William J Howard Headstone
Ancestry: Alfred A. Howard; William Howard
Born: January 20, 1891 in Nantucket Ma.
- Father: Alfred A. Howard; (1853 – ?) (William Howard & Bridget McGee)
- Mother: Anna Eliza Beekman; (1855 – 1904) (John P. Beekman & Mary Ann Holmes)
Died: April 13, 1970 in Bourne Ma. at 79 yrs, 3 mos, 24 d.
- Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B
Occupation: Keeper at Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in Riverside R.I.; William was assistant Keeper at Wings Neck Lighthouse in Pocasset Ma. while his brother George Addison Howard was Keeper; (Their father Alfred A. Howard was also a lighthouse keeper in Nantucket Ma.); Visit www.lighthouse.cc/wingsneck/ for additional information.
Where Lived: 80 Depot Rd. in Cataumet Ma.
Married: Date & place unknown
- To: Alice Madeline Wheeler; (1892 – 1958) (Everett D. Wheeler & Mary E. Gavin)
Children: 2
- 1. William Alfred Howard; (April 23, 1917 – May 26, 2006); Married Dorothy Lindell (1919 – 1981) (Harry A. Lindell & Agnes A. (–)) in Providence R.I. on November 29, 1941; William & Dorothy are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
- 2. Priscilla Mary Howard; (1920 – February 19, 1928); Priscilla died in Bourne Ma. at 7 yrs, 7 mos, 2 d.; She is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.