Howe K Sipes

Male25 May 1919–3 November 2010

Brief Life History of Howe K

When Howe K Sipes was born on 25 May 1919, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Howard K Sipes, was 22 and his mother, Nancy Jewell Hagy, was 21. He lived in Jackson, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Beat 1, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 3 November 2010, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Howard K Sipes
1896–1955
Nancy Jewell Hagy
1897–1971
Verda Marie Sipes
1918–2000
Howe K Sipes
1919–2010

Sources (7)

  • Howe K Sipes in household of Addie George, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Howe K Jr Sipes, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
  • Howe K. Sipes, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1920

Age 1

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1925 · B.B. King is Born

Age 6

B.B. King was born on September 16, 1925, in Itta Bean, Mississippi. He was a famous American blues singer, electric guitarist, and record producer. In 1987, he inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 25

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of German Seip or Seib .

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

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