hmtl5 Fred Samuel Umbanhowar b. 22 Sep 1891 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 1954 Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana: Gritton Genealogy
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Fred Samuel Umbanhowar

Male 1891 - 1954  (62 years)


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  • Name Fred Samuel Umbanhowar 
    Born 22 Sep 1891  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [5] 
    Died 7 Jul 1954  Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Buried 9 Jul 1954  GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I3642  Gritton
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father James Hamilton Umbanhowar,   b. 25 Sep 1853, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1926, South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Hall,   b. 25 Feb 1868, South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1957, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1888  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F1533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amanda Richards,   b. 3 Dec 1894, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1986, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hiram Fred Umbanhowar,   b. 27 Apr 1920, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 2009, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Sep 1891 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jul 1954 - Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Jul 1954 - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Fred Umbanhower Dies Wednesday
      The Homer Enterprise. Friday, July 9, 1954, page 1.
      Funeral services will be held Friday for Fred Umbanhowar, 62, who passed away in a Greencastle, Ind., hospital at 7 a.m. Wednesday, July 4th, following an illness of nine months. Rev. Robert Bier will officiate at the services, which will be held in Roachdale, Ind., where the Umbanhowars have lived for the past several years, and then the body will be brought to the Homer GAR Cemetery, where graveside rites will be conducted. The casket will be opened at the grave and Masonic Rites will be given. Mr. Umbanhowar was born September 22, 1892 on the Umbanhowar farm west of Homer, son of James and Elizabeth Hall Umbanhowar. He married Amanda Richards on August 26, 1912 in Homer. They farmed until 25 years ago when they moved t Crawfordsville and later to Roachdale. The deceased was a member of the Homer Methodist Church, the Roachdale Masonic Lodge, the Consistory and was a 32 degree Mason. He is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Umbanhowar, Homer; a daughter, Mrs. Ben Basye, Chicago; three sons, Edward, Robert and Hiram, all of Indianapolis; 4 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ray Tate, Homer; a brother, Audrey of Homer; and another brother, Charles, of Indianapolis. One child preceded him in death. (transcribed by Homer Historical Society)
      [2, 6, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1900 US census.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    4. [S84] Brown Family History, Orr, Paul R., (1968).

    5. [S19] Death certificate.

    6. [S17] Obituary.

    7. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    8. [S105] Homer Historical Society.


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