Howard Ralph Dike

Birth: 7 Jul 1918, Blasdell, Erie Co, NY

• "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/ : accessed 6 June 2023), card for Howard Ralph Dike, serial number 1877, order number 1112, dated 16 Oct 1940; Bennington County, Vermont, Selective Service Board, Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147, National Archives and Records Administration.

Spouse: Grace Elizabeth Howe
Marriage: 1940

• "Dike-Howe," marriage announcement The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 10 May 1940, p. 36, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 July 2023.

Adolphus Haines

Death: 1 May 1940, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO

• "Adolphus Haines Dies," The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), 02 May 1940, p. 6, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.

Spouse: Alice Tuel
Marriage: 12 Oct 1884, Taylor Co, WV

• "West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1863-1900," database,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/27272:4484 : accessed 18 July 2023), Gustavus A. Haines and Alice Tuel.
• "West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971," database,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/864307:2538 : accessed 18 July 2023), Gustavus Adolphus Hanies and Alice Thel.

1. Grace Haines, born 11 Aug 1886

Grace Haines

Birth: 11 Aug 1886

• "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ : accessed 14 July 2023), Grace Malin.
• 1910 U.S. census, Denver, Colorado, household of Charles H. and Grace Wheelock; Born about 1888.

Death: 10 Jan 1968, Abilene, Dickinson Co, KS

• "Mrs. Edward A. Malin," obit, The Salina Journal (Kansas City, Missouri), 11 Jan 1968, p. 5, col. 3; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.

Burial: Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Dickinson Co, KS

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52706825/grace-malin: accessed 18 July 2023), gravestone photo for Grace Haines Malin (1886–1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52706825, Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Dickinson Co, KS.

Father: Adolphus Haines
Mother: Alice Tuel

Spouse: Charles Henry Wheelock
Marriage: 12 Apr 1909, El Reno, Canadian Co, OK

• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVGD-D5F : accessed 17 July 2023), Charles H Wheelock and Grace Haines, 12 Apr 1909; citing Canadian County courthouse, Oklahoma; FHL 1398648.
• "Wheelock-Haines," Marion Headlight (Marion, Kansas), 15 Apr 1909, p. 4, col. 3; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2023.

1. Virginia A. Wheelock, born calculated 17 Oct 1910, Denver, CO

Spouse: Edward A. Malin
Marriage: about 1928

Notes:

In 1900 Grace was 13, listed as Gracie in the census, born Aug 1886 in Kansas, living in Kansas City, Jackson County, Kansas, with her parents, Adolphus and Alice Haines. Her sister, Hazel V. Haines, age 6, was also in the household.

She was a friend of Lillie Immer, half sister of Charles Henry Wheelock.¹

She married Charles in 1909, and the two were living in Denver, Colorado in 1910, where their daughter, Virginia, was born. By 1920 they were living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Charles died in 1925, after which Grace married Edward A. Malin of Pittsburgh, probably after 18 Oct 1928, when Edward received a divorce decree against his wife, Frieda.

In May of 1931, Grace, who had a broken ankle, was rescued from a fire in Pittsburgh by her daughter, Virginia Wheelock.²

On 17 Oct 1931, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Malin announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Virginia Wheelock to William Randall, Jr.³

By 1940, Grace and Edward were living in Kansas City, Missouri. In May 1940, Grace Malin, of Kansas City, was listed as a surviving daughter in the obituary of her father, Adolphus Haines.⁴

She died in Abilene, Kansas, at the age of 81, and is buried there. Grace's obit in the 11 Jan 1968 edition of The Salina Journal refers to her as Mrs. Edward A. Malin, and later as Mrs. Grace Malin. She died 10 Jan 1968 in Abilene, formerly of Denver, Colorado. Survivors included her sister, Mrs. Arthur Hess, of Abilene - no doubt the Mrs. Hazel Hess of Abilene mentioned in her father's obit.⁵

Research Notes for Grace Haines:

In 1908, Grace Haines lived in Kansas City, She was friends with Mrs. Lillian Immer [probably Lida (Beetch) Wheelock's, daughter, who married Ferdinand Immer], and worked, for a time, at the Crescent Amusement Company in Hamburg, Iowa.¹

She was a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, when she married Charles Henry Wheelock in April, 1909.⁶

She was living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1920, the last time she appears in the census as Grace Wheelock.

Per 1910 census, her father was born in Pennsylvania, mother in West Virginia. Per 1920 census, her parents were both born in West Virginia. Searching the 1900 census for residents of Kansas City, Missouri, with surname Haines, who were born in West Virginia leads to Adolphus and Alice Haines.

Adolphus Haines was a well known jeweler in Kansas City, Missouri. His obit, published in the 2 May 1940 edition of The Kansas City Times states that he was born in Pennsylvania, and left two sons, William C. Haines, and Guy A Haines, both of Kansas City; and two daughters, Mrs. Grace Malin of 3121 Jackson Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. Hazel Hess, of Abilene, Kansas. Mrs. Grace Malin is probably the husband of E. A. Malin who raised Virginia A. Wheelock, Grace's daughter (refer to notes for Virginia A. Wheelock).⁴ Grace Malin was the informant on the death certificate for her father, Adolphus Haines.⁷

In 1930, Grace Malin, age 39, born about 1891 in Missouri, was living in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, wife of Edward A. Malin, 39, born in New Jersey. In 1940 she was 52, born Kansas, living on 3121 Jackson St, Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, Edward A. Malin, age 50, born in Pennsylvania. Their residence in 1940 exactly matches the obituary of her father, Adolphus Haines.

Grace's obit in the 11 Jan 1968 edition of The Salina Journal refers to her as Mrs. Edward A. Malin, and later as Mrs. Grace Malin. She died 10 Jan 1968 in Abilene, formerly of Denver, Colorado. Survivors included her sister, Mrs. Arthur Hess, of Abilene - no doubt the Mrs. Hazel Hess of Abilene mentioned in her father's obit.⁵

Sources:

1. "Local News," Marion Headlight (Marion, Kansas), 13 Aug 1908, p. 5; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.
2. "Girl Saves Crippled Mother From Fire," The Ephrata Review (Ephrata, Pennsylvania), 15 May 1931, p. 16, col. 5; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.
3. "Miss Virginia Wheelock Married to Californian," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 17 Oct 1931, p. 5, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2023.
4. "Adolphus Haines Dies," The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), 02 May 1940, p. 6, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.
5. "Mrs. Edward A. Malin," obit, The Salina Journal (Kansas City, Missouri), 11 Jan 1968, p. 5, col. 3; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.
6. "Wheelock-Haines," Marion Headlight (Marion, Kansas), 15 Apr 1909, p. 4, col. 3; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2023.
7. "Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969," database with images,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1102901:60382 : accessed 18 July 2023), Adolphus Haines death certificate, state no. 17317, registrar's no 1844, Jackson County, Kansas, 1940.

Frieda Heinis

Spouse: Edward A. Malin
Marriage: 1912, NJ

• "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016," database,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/900289965:61253 : accessed 18 July 2023), Edward Malin and Freda Heinis.

Clifford W. Howe

Birth: 3 Dec 1927, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY

• "New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61667/ : accessed 27 July 2023), Clifford W. Howe (1927); citing New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.
• "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180 : accessed 17 July 2021); citing California Death Index, 1940-1997, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, California.

Death: 5 Jul 1979, San Diego, CA

• "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180 : accessed 17 July 2021); citing California Death Index, 1940-1997, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, California.

Father: Otis Burns Howe
Mother: Grace Corinne Wheelock

Notes:

On 15 Apr 1948, the engagement between Clifford W. Howe, son of Otis B. Howe, and Martha Jean Travis was announced.¹ No marriage record has been found. On 5 Aug 1952 the engagment of Clifford W. Wheelock and Joan Gugino was announced. Both were residents of Buffalo.² On 9 Aug 1952, Joan Gugino and Clifford W. Howe were married in Niagara Falls, New York.³ In various years between 1961 and 1975, Clifford W Howe, and his wife, Joan M. Howe were residents of San Diego, California.⁴

Clifford Warren Howe died in San Diego, California, 5 July 1979.⁵

Sources:

1. "Howe-Travis," wedding announcement, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 15 Apr 1948, p. 5, col. 3; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2023.
2. Marriage License, The Niagara Falls Gazette (Niagara Falls, New York), 5 Aug 1952, p. 4, col. 4; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2023.
3. "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61632/ : accessed 17 July 2023), Joan Gugino and Cliffo W. Howe (1952); citing New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.
4. "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995," database with images,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469 : accessed 17 July 2023), Clifford W. Howe.
5. "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180 : accessed 17 July 2021); citing California Death Index, 1940-1997, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, California.

Grace Elizabeth Howe

Birth: 1920

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200641460/elizabeth-grace-dike: accessed 17 July 2023), gravestone photo for Elizabeth Grace “Betty” Howe Dike (1920–2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200641460, Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA, maintained by Gary Wheeler (contributor 47661161).

Death: 2011

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200641460/elizabeth-grace-dike: accessed 17 July 2023), gravestone photo for Elizabeth Grace “Betty” Howe Dike (1920–2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200641460, Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA, maintained by Gary Wheeler (contributor 47661161).

Burial: Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200641460/elizabeth-grace-dike: accessed 17 July 2023), gravestone photo for Elizabeth Grace “Betty” Howe Dike (1920–2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200641460, Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA, maintained by Gary Wheeler (contributor 47661161).

Father: Otis Burns Howe
Mother: Grace Corinne Wheelock

Spouse: Howard Ralph Dike
Marriage: 1940

• "Dike-Howe," marriage announcement The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 10 May 1940, p. 36, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 July 2023.

Notes:

On 16 Oct 1940, Howard Ralph Dike, and his wife, Grace Elizabeth Dike, were living in Bennington, Vermont, were he registered for the WW II draft. In 1950, Elizabeth H. Dike, her husband, Howard R. Dike, and two children were living in Portland, Oregon. By 1954 they had move to San Jose, California, where they appear in the San Jose city directory until 1965, after which they appear in Sunnyvale, California.

Otis Burns Howe

Birth: 11 May 1880

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images,FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTJ-7ND : accessed 16 July 2023), Otis Burns Howe; FHL 001712128.

Death: 9 Oct 1938, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• Otis B. Howe death notice, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 10 Oct 1938, p. 15; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 July 2023.

Spouse: Grace Corinne Wheelock
Marriage: 21 Jan 1918, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY

• "Howe-Wheelock," The Buffalo Times (Buffalo, New York), 21 Jan 1918, p. 9, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 July 2023.
• "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61632/ : accessed 16 July 2023), Grace C. Wheelock and Otis B. Howe (1918); citing New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.

1. Grace Elizabeth Howe, born 1920
2. Clifford W. Howe, born 3 Dec 1927, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY

Notes:

Otis was enumerated in the 1880 census, age 1 month, living in Buffalo, New York, with his parents, Charles M. and Adelaide C. Howe.

Per death notice, he was the father of Betty and Clifford Howe.¹

Sources:

1. Otis B. Howe death notice, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 10 Oct 1938, p. 15; Newspapers.com, accessed 16 July 2023.

Edward A. Malin

Spouse: Frieda Heinis
Marriage: 1912, NJ

• "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016," database,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/900289965:61253 : accessed 18 July 2023), Edward Malin and Freda Heinis.

Spouse: Grace Haines
Marriage: about 1928

Notes:

Edward A. Malin was granted a divorce decree against Frieda Malin, announced in the 18 Oct 1928 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.¹

Sources:

1. "Court Severs Marital Ties," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 18 Oct 1928, p. 15, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.

Jennie A. Taylor

Birth: Aug 1895

• 1900 U.S. census, Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, houshold of J. Adel. and Harriet Taylor.

Death: 18 Dec 1918, Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co, NY

• "Jennie A. Taylor Dies; Resided in Dunkirk," The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), 19 Dec 1918, p. 24, col. 5; Newspapers.com, accessed 23 July 2023.

Father: John Adelbert Taylor
Mother: Harriet C. Wheelock

Alice Tuel

Spouse: Adolphus Haines
Marriage: 12 Oct 1884, Taylor Co, WV

• "West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1863-1900," database,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/27272:4484 : accessed 18 July 2023), Gustavus A. Haines and Alice Tuel.
• "West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971," database,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/864307:2538 : accessed 18 July 2023), Gustavus Adolphus Hanies and Alice Thel.

1. Grace Haines, born 11 Aug 1886

Virginia A. Wheelock

Birth: calculated 17 Oct 1910, Denver, CO

• "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969," database with images,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42342_1521003235_0472-01976 : accessed 17 July 2023), Virginia A. Randle death cert (1933), file no. 33620, registered no. 2425, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Death: 12 Apr 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA

• "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969," database with images,Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42342_1521003235_0472-01976 : accessed 17 July 2023), Virginia A. Randle death cert (1933), file no. 33620, registered no. 2425, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Burial: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion Co, KS

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28810222/virginia-a-randle: accessed 17 July 2023), gravestone photo for Virginia A. Wheelock Randle (1910–1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28810222, Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion Co, KS.

Father: Charles Henry Wheelock
Mother: Grace Haines

Notes:

Virginia was born in Denver, Colorado. She moved with her parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she grew up.

Her father died in 1925, and her mother married Edward A. Malin, probably around 1928.

She received considerable press in 1931 when she rescued her mother (Mrs. E. A. Malin) from a fire in Pittsburgh. Having saved her mother, she went back in to save her dog, Sunny.¹

Later in 1931, she married William Randle, Jr. in Pittsburgh.²

Virginia died a few years later of an overdose of sleeping pills, while grieving the loss of her six month old son.³

Sources:

1. "Girl Saves Crippled Mother From Fire," The Ephrata Review (Ephrata, Pennsylvania), 15 May 1931, p. 16, col. 5; Newspapers.com, accessed 18 July 2023.
2. "Miss Virginia Wheelock Married to Californian," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 17 Oct 1931, p. 5, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2023.
3. "Grieving Mother Killed by Potion," The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 13 Apr 1933, p. 5, col. 7; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2023.