Howard Earl Hawley, Sr. is a son of Delano John and Addie (Smith) Hawley. Howard was born in Milford Center, Ohio. In 1893 Howard and family moved to Columbus, Ohio, settling near The Ohio State University on Hunter Avenue.
A 1904 graduate of Columbus (Old) North High School, he went on to graduate from The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Law (LL.B) 1909 (Honors).
Howard began a law career in Columbus but decided to put his personal ethics above his career. The family story on this is that he was working at a large firm in Columbus and was representing a man in a divorce case. To win the case he found out he had to lie about the activities of the man's wife. He removed himself from the case and after a tense conversation with his superiors, left the firm at his own will.
Shortly after ending his career in Columbus he and wife Jessie (nee Hafford, who he married in Columbus, Ohio on 16 Sep 1909) moved west, first to Missoula, MT (where his occupation was listed as Attorney on the 1910 Census) and next to Timber Valley, WA before settling in Portland, Oregon. He and his wife left Columbus seemingly to put distance between themselves and disapproval coming from both sides of the family regarding his choice to leave a promising law career.
For 10 years he lived with his growing family in the Pacific Northwest. During this time he worked in a variety of jobs, from St. John's Ferry Gateman to timekeeper at local concerns and as a welder in a shipyard. Family letters indicate that he made several unsuccessful attempts at getting political appointments/government jobs once in Portland.
In the early 1920s, Howard Sr and family moved back to Ohio at the illness of his mother in law, the widowed Lucy Eve (McClelland) Hafford.
After living in Columbus for a short time at the Hafford home at 2105 Indiana Avenue, Howard purchased a farm near Harlem TWP in Delaware County (1922). The farm was planted dominantly as an orchard, but had small livestock and fruit and vegetable gardens from which Howard took produce and sold in Columbus and local environs (the farm was located on what today is known as Miller-Paul Rd, across from Royal American Golf Course).
Howard served as a Justice of the Peace for Harlem TWP, Delaware County, Ohio for several terms between 1932 and 1950. He was appointed in 1932 and was elected by the people until 1946, term expiring in 1950. His hand written case files can be found (as of 2013) in the archives at the Ohio Historical Society. Howard also served as a Sunday school teacher in the local Methodist Church and took education classes at his alma mater, The Ohio State University.
At the time of his death he had been retired for several years, but still grew and sold produce locally. He was the father of Milford Fremont Hawley (died in infancy at Portland, Oregon), Virginia Rose Hawley Bisberg, Howard Earl Hawley Jr., Ruth Genevieve Hawley Muth and Willard Bryant Hawley. He passed away of a massive stroke at Jane Case Hospital in Delaware, Ohio. Howard was remembered by those who survived him as a quiet man, and a man who cared deeply for his family.
A 1904 graduate of Columbus (Old) North High School, he went on to graduate from The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Law (LL.B) 1909 (Honors).
Howard began a law career in Columbus but decided to put his personal ethics above his career. The family story on this is that he was working at a large firm in Columbus and was representing a man in a divorce case. To win the case he found out he had to lie about the activities of the man's wife. He removed himself from the case and after a tense conversation with his superiors, left the firm at his own will.
Shortly after ending his career in Columbus he and wife Jessie (nee Hafford, who he married in Columbus, Ohio on 16 Sep 1909) moved west, first to Missoula, MT (where his occupation was listed as Attorney on the 1910 Census) and next to Timber Valley, WA before settling in Portland, Oregon. He and his wife left Columbus seemingly to put distance between themselves and disapproval coming from both sides of the family regarding his choice to leave a promising law career.
For 10 years he lived with his growing family in the Pacific Northwest. During this time he worked in a variety of jobs, from St. John's Ferry Gateman to timekeeper at local concerns and as a welder in a shipyard. Family letters indicate that he made several unsuccessful attempts at getting political appointments/government jobs once in Portland.
In the early 1920s, Howard Sr and family moved back to Ohio at the illness of his mother in law, the widowed Lucy Eve (McClelland) Hafford.
After living in Columbus for a short time at the Hafford home at 2105 Indiana Avenue, Howard purchased a farm near Harlem TWP in Delaware County (1922). The farm was planted dominantly as an orchard, but had small livestock and fruit and vegetable gardens from which Howard took produce and sold in Columbus and local environs (the farm was located on what today is known as Miller-Paul Rd, across from Royal American Golf Course).
Howard served as a Justice of the Peace for Harlem TWP, Delaware County, Ohio for several terms between 1932 and 1950. He was appointed in 1932 and was elected by the people until 1946, term expiring in 1950. His hand written case files can be found (as of 2013) in the archives at the Ohio Historical Society. Howard also served as a Sunday school teacher in the local Methodist Church and took education classes at his alma mater, The Ohio State University.
At the time of his death he had been retired for several years, but still grew and sold produce locally. He was the father of Milford Fremont Hawley (died in infancy at Portland, Oregon), Virginia Rose Hawley Bisberg, Howard Earl Hawley Jr., Ruth Genevieve Hawley Muth and Willard Bryant Hawley. He passed away of a massive stroke at Jane Case Hospital in Delaware, Ohio. Howard was remembered by those who survived him as a quiet man, and a man who cared deeply for his family.
Howard Earl Hawley, Sr. is a son of Delano John and Addie (Smith) Hawley. Howard was born in Milford Center, Ohio. In 1893 Howard and family moved to Columbus, Ohio, settling near The Ohio State University on Hunter Avenue.
A 1904 graduate of Columbus (Old) North High School, he went on to graduate from The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Law (LL.B) 1909 (Honors).
Howard began a law career in Columbus but decided to put his personal ethics above his career. The family story on this is that he was working at a large firm in Columbus and was representing a man in a divorce case. To win the case he found out he had to lie about the activities of the man's wife. He removed himself from the case and after a tense conversation with his superiors, left the firm at his own will.
Shortly after ending his career in Columbus he and wife Jessie (nee Hafford, who he married in Columbus, Ohio on 16 Sep 1909) moved west, first to Missoula, MT (where his occupation was listed as Attorney on the 1910 Census) and next to Timber Valley, WA before settling in Portland, Oregon. He and his wife left Columbus seemingly to put distance between themselves and disapproval coming from both sides of the family regarding his choice to leave a promising law career.
For 10 years he lived with his growing family in the Pacific Northwest. During this time he worked in a variety of jobs, from St. John's Ferry Gateman to timekeeper at local concerns and as a welder in a shipyard. Family letters indicate that he made several unsuccessful attempts at getting political appointments/government jobs once in Portland.
In the early 1920s, Howard Sr and family moved back to Ohio at the illness of his mother in law, the widowed Lucy Eve (McClelland) Hafford.
After living in Columbus for a short time at the Hafford home at 2105 Indiana Avenue, Howard purchased a farm near Harlem TWP in Delaware County (1922). The farm was planted dominantly as an orchard, but had small livestock and fruit and vegetable gardens from which Howard took produce and sold in Columbus and local environs (the farm was located on what today is known as Miller-Paul Rd, across from Royal American Golf Course).
Howard served as a Justice of the Peace for Harlem TWP, Delaware County, Ohio for several terms between 1932 and 1950. He was appointed in 1932 and was elected by the people until 1946, term expiring in 1950. His hand written case files can be found (as of 2013) in the archives at the Ohio Historical Society. Howard also served as a Sunday school teacher in the local Methodist Church and took education classes at his alma mater, The Ohio State University.
At the time of his death he had been retired for several years, but still grew and sold produce locally. He was the father of Milford Fremont Hawley (died in infancy at Portland, Oregon), Virginia Rose Hawley Bisberg, Howard Earl Hawley Jr., Ruth Genevieve Hawley Muth and Willard Bryant Hawley. He passed away of a massive stroke at Jane Case Hospital in Delaware, Ohio. Howard was remembered by those who survived him as a quiet man, and a man who cared deeply for his family.
A 1904 graduate of Columbus (Old) North High School, he went on to graduate from The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Law (LL.B) 1909 (Honors).
Howard began a law career in Columbus but decided to put his personal ethics above his career. The family story on this is that he was working at a large firm in Columbus and was representing a man in a divorce case. To win the case he found out he had to lie about the activities of the man's wife. He removed himself from the case and after a tense conversation with his superiors, left the firm at his own will.
Shortly after ending his career in Columbus he and wife Jessie (nee Hafford, who he married in Columbus, Ohio on 16 Sep 1909) moved west, first to Missoula, MT (where his occupation was listed as Attorney on the 1910 Census) and next to Timber Valley, WA before settling in Portland, Oregon. He and his wife left Columbus seemingly to put distance between themselves and disapproval coming from both sides of the family regarding his choice to leave a promising law career.
For 10 years he lived with his growing family in the Pacific Northwest. During this time he worked in a variety of jobs, from St. John's Ferry Gateman to timekeeper at local concerns and as a welder in a shipyard. Family letters indicate that he made several unsuccessful attempts at getting political appointments/government jobs once in Portland.
In the early 1920s, Howard Sr and family moved back to Ohio at the illness of his mother in law, the widowed Lucy Eve (McClelland) Hafford.
After living in Columbus for a short time at the Hafford home at 2105 Indiana Avenue, Howard purchased a farm near Harlem TWP in Delaware County (1922). The farm was planted dominantly as an orchard, but had small livestock and fruit and vegetable gardens from which Howard took produce and sold in Columbus and local environs (the farm was located on what today is known as Miller-Paul Rd, across from Royal American Golf Course).
Howard served as a Justice of the Peace for Harlem TWP, Delaware County, Ohio for several terms between 1932 and 1950. He was appointed in 1932 and was elected by the people until 1946, term expiring in 1950. His hand written case files can be found (as of 2013) in the archives at the Ohio Historical Society. Howard also served as a Sunday school teacher in the local Methodist Church and took education classes at his alma mater, The Ohio State University.
At the time of his death he had been retired for several years, but still grew and sold produce locally. He was the father of Milford Fremont Hawley (died in infancy at Portland, Oregon), Virginia Rose Hawley Bisberg, Howard Earl Hawley Jr., Ruth Genevieve Hawley Muth and Willard Bryant Hawley. He passed away of a massive stroke at Jane Case Hospital in Delaware, Ohio. Howard was remembered by those who survived him as a quiet man, and a man who cared deeply for his family.
