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William Sedgewick Howlett, Sr.

William Sedgewick Howlett, Sr.

Male 1895 - 1960  (64 years)


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  • Name William Sedgewick Howlett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 25 Jun 1895  Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Apr 1960  Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Pulaski, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I46226  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Sedgewick Arthur Howlett,   b. 18 Aug 1863, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1926, Sandy Creek, Oswego, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ina E. Miller,   b. 2 Aug 1872, Cassville, Oneida, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1934, Clayville, Oneida, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1891  Utica, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Lillie Ettie Bush,   b. 26 Sep 1905, Osceola, Lewis, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1980, House of the Good Samaritan Hospital, Watertown, Jefferson, New York USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 12 Apr 1923  Pulski, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harlan John Howlett,   b. 15 Jan 1924, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 2008, Red Hook, Dutchess, New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Alfred Henry Howlett,   b. 14 Aug 1925, Pulaski, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1994, Tully, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. William Sedgewick Howlett, Jr.,   b. 6 Feb 1927, Pulaski, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 2019, Bastrop, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Lois Emily Howlett,   b. 2 Sep 1928, Pulaski, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 2019 (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Coral Elizabeth Howlett,   b. 20 Oct 1929, Pulaski, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 2011, Oneida, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Charles Joseph Howlett,   b. 24 Aug 1931, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 2019 (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Carl Alton Howlett
     8. Ronald Tanner,   b. 17 Dec 1942   d. 30 Oct 1960, Pulaski NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F14958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - April 07, 1960 Pulaski Democrat - Wm. Howlett,64, Taken by Death - William S. Howlett, 64, retired rural mail carrier, died early Friday morning at the Veteran's Hospital in Syracuse, where he had been a patient since Wednesday. He had been seriously ill the past six months and in ill health for several years. Services were held Monday at 2:30 p. m. at the Pulaski Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Vander Hey, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Pulaski Cemetery. The American Legion and Veterans of W.W. I Barracks 149 served as color guards. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillie Bush Howlett; five sons, Dr. Harlan Howlett of Pleasant Valley, Alfred of Tully, William of Fresno, Calif., Charles of Belmont, Carl Howlett at home, and a foster son, Ron ald Tanner, also at home; two daughters, Mrs. James (Lois) Roberts of Pulaski and Mrs. Anthony (Coral) Rinaldo of Oneida; 19 grandchildren; five brothers, Frank Howlett of Utica, Arthur of Boyes Springs, Calif., Carl of Clayville, Albert of Syracuse and Russell of Pulaski; three sisters, Mrs. Edwin (Ruth) Fort of Syracuse, Mrs. Robert (Frances) Lynch of Waterville and Miss Irma Howlett of Utica and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Howlett was born in Pulaski on June 25, 1895, the son of Cedric Arthur and Ina Miller Howlett. He lived with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan J. Howlett from the age of four years, until 14, when he was adopted by them. He was graduated from Pulaski High School in 1914 and attended Canton Agricultural College for two years. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1917 and was married to Miss Lillie Bush on April 12, 1923. Before entering the employ of the Pulaski Post Office as a rural letter carrier in April 14, 1930, he had been employed at the Regal Paper Co., for a few years. He retired from the post office on Oct. 1, 1958. He was a member of the Pulaski Baptist Church since boy hood and had served as a [trustee of the church. He was a charter member of Robert Edwards Post, 358, American Legion, and of the Salmon River Barracks, Veterans of World War I, in which he held various offices. He was also a member of the Oswego County Rural Letter Carriers, of which he^ «at one*.? time was president. He had lived at his late home on the Richland Road for the past 32 years.

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Ancestry.com, Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S165] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S911] Ancestry.com, New York, World War I Veterans' Service Data, 1913-1919, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Reel Number: A0412:30; Residence City: Richland; Residence County: Oswego.

    4. [S154] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: New York; Registration County: Oswego; Roll: 1818708; Draft Board: 3.

    5. [S5] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.