Howard Charles WEST

Born

14 June 1884 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

13 December 1962 , Penn Yan, New York, USA

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Born: 14 June 1884 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Parents of Howard Charles WEST

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Charles H WEST

Mother

Martha RICHARDSON

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William RICHARDSON Mary BRADY

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Howard Charles married Adelia H BLESSING 27 November 1907 in Kings, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Adelia H BLESSING was born January 1884 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Adelia H died 3 September 1961 in Penn Yan, New York, USA . Adelia H was the child of Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING and Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL).

Howard Charles WEST died 13 December 1962 in Penn Yan, New York, USA .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Howard Charles WEST

Howard Charles WEST married

Adelia H BLESSING
Marriage date: 27 November 1907
Marriage place: Kings, New York, USA
Adelia H BLESSING was the child of Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING and Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL)

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married in Kings County, New York

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Blessing Adelia H Nov 27 1907 12294 (1907) Kings West Howard 1570285

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Name: Adelia H Blessing

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1907

Marriage Place: Kings, New York, USA

Certificate Number: 12294

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Children of Howard Charles WEST and Adelia H BLESSING

Mildred Martha WEST

Born: 3 September 1908, , New York, USA
Died: 2 March 1995, Thurston, Washington, USA

Married: Ronald Henry DAVIS 31 August 1935

Hazel Adele WEST

Born: 26 March 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 24 June 1963, Penn Yan, New York, USA

Married: Dennis Vincent SLATTERY 4 April 1944 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Howard Miller WEST

Born: 10 April 1918, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 23 July 1995, Miami, Florida, USA

Married: Shirley MERLIN 14 March 1976 Place: Miami, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1884
14 June 1884
Brooklyn, New York, USA

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Brooklyn, New York

Name: Howard West
Age: 15
Birth Date: Jun 1885
BirthPlace: New York, USA
Home in 1900: Brooklyn Ward 20, Kings, New York
Ward of City: 20th
Street: N Oxford Street
House Number: 153
Sheet Number: 4
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 50
Family Number: 82
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Charles West
Father's BirthPlace: New York, USA
Mother's Name: Martha West
Mother's BirthPlace: New York, USA
Occupation: Lithographer App
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Charles West
54 Head
Martha West
53 Wife
Howard West 15 Son
Martha Watson
23 Daughter
John Watson
26 Son in Law (Son-in-law)
Bertha Dowling
20 Niece

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907 Marriage / Partner
Howard Charles WEST and Adelia H BLESSING 27 November 1907, Kings, New York, USA

He was 23 years old.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Birth of Child
Mildred Martha WEST was born 3 September 1908, , New York, USA

Howard Charles was 24 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Name: Howard C West
birthPlace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Brooklyn Ward 30, Kings, New York
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: New York
mother's birthPlace: New York
family number: 231
page number: 10
Household Gender Age
Howard C West M 25y
spouse Adelia H West F 26y
child Mildred M West F 1y 7m
child Hazel A West F 0y 1m

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1910 Birth of Child
Hazel Adele WEST was born 26 March 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Howard Charles was 25 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 New York, Kings, New York

Name: Howard C West
event: Census
Event Year: 1915
Event Place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
estimated Birth Year: 1885
years in the u.s.:
family number: 616
pAge: 48
Line Number: 14

Name: Adelia H West
event: Census
Event Year: 1915
Event Place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
estimated Birth Year: 1884
years in the u.s.:
family number: 616
pAge: 48
Line Number: 15

Name: Mildred M West
event: Census
Event Year: 1915
Event Place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
estimated Birth Year: 1909
years in the u.s.:
family number: 616
pAge: 48
Line Number: 16

Name: Hazel A West
event: Census
Event Year: 1915
Event Place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age:

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1915 New York State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

World War I Draft Registration

Name: Howard Charles West
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1884
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 5323-4th Ave.
Residence Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Draft Board: 40
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: Ada West

Source / record details
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Birth of Child
Howard Miller WEST was born 10 April 1918, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Howard Charles was 33 years old.

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Kings County, New York

Name Adelia H West
Residence , Kings, New York
Estimated Birth Year 1885
Age 35
Birthplace Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Gender Female
Race White
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Film Number 1821154
Digital Folder Number 4313500
Image Number 00711
Sheet Number 8
Household Gender Age
Spouse Howard C West M 35y
Adelia H West F 35y
Child Mildred West F 11y
Child Hazel West F 9y
Child Howard West M 1y9m
Harold S Miller M 28y

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Hempstead, Nassau, New York

Name: Howard C West
Also Known As Name:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: Hempstead, A.D. 01, E.D. 52, Nassau, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Nationality: United States
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Years in United States:
House Number: 90
PAge: 28
Line Number: 43

Name: Adelia H West
Also Known As Name:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: Hempstead, A.D. 01, E.D. 52, Nassau, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Nationality: United States
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Years in United States:
House Number: 90
PAge: 28
Line Number: 44

Name: Mildred West
Also Known As Name:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: Hempstead, A.D. 01, E.D. 52, Nassau, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Nationality: United States
Race: White
Relationship

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1925 New York State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Valley Stream, Nassau, New York

Name: Howard C West
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Valley, Nassau, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: New York
estimated Birth Year: 1885
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: New York
mother's birthPlace: New York
enumeration district number: 80
family number: 231
Sheet Number and Letter: 8B
Line Number: 80
nara publication: T626, roll 1458
Film Number: 2341193
Digital Folder Number: 4661128
Image Number: 01018
Household Gender Age
Charles Geissler M 55
Susan Geissler F 52
Charlotte Geissler F 27
Marie Geissler M 13
Howard C West M 45
Adelia H West F 46
Mildred M West F 21
Hazel A West F 20
Howard M West M 12

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Hempstead, Nassau, New York

Name: Howard C West
Respondent: Yes
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Street: Cochran Place
House Number: 90
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 1B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 18
Household Members:
Name Age
Howard C West 55
Adelia H West 56
Hazel West 30
Howard M West 21
Anna M Elkin 63

Source / record details
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

World War II Draft Registration

Name: Howard Charles West
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1884
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Residence Place: Valley Stream, New York, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Occupation: Montauk Pub Co
Height: 5 9
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Weight: 138
Complexion: Ruddy

Source / record details
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

1944 Marriage of Child
Hazel Adele WEST married 4 April 1944, Manhattan, New York, USA to Dennis Vincent SLATTERY

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Valley Stream, New York

Name: Howard C West
Age: 65
Birth Date: abt 1885
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Valley Stream, Nassau, New York, USA
Dwelling Number: 19t
Household Members Age Relationship
Howard C West 65 Head
Adeliah West
Wife
Anna M Elkin
74 Roomer

Source / record details
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961

Living at 202 Lawrence St. in Penn Yan on December 6, 1961 as evidenced by notice of discharge from Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan, Sat., Dec. 2, 1961.

Howard West, 202 Lawrence St

THE GENEVA TIMES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1961

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1961 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adelia H BLESSING died 3 September 1961, Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point)

Death — 1962
13 December 1962
Penn Yan, New York, USA
He died at the age of 78.

Death

WEST, HOWARD 14 Jun 1884 Jan 1963 78 (New York) (none specified) New York 101-07-2623

Name: Howard C West
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Dec 1962
Event Place: Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States
Gender:
Age: 78
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Spouse's Name: Adelia Blessing West
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Digital Folder Number: 004696975
Image Number: 00196

'New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009,' Database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QV9S-J171 : accessed 16 June 2015), Howard C West, 13 Dec 1962; citing Death, Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States, Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society and Oliver Museum and Underwood Museum, Yates.

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familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website