Brief Life History of Martin Curtis
When Martin Curtis Howd was born on 19 August 1869, in Burnside, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Smith Howd, was 41 and his mother, Catharine L Yetter, was 25. He married Virginia Edith Thornburg on 2 August 1893, in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 27 January 1945, in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- Martin C Howed en la familia de Smith Howed, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martin Curtis Howd, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Martin C Hawd, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
Spouse and Children
1869–1945 Male
1875–1951 Female
Children (7)
1894–1987 Female
1896–1990 Female
1899–1981 Female
1901–1977 Female
1903–1904 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1827–1910 Male
1844–1907 Female
Siblings (7)
1865–1866 Female
1867–1910 Female
1869–1945 Male
1872–1932 Female
1876–1956 Male
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1871
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Norwegian Hovd, a habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named (see Hovda ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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