Howard Alra Colvin b. 6 Dec 1880 Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States d. 16 Apr 1940 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Howard Alra Colvin
Born	6 Dec 1880	Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as Alra Colvin, boarder, in the household of J. Quincy Meeker
Census	1910	West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Howard A. Colvin, son, laborer in Paper Mill, in the household of Samuel Colvin
	Address: 240 West Pease Avenue
Newspaper	26 Jul 1918 [4]
	Hamilton Evening News (Hamilton, Ohio), 1 November 1918, p5
	Howard Colvin, who left Thursday for Camp Jackson, was presented with a service able wrist watch by the employees of the Beckett Paper company. His fellow employees were also at the train Thursday to send him "away with a smile."
Physical Description	12 Sep 1918 [5]
	medium height, medium build, grey eyes and black hair
Military	12 Sep 1918	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [5]
	registered for the WWI Draft
Residence	12 Sep 1918	West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [5]
	Address: 34 Spruce St.
Newspaper	1 Nov 1918 [6]
	Hamilton Evening News (Hamilton, Ohio), 1 November 1918, p3
	Private Howard Colvin returned to Camp Sherman Thursday night after spending a ten days' furlough with his wife and other relatives. Private Colvin was called home on account of the illness of Mrs. Colvin who had contracted influenza-pneumonia but who has now recovered.
Census	1920	West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [7]
	Howard A. Colvin, son, cutterman at papermill, in the household of Louisa R. Colvin
	Address: 34 Geiger Lane
Name	Dood Colvin
Occupation	1920	Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [8]
	Cutterman at a paper mill
Died	16 Apr 1940	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States [9, 10, 11]
	Cause: of congestive heart failure due to hypertensive heart disease
	Address: Grady Memorial Hospital
Buried	18 Apr 1940	East Point, Fulton County, Georgia, United States [12]
	Address: Hillcrest Cemetery
Person ID	I186	TangledRoots
Last Modified	26 Sep 2021

Father	Samuel S. Colvin, b. 14 Feb 1843, Hillsborough, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 1 Dec 1914, West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)
Mother	Louisa Benham, b. 17 Apr 1852, Centerville, Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States , d. 30 Apr 1921, West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 69 years)
Married	16 Jul 1873	Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F11	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Elizabeth Howell, b. 23 Apr 1879, Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States , d. 10 Nov 1954, West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 75 years)

Married 15 Oct 1903 Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, United States [13]

Children

	1. Stella D. Colvin, b. 20 Dec 1903, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Thelma V. Colvin, b. 22 Dec 1904, d. 10 Mar 1905 (Age 0 years)
	3. Bernice L. Colvin, b. Abt 1909, Ohio, United States , d. Bef 1920 (Age < 10 years)
	4. Lucille S. Colvin, b. 11 Feb 1915, Michigan, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Evelyn Irene Colvin, b. 15 Jun 1922, West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States , d. 1 May 2002, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 79 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F133 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes
Alra was a hobo and is buried in a potters field in Georgia.

Sources

[S711] Ohio: County Births, 1774-1973, FamilySearch, v2, p66, #85 - Howard A. Colvin.
name: Howard A. Colvin
event: Birth
event date: 06 Dec 1880
event place: Hamer Twp., Highland, Ohio
gender: Male
race: White
father: Samuel Colvin
mother: Louisa Benkam
Highland, Ohio v 2 p 66
[S1012] 1900 Federal Census: Ohio, Clinton County, Clark Township, p4A.
DW 90-100
...line 32 - Alva Colvin, boarder, white, male, December 1880, age 19, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born, liveryman (in household of J. Quincy Meeker)
Martinsville, Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio p4A
[S165] 1910 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, West Carrollton, Miami Township, pg. 8B.
DW 175-186
...line 54 - Samuel Colvin, head, male, white, age 67, married 35 yrs, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laborer, odd jobs, out of work 40 wks, survivor of war. (also listed are boarders)
...line 55 - Louisa R. Colvin, wife, female, white, age 57, married 35 yrs, 3/3 children, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, keeper, boarding house
...line 56 - Howard A. Colvin, son, male, white, age 29, married 6 yrs, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laborer in paper mill, out of work 25 weeks
...line 57 - Mary E. Colvin, daughter-in-law, female, white, age 29, married 6 yrs, 2/1 children, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 58 - Bernice L. Colvin, grand-daughter, female, white, age 1, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
(Pease Ave)
West Carrollton, Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p8B
[S1957] Newspaper: Hamilton Evening News (Hamilton, Ohio), 1 November 1918, p5.
Gift For Colvin.
Howard Colvin, who left Thursday for Camp Jackson, was presented with a service able wrist watch by the employes of the Beckett Paper company. His fellow employes were also at the train Thursday to send him "away with a smile."
Gift for Colvin
26 July 1918
[S539] Military: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Howard Alra Colvin.
Howard Alvin Calvin; 34 Spruce St. West Carrollton, Mont, Ohio; Age 37; Born: Dec 6 1880, White, Natural Born Citizen; Foreman, Wax Dept - West Carrollton Parchment Co., West Carrollton, Mont Ohio; Nearest Relative: Mary E. Colvin, 34 Spruce St. West Carrollton Mont Ohio; Medium height, Medium build, Gray eyes, Black hair; Signed: Howard Alra Colvin
[S1957] Newspaper: Hamilton Evening News (Hamilton, Ohio), 1 November 1918, p3.
Our Boys In Khaki
Private Howard Colvin returned to Camp Sherman Thursday night after spending a ten days' furlough with his wife and other relatives. Private Colvin was called home on account of the illness of Mrs. Colvin who had contracted influenza-pneumonia but who has now recovered.
Furlough
1 November 1918
[S180] 1920 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, West Carrollton, Miami Township, pg. 7A.
DW 138-158
...line 29 - Louisa R. Colvin, head, female, white, age 67, widowed, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, keeper of boarding house, (also listed: Joseph Hesse, boarder, male, white, age 51 single)- Geiger Lane
...line 30 - Howard A. Colvin, son, male, white, age 38, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, cutterman at papermill
...line 31 - Mary Colvin, daughter-in-law, female, white, age 35, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, cutterhand at papermill
...line 32 - Luceal Colvin, grand-daughter, female, white, age 4, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 33 - Louis A. Colvin, grandson, male, white, age 19, born Ohio, father born Ohio, morther born Ohio, cutterman at papermil
...line 34 - Joseph Hesse, boarder, white, male, age 51, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, calendarman-papermill
West Carrollton, Miami Townshp, Montgomery County, Ohio p7A
[S180] 1920 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, Miami Township, pg. 7A, line 29.
DW 138-158
...line 29 - Louisa R. Colvin, head, female, white, age 67, widowed, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, keeper of boarding house, (also listed: Joseph Hesse, boarder, male, white, age 51 single)- Geiger Lane
...line 30 - Howard A. Colvin, son, male, white, age 38, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, cutterman at papermill
...line 31 - Mary Colvin, daughter-in-law, female, white, age 35, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, cutterhand at papermill
...line 32 - Luceal Colvin, grand-daughter, female, white, age 4, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 33 - Louis A. Colvin, grandson, male, white, age 19, born Ohio, father born Ohio, morther born Ohio, cutterman at papermil
...line 34 - Joseph Hesse, boarder, white, male, age 51, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, calendarman-papermill
West Carrollton, Miami Townshp, Montgomery County, Ohio p7A
[S249] Family interview: Ruth (Coffman) Colvin.
[S1809] Georgia: Deaths, 1928-1942, Howard Colvin.
Howard Colvin
Death: 16 Apr 1940, Fulton, Georgia, male, age 59, white
[S1809] Georgia: Deaths, 1928-1942, #9890 Howard Colvin.
Howard Colvin
Place of Death: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, Grady Memorial Hospital
male, white, divorced, paper maker
Age: 59y, 4m 10d, Birthdate: Dec 6 1880 near Hillsboro, Ohio
Father: Samuel Colvin, born Hillsboro, Ohio
Mother: Benham born near Dayton, Ohio
Dte of Death: April 16 1940
Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure due to Hypertensive Heart Disease
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, East Pt. Ga April 18 1940
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
16 April 1940
[S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 157892435 Howard Colvin.
Howard Colvin
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 16 Apr 1940 Fulton County, Georgia, USA
BURIAL Hillcrest Cemetery, East Point, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 157892435
East Point, Fulton County, Georgia
Howard Alra Colvin 1880-1940
[S1531] Kentucky: County Marriages, 1797-1954, Howard Colvin and Mary E. Howell.
State of Kentucky, Kenton County
Howard Colvin, residence West Carrollton, Ohio, age 22
Mary E. Howell, residence West Carrollton, Ohio, age 22
Couple accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colvin, all sworn
Married: Kenton County, Covington, Ky, 17 October 1903 by H. P. Stephens
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
17 October 1903