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Howard Leroy Croker

Birth
Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
Death
12 Aug 1953 (aged 46)
Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block T
Memorial ID
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Howard Leroy Croker is the son of Canadian immigrants Charles C. Croker (1878-1949) and Eva Leroy (1884-1954), and husband of Marion/Marian Hart Croker, whom he married c. 1925, probably in Chippewa Co., MI, USA.

Together they had two children:
1) Howard Leroy Croker (1926 - ) m. Rachel Ann "RaeAnn" Hilstad
2) Vernon Leroy Croker ((1928 -)

TIMELINE:

Birth - 1907 10 Jun, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Application for Headstones, Military Veterans, 1925-1963 b. 10 Jun 1907, MI 2) 1910, 1920, 1930 US Censuses

Residence - 1910 15 Apr, Age: 2, Sault St Marie Ward 2, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: 1910 US Census

Residence - 1920 1 Jan, Age: 12, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: 1920 US Census, Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Marriage to Marion (Marian) Hart - c. 1925, age 18, prob. Chippewa Co., MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) c. 1925 based on age of 1st ch.

Military - Enlistment, U.S. Coast Guard - 1926 19 Apr, Age: 18, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Enlistment: 19 Apr 1926, Michigan)

Residence - 1927, Age: 20. 915 Young Street, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

Residence - 1930 2 Apr, Age: 22, 557 Carrie, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: 1930 US Census. Age 25; Married; Head; part of the U.S. Coast Guard (not with wife Marion in this Census but with other military personnel) 2) US City Directory for 1930.

Residence - 1934, Age: 27, 915 Young Street, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, with wife Marion

Military - Discharge, U.S. Coast Guard - 1951 1 Oct, Age: 44, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Discharge: 01 Oct 1951, Michigan)

Death - 1953 12 Aug, Age: 46, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.

Burial 1953 14 Aug, Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste Marie, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (burial Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, MI).
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Bio/timeline and genealogy research 06.25.2013 courtesy Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, great-grandniece of wife Marian Hart Croker. PLEASE retain original credits if copied; thank you.
Howard Leroy Croker is the son of Canadian immigrants Charles C. Croker (1878-1949) and Eva Leroy (1884-1954), and husband of Marion/Marian Hart Croker, whom he married c. 1925, probably in Chippewa Co., MI, USA.

Together they had two children:
1) Howard Leroy Croker (1926 - ) m. Rachel Ann "RaeAnn" Hilstad
2) Vernon Leroy Croker ((1928 -)

TIMELINE:

Birth - 1907 10 Jun, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Application for Headstones, Military Veterans, 1925-1963 b. 10 Jun 1907, MI 2) 1910, 1920, 1930 US Censuses

Residence - 1910 15 Apr, Age: 2, Sault St Marie Ward 2, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: 1910 US Census

Residence - 1920 1 Jan, Age: 12, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: 1920 US Census, Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Marriage to Marion (Marian) Hart - c. 1925, age 18, prob. Chippewa Co., MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) c. 1925 based on age of 1st ch.

Military - Enlistment, U.S. Coast Guard - 1926 19 Apr, Age: 18, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Enlistment: 19 Apr 1926, Michigan)

Residence - 1927, Age: 20. 915 Young Street, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

Residence - 1930 2 Apr, Age: 22, 557 Carrie, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: 1930 US Census. Age 25; Married; Head; part of the U.S. Coast Guard (not with wife Marion in this Census but with other military personnel) 2) US City Directory for 1930.

Residence - 1934, Age: 27, 915 Young Street, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, with wife Marion

Military - Discharge, U.S. Coast Guard - 1951 1 Oct, Age: 44, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Discharge: 01 Oct 1951, Michigan)

Death - 1953 12 Aug, Age: 46, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.

Burial 1953 14 Aug, Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste Marie, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (burial Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, MI).
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Bio/timeline and genealogy research 06.25.2013 courtesy Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, great-grandniece of wife Marian Hart Croker. PLEASE retain original credits if copied; thank you.

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MARKER INSCRIPTION:
HOWARD L. CROKER
MICHIGAN
CHMACH US COAST GUARD
WORLD WAR II
JUNE 10, 1907 - AUG 12, 1953



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