election Precinct, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 7 October 1967, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.

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Howard Vernon Forrey
1893–1967
Florence Gladys Odle
1901–1934
Marriage: 11 December 1918
Una Louella Forrey
1920–2008
Mrs Jane Romick
Naomi Louise Forrey
1922–2005
Emma A Forrey Herington
1927–2005
Carlos James Forrey
1938–1967

Sources (31)

  • Howard N Forrey, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Howard Vernon Forrey, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
  • Howard Vernon Forrey, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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

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.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Forey .

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

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