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Mr. Petrov,

I recently came across a post of yours on a genealogy website requesting James V. Howes obituary. I have not been able to find his obituary either, or what cemetery he is in. One search on "findagrave.com" didnt match his birth or death dates with any grave? Was Mr. Howe in the military? The reason I ask is because about the closest search on that website came up with this Mr. Howe, who died in the same year but not in March. This Mr. Howes birth date is also not the same, but the thing that caught my attention was it is in Maryland (where our Mr. Howe was born correct?) Here is the link. Maybe you know a little more information that could be helpful in the search (possibly a different first name, different dates, etc?)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi...Rid=808860&

I have not found his obit or where is buried, I have an article written about him but need more info before I can publish it. The first thing I found out was there are a lot of James Howes and a few James V. Howes. Here is a copy of some of the info I have on Howe.

James Virgil Howe
1889-1969
Compiled by Michael Petrov


Born: 31 Mar 1889 New York, USA
Died: 29 Mar 1969

1918: Registered for the draft 9/12/1918 foreman tool maker Frankford Arsenal.

1920: Census: Address 3203 Brenner
Wife Louise 25
Daughter Marion 8
Daughter Lois 6
Daughter Dorothy 2

1921: October Howe & Kessler 3203 Benner St Frankford, Philadelphia, PA. Buttplates, grip caps and metal work on rifles.

1922: March & June, 1923… 3203 Benner Street, Wissinoming, Philadelphia, PA “Expert Rifle Maker” Remolding rifles.


1923: May, 1923 G&H New York

1923: October, 1923…..(four months) Hoffman Arms Company Cleveland, Ohio

1925: June, 1923 selling 34 shares of G&H stock 1765 E. 27th St. Cleveland , Ohio

1925: June, 1925 Hoffman moves to Oklahoma, Howe stays in Cleveland

1925: August, 1925 Howe selling his personal guns

1925: November, 1925 Fecker & Howe Selling blue, oil, CC and stock finish Cleveland, Ohio

1926: March, 1926, 1596 Maple Road, Cleveland Heights Cleveland, Ohio
1928: May, 1928 Going to work for Henry Ford

1930: December, 1930 1592 Crawford Road, Cleveland, Ohio
James V Howe 45
Alice B Howe 41
Manon E Howe 18
Lois V Howe 16
Dorothy L Howe 12
Virginia Harb 17
Ella Snider 71

1934: June, 1934 Cleveland

1934: Published The Modern Gunsmith Two-Volume

1935: June, 1935 Howe to National Target & Supply Co. Washington D.C.

1936: National Target & Supply Co. Washington D.C.

1937: Sailing from London “American Banker” Sept. 17th, 1937 Arriving in New York Sept. 28th , 1937. Residence McLean, VA.

1938: Living in McLean, VA

1938: Published The Amateur Guncraftsman

1941
Patent number: 2342143
Reamer-Bore
Filing date: Oct 16, 1941
Issue date: Feb 1944
Inventor: James V. Howe
For the Government Philadelphia, PA

1942
Patent number: 2423453
Projectile, squeeze bore
Filing date: May 13, 1942
Issue date: Jul 1947
Inventor: James V. Howe
For the Government Philadelphia, PA


1942: April 27, 1942 Registered for the Draft. Age 53, 6719 Large Street, Philadelphia, Employed at Frankford Arsenal.


1969: Last Residence: 49046 Delton, Barry County, Michigan (There is no way to know for sure that this is him until I see a obit)

http://genforum.genealogy.com/mi/barry/messages/307.html

Sorry can't help with the obituary.

I managed to find this signed copy of his book. Thought it was pretty cool.









cheers,
- stu

Stu, That's great I have several signed books in my library but have never found a JVH. Enjoy!

I have a similar signed set in my library. How common are they?

Richard

I have a similar set also so I doubt they are real rare. I bought mine because the books were in nice shape at an attractive price. The signature was just an added bonus. I figured at the time by the price asked they couldn't be anything to special. They are a great reading material though, lots of things discussed in them.

These original first 2-book Howe sets came in 2 versions, the more expensive with leather trim and bindings. I've seen several of each but the less-expensive were not signed (4 sets) and both of the more expensive ones (2 sets) were signed.

My own example? The latest El Cheapo combined/one-volume issue, all I care about is the information so I sold my original early set to a collector.
Regards, Joe

When I bought this set I was just looking for the books. As per Idared above, the signatures were an added bonus. There always seem to be copies available on Ebay.


- stu

Stu,

I have the exact same singed books as you, and as others have. Yours are in much better shape than mine. Ill have to scan the signed portion of mine, but Im pretty sure from what I remember it says the same thing. Nobody has any leads on the author yet though??

I've been working on other makers and Have JVH on the back burner for right now. About the only thing I need is his Obit and where he is buried.