Person:Reta Howard (1)

Reta Lila Howard
d.17 Mar 1967 London, England
  1. Reta Lila Howard1897 - 1967
Facts and Events
Name Reta Lila Howard
Gender Female
Birth? 4 Jul 1897 Magnetawan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Marriage to Willard GARFIELD Weston
Death? 17 Mar 1967 London, England
Burial? Toronto, York, Ontario, CanadaMount Pleasant Cemetery

Name and Relationships

Name: Reta Lila Howard. Source is her 1920 U of T, Yearbook which listed her name as Reta L Howard. Interestingly, her 1897 birth registration in Parry Sound District, listed her name as Lila Reta Howard. She used the name Reta.

Parents: Samuel Howard and Eliza Stewart. Source is her 1897 birth registration.

Personal History

1897 - Birth: Reta Lila Howard was born on July 4, 1897 in Magnetawan, Parry Sound District. The birth registration listed her father as Samuel Howard and her mother as Eliza Stewart. Source is her 1897 birth registration, Parry Sound District, Ontario.

1911 - Census: On June 20, 1911, Lila R Howard 13, was living on the farm at Lot 1 Con 7, Croft Township with her mother Eliza Howard 37, widow, born November 1873, and her brother, Harvey H. Howard 11 and her uncle, Thomas E Stewart 26, farmer, single, born June 1884. Source is 1911 Census of Canada, Parry Sound District, Croft Township, Aumic Harbour, p 10.

1920 - School: In 1920, Reta L Howard was attending Victoria College, University of Toronto after attending Jarvis Collegiate. Source is 1920 Canada, Selected School Yearbooks, 1901-2010. University of Toronto, p. 66.

1921 - Census: In 1921, Reta Howard 23, Teacher, Public School, was living at 712 Sixth Ave, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, with her mother, Eliza Whalley 50, and her step-father, Frederick J. Whalley 50, Sales Manager, Automotive. Source is 1921 Census of Canada, City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

1967 - Death and Burial: Reta Lila Weston 69, died on March 17, 1967 in Marylebne, London, England. Source for death location is England and Wales Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, Jan-Mar, 1967. Source for death date is grave marker in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

Grave Marker: In loving memory of RETA LILA HOWARD July 4, 1897 - March 17, 1967 WILLARD GARFIELD WESTON February 26, 1898 - October 22, 1975 With God's help and guidance .. indistinct. Source is grave marker in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Web International, Find A Grave.