William Fred HOWARD

1884 - 1955  (71 years)

• Name	William Fred HOWARD
  Birth	1884	New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jun 1955	Utah
  Notes	According to the Find A Grave entry for him, as created by his grandson, Andrew Howard: William "Fred" Howard was born as Carroll Spencer Hyland to William Andrew Jackson Hyland (1844 - 1884) and Charlotte Frances Reid in 1884, in New York City. Carroll Spencer Hyland married Harriet "Hattie" Witbeck in about 1903 in San Francisco. They went through the terrible 1906 earthquake together and afterward lived in a tent city. They had one son also named Carroll Spencer Hyland (1906 - 1990) born shortly thereafter. Hattie divorced Carroll later, in April 1913. Sometime between 1913 and 1915, Carroll Spencer Hyland changed his name to William Fred Howard. Beforehand, he left his first wife and son, without explanation. Clearly, he wanted a fresh start. William "Fred" Howard worked for the Union Pacific Railroad from 1916 to 1952, with the exception during the war. Fred married Mae Johnson of Richfield, Utah in 1920 in Salt Lake City. Mae was murdered in December of 1921 in San Pedro, California, by her brother-in-law, Oscar Thompson. Thompson killed his wife, Mae's sister, in the same attack. Fred Howard tried his hand at love one more time. He married Vilate Elizabeth Loveless Bailey in 1922. She kept him grounded, and they delivered one son, Jackson Bailey Howard. When his little Jackson would asked him from whence they came, Fred would reply, "From Irish Kings or horse-thieves, I'm not sure which." Fred told his son, "Howard Street (in San Francisco) is named after me." Clearly, it is the other way around.
  Person ID	I24747	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2016

  
  

  Family	May Matilda JOHNSON,   b. 26 Apr 1893, Richfield, Sevier County, Utah d. 5 Dec 1921, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1920	Salt Lake City, Utah
  	as William Howard and May Johnson
  Family ID	F17510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2016