hmtl5 Audrey Owen Umbanhowar b. 19 Feb 1894 South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois d. 30 May 1956 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Audrey Owen Umbanhowar

Male 1894 - 1956  (62 years)


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  • Name Audrey Owen Umbanhowar 
    Born 19 Feb 1894  South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 May 1956  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 7] 
    Buried GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 7] 
    Person ID I3643  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  [8] 
    Family ID F1533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Feb 1894 - South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 May 1956 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Services Held For Aud Umbanhowar
      The Homer Enterprise. Friday, June 8, 1956, p 1
      Audrey Owen Umbanhowar, 62, a lifelong resident of the Homer vicinity, died at 2 a.m. Sunday, June 3rd, in the Veterans' Administration Research Hospital in Chicago where he was taken on May 30th. He had been a patient for several weeks in the Veterans' Hospital, Danville, prior to being taken to Chicago.
      The body was brought to the Jeanes' Funeral Home, Homer, where funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Wm. J. Edmunds. Burial was made in the GAR Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Homer American Legion Post, of which he was a member and a past commander.
      Mr. Umbanhowar was born Feb. 19, 1894 near Homer on the Umbanhowar farm, to James Hamilton and Mary Elizabeth Hall Umbanhowar. He attended No. 10 district school and then was engaged in farming. He was also employed by an oil company as a truck salesman.
      Mr. Umbanhowar entered service in World War I in 1917, and received his discharge in 1919 after serving with Battery F, 10th Field Artillery. He later served in the army of Occupation in Germany for a year.
      He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Umbanhowar, one brother, Charles of Indianapolis, and one sister, Mrs. Ray Tate, Homer. His father and one brother preceded him in death.
      [4, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1900 US census.

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

    3. [S33] US headstone applications for military veterans.

    4. [S2] Find a Grave.

    5. [S11] US World War II draft registration card.

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

    7. [S17] Obituary.

    8. [S12] Illinois Marriages.


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