1908 - 1983 (74 years)
1871 - 1925 (53 years)
Nickname |
Frank |
Birth |
25 Jun 1871 |
4 Seymour Crescent, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England |
Christened |
10 Aug 1871 |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
Died |
27 Jan 1925 |
3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Buried |
1925 |
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
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Father |
Thomas Waldo HOW, b. 30 May 1837, Sevenoaks, Kent, England |
Mother |
Sarah Anne HILSON, b. 16 Jun 1842, Plymouth, Devon, England |
Married |
25 Aug 1863 |
Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon, England |
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Family |
Alma Sophia BENSON, b. 28 Aug 1881, Tumleberg, Sweden |
Married |
3 Aug 1904 |
Kasota, Minnesota, USA |
Children |
+ | 1. Francis Waldo HOW, b. 16 May 1905, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 2. Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 3. Gordon Hilson HOW, b. 16 Jan 1911, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 4. Dorothy Alma HOW, b. 6 Apr 1913, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| 5. Bennett John HOW, b. 10 Jun 1915, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| 6. Kenneth James HOW, b. 10 Jun 1915, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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1881 - 1961 (79 years)
Birth |
28 Aug 1881 |
Tumleberg, Sweden |
Died |
8 Jul 1961 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Buried |
1961 |
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
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Family |
Samuel Francis Stephen HOW, b. 25 Jun 1871, 4 Seymour Crescent, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England |
Married |
3 Aug 1904 |
Kasota, Minnesota, USA |
Children |
+ | 1. Francis Waldo HOW, b. 16 May 1905, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 2. Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 3. Gordon Hilson HOW, b. 16 Jan 1911, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 4. Dorothy Alma HOW, b. 6 Apr 1913, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| 5. Bennett John HOW, b. 10 Jun 1915, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| 6. Kenneth James HOW, b. 10 Jun 1915, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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1910 - 1972 (61 years)
Birth |
31 Dec 1910 |
Excelsior, Minnesota, USA |
Died |
10 Aug 1972 |
Unity Hospital, Fridley, Minnesota, USA |
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Family |
Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
Children |
| 1. Living |
+ | 2. Karilyn Marie HOW, b. 31 Oct 1936, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 3. Lorraine Francis HOW, b. 10 Jun 1939, Old Glenwood Hospital, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 4. Living |
| 5. Carmion Phyllis HOW, b. 3 Feb 1942, Glenwood Community Hospital, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA |
+ | 6. Living |
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Father |
Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Mother |
Evelyn Marie SAMDAL, b. 31 Dec 1910, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
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Family |
Living |
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1936 - 2007 (70 years)
Nickname |
Kaye |
Birth |
31 Oct 1936 |
Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minnesota, USA |
Christened |
13 Apr 1938 |
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Died |
7 Mar 2007 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Buried |
2007 |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
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Father |
Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Evelyn Marie SAMDAL, b. 31 Dec 1910, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
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1939 - 2002 (62 years)
Birth |
10 Jun 1939 |
Old Glenwood Hospital, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA |
Died |
5 Mar 2002 |
Los Angeles,Los Angeles County, California, USA |
|
Father |
Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Mother |
Evelyn Marie SAMDAL, b. 31 Dec 1910, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
| 1. Living |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. Living |
| 4. Living |
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Father |
Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Mother |
Evelyn Marie SAMDAL, b. 31 Dec 1910, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
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1942 - 1943 (0 years)
Birth |
3 Feb 1942 |
Glenwood Community Hospital, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA |
Christened |
4 Feb 1942 |
Glenwood Community Hospital, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA |
Died |
28 Jan 1943 |
Glenwood, Minnesota, USA |
Buried |
30 Jan 1943 |
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
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Father |
Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Mother |
Evelyn Marie SAMDAL, b. 31 Dec 1910, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
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Father |
Donald Benson HOW, b. 19 Feb 1908, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Mother |
Evelyn Marie SAMDAL, b. 31 Dec 1910, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
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Family 1 |
Judith Carolyn URLIE, b. 25 Jul 1945, Eitel Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Children |
+ | 1. Living |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. Living |
+ | 4. Living |
| 5. Living |
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Family 2 |
Living |
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Name |
Donald Benson HOW |
Born |
19 Feb 1908 |
3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Buried |
1983 |
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
Died |
5 Feb 1983 |
University Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA [4, 5] |
Notes |
- From Ann Waldemar, Granddaughter:
Donald was the second son of Frank and Alma How. He attended Longfellow grade school and graduated from South High.
Donald studied civil engineering, attending the University of Minnesota from 1927 to 1930. He left the university after his third year and married Evelyn Samdal in the summer of 1930. They honeymooned at Niagara Falls, New York.
He worked as a surveyor for the Minnesota Highway Department while continuing his education, ultimately receiving a certificate in Civil Engineering.
Donald and Evelyn began their family in 1934 and would raise five surviving children in the decades that witnessed the Great Depression and the Second World War. In 1941 when war was declared, Donald went to work for Bros Boiler Mfg. Co. in Minneapolis, doing what is believed to be the design and engineering of steam boilers for war ships, returning to the Highway Department after the war.
Known for his strong work ethic, Donald rose up through the ranks, first working on a survey crew, then advancing to the level of Design Engineer and, ultimately, Project Engineer. He was well respected by his peers and by those who worked for him. At the time of his retirement in 1970 he had given forty one years of service to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Fighting lymphatic leukaemia throughout his retirement years, Donald would still enjoy his children and their growing families and would travel to visit them as often as his health would permit. He enjoyed puttering around Dick's and Mary's farm, made several trips out to California for visits and also flew out to Guam in 1974 while his son-in-law was stationed there with the U.S. Navy.
- From Kay Wachter's book:
Gordon, Donald and his best friend Chester Dilly formed a "Black Face Band", a church minstrel band.
Gordon played the trombone, Donald the banjo and Chester ? unknown. [Since Stephen Foster was the progenitor of "Black Face" music, we can guess which songs were played!]
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Person ID |
I00078 |
How Genealogy | HOW family branch that emigrated from England to Minnesota, USA |
Last Modified |
5 May 2015 |
Father |
Samuel Francis Stephen HOW, b. 25 Jun 1871, 4 Seymour Crescent, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England , d. 27 Jan 1925, 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (Age 53 years) |
Mother |
Alma Sophia BENSON, b. 28 Aug 1881, Tumleberg, Sweden , d. 8 Jul 1961, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years) |
Married |
3 Aug 1904 |
Kasota, Minnesota, USA |
Family ID |
F00018 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Evelyn Marie SAMDAL, b. 31 Dec 1910, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA , d. 10 Aug 1972, Unity Hospital, Fridley, Minnesota, USA (Age 61 years) |
Married |
2 Aug 1930 |
3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Divorced |
1951 |
Children |
| 1. Living |
+ | 2. Karilyn Marie HOW, b. 31 Oct 1936, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minnesota, USA , d. 7 Mar 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (Age 70 years) [Birth] |
+ | 3. Lorraine Francis HOW, b. 10 Jun 1939, Old Glenwood Hospital, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA , d. 5 Mar 2002, Los Angeles,Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 62 years) |
+ | 4. Living |
| 5. Carmion Phyllis HOW, b. 3 Feb 1942, Glenwood Community Hospital, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA , d. 28 Jan 1943, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years) |
+ | 6. Living |
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Last Modified |
4 Sep 2010 |
Family ID |
F00027 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 19 Feb 1908 - 3149 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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 | Married - 2 Aug 1930 - 3148 29 Avenue So, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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 | Buried - 1983 - Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
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 | Died - 5 Feb 1983 - University Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
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Sources |
- [S34] US - Federal Census - 1910.
Name: Donald B How
Birthplace: Minnesota
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Minneapolis Ward 12, Hennepin, Minnesota
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Family Number: 222
Page Number: 9
Household Gender Age
Parent Samuel F S How M 38y
Parent Alma S How F 28y
Francis W How M 4y
Donald B How M 2y
Carl J Benson M 25y
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2G6-WXV
- [S35] US - Federal Census - 1920.
Name: Donald How
Residence: , Hennepin, Minnesota
Estimated Birth Year: 1909
Age: 11
Birthplace: Minnesota
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Film Number: 1820838
Digital Folder Number: 4312186
Image Number: 324
Sheet Number: 2
Household Gender Age
Parent How M 48y
Parent Alma How F 38y
Francis How M 15y
Donald How M 11y
Gordon How M 8y
Dorothy How F 6y
Bennett How M 4y6m
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWYT-9ZT
- [S32] US - Federal Census - 1930.
Name: Donald D How
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Minneapolis (Districts 1-250), Hennepin, Minnesota
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Minnesota
Estimated Birth Year: 1908
Relationship to Head of Household: Stepson
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Enumeration District Number: 224
Family Number: 48
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 5
NARA Publication: T626, roll 1098
Film Number: 2340833
Digital Folder Number: 4610052
Image Number: 262
Household Gender Age
James E Straigert M 51
Elmas S Straigert F 48
Francis W How M 24
Donald D How M 22
Gordon H How M 19
Dorthy A How F 16
Bennett J How M 14
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3Z5-RZY
- [S61] US - Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 .
Name: Donald B. How
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1908
Death Date: 5 Feb 1983
Death County: Hennepin
Mother's Maiden Name: Benson
State File Number: 003511
Certificate Number: 003511
Certificate Year: 1983
Record Number: 2102892
- [S37] US - Social Security Death Index.
Name: Donald How
SSN: 470-22-0056
Last Residence: 55406 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
BORN: 19 Feb 1908
Died: Feb 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (Before 1951)
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