hmtl5 Howard Taylor Brandon b. 19 Jul 1896 McDonough County, Illinois d. 19 Nov 1966 Hancock County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Howard Taylor Brandon

Male 1896 - 1966  (70 years)


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  • Name Howard Taylor Brandon 
    • son of William Harrison Brandon and Jessie L. Taylor [1, 2]
    Born 19 Jul 1896  McDonough County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Rock Creek, Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _MILT World War I. 475th Aero Squadron, Company 7, 163rd DB.  [2
    Died 19 Nov 1966  Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Industry Cemetery, Industry, McDonough County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I2620  Gritton
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2024 

    Family Mattie Marie Gritton,   b. 13 May 1897, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1931, Keokuk Township, Wapello County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1919  Paris, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. James Donald Brandon,   b. 26 Sep 1923, Augusta, Butler County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 2014, Hot Springs Village, Saline County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1098  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Oct 1919 - Paris, Monroe County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Rock Creek, Hancock County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Nov 1966 - Hancock County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Industry Cemetery, Industry, McDonough County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Services Held Tuesday For Howard T. Brandon
      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Fisher funeral home in Dallas City, for Howard Taylor Brandon, 70, of Niota, who died at 9:25 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 1966, at the Veterans Administration hospital, Iowa City, Ia., where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been in failing health for 12 years.
      Miss Mary Hutson, lay pastor of the Nauvoo Presbyterian church, officiated, and burial was in the Industry, Ill. cemetery.
      Anita Gerhadt, organist, accompanied Connie Ferrill and Shirley Ferrill, who sang "In the Garden" and "Wonderful Place."
      Pallbearers were Joh, Melvin, Jack and Glen Rea, Richard Brandon and William Boyer.
      Mr. Brandon, son of William H. and Jessie Taylor Brandon, was born in McDonough county, Ill., on July 19, 1896. He was a veteran of World War I, serving as a private in the 475th Aero Squadron, Company 7, 163rd DB. He entered the service Aug. 13, 1917, at Billings, Mont., and received his discharge at Des Moines, Ia., on Dec. 27, 1918.
      He was a machine operator by trade. He was married in June 1919, at Madison, Mo., to Mattie Gritton, who died in 1931.
      He is survived by the following children: Robert; James, Midwest City, Okla; Howard Jr., New York City, N.Y.: Brady, Houston, Tex.; Pfc. Connie, U.W. Army, Ft. Hood, Tex.; Gary, Galesburg, Ill.; and Mrs. Joyce Zahn, Chicago; two brothers, Earl Brandon of Ferris, Ill, and Valasco Brandon, Dallas City; two sisters, Mrs. Forrest Greeling, Macomb, Ill., and Mrs. Helen Rea, Niota; and nine grandchildren.
      The Dallas City Enterprise, Dallas City, Illinois. Thursday, 24 November 1966.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S59] Missouri Marriage Records.

    4. [S192] .