Howell Joshua MacGruder

1900 - 1956  (56 years)

• Name	Howell Joshua MacGruder
  Birth	31 Jan 1900	Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eye color	hazel
  Hair color	black
  Height	5' 9"
  Military service	United States Navy, World War I  [2]
  Occupation	Electrician
  Residence	1926	308 Cemetery Drive, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
  Residence	1933	1837 Summit Street, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
  Death	21 Jun 1956	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA   [1, 3]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Burial	Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Donnelsville, Clark County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Notes	Howell Joshua Magruder changed his last name to MacGruder sometime before his marriage in 1922. He felt that this form of the name would be closer to the original Scottish form. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve Forces on 1 August 1918, and was called to active duty on 7 August 1918. His address at the time of his enlistment was 1248 Warder Street, Springfield, Ohio. He was at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois from 17 August 1918 to 11 September 1918. He was then sent to the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia, until 14 September 1918. He served on the U.S.S. Massachusetts until 11 November 1918. His rank was Fireman 3rd Class. He also served on the U.S.S. Harrisburg. He was released from active duty on 26 September 1919, and received his honorable discharge on 30 September 1921. He was an electrician by trade. Emma (Mayme) Kohn went to work at an early age, first in a laundry and later in a factory. She later played the piano at a silent movie house while her brother Clyde sang. The Howell MacGruder family was one of the first families in Dayton to own a television set. At the time of the 1930 census, the family was living at 35 Quentin Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. After the death of Howell MacGruder, Emma Kohn MacGruder went to work as a switchboard operator at Dayton's Central YMCA, retiring in 1965. The cemetery where he and his wife are buried, Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, is near Donnellsville, Clark County, Ohio.
  Person ID	I27523	Test | Greg Martin
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Garrett Magruder,   b. 5 May 1852, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA d. 21 Jan 1928, 1107 Kenton Street, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hannah Lewis,   b. 16 Oct 1861, Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio, USA d. 23 Jan 1928, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1899	Jackson County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F10441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mayme Elizabeth Kohn,   b. 15 Aug 1898, Lynn Township, Hardin County, Ohio, USA d. 22 Nov 1984, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1922	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Barbara Jean MacGruder,   b. 15 Aug 1923, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA d. 11 Mar 1992, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)   2. Phyllis Maxine MacGruder,   b. 24 Sep 1925, DeCliff, Marion County, Ohio, USA d. 7 Dec 2020, Bluffton, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA (Age 95 years)   3. Donna Mae MacGruder,   b. 15 Oct 1932, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Dec 1995, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F10442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S594] Death Record. See http://bryan-martin.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=4362&medialinkID=4156 [S596] Official Roster, Ohio in World War I. [S595] Montgomery County, Ohio, Death Records. [S1207] Marriage Record. See http://bryan-martin.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=4361&medialinkID=4154 [S1208] Clark County, Ohio, Probate Court, Record of Marriages (Reliability: 3).