Brief Life History of William Howard
When William Howard Driver was born on 24 January 1896, in Howell, Livingston, Michigan, United States, his father, Thomas W Driver, was 33 and his mother, Cora Belle Wilcox, was 24. He married Stella L Morris on 23 August 1919, in Michigan, United States. He lived in Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He died on 9 June 1978, in Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Belding, Ionia, Michigan, United States.
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- William H Driver, "United States 1950 Census"
- Wm. H. Driver, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- William Howard Driver, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
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.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or a driver of loose cattle, from Middle English drivere ‘herdsman; driver (of a team or vehicle)’.
Americanized form of Dutch Drijver, an equivalent of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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