Howard O. Wydman
(1867-1927)
Howard
O. Wydman
was born in 1867, most likely in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH, the son of Rev.
William H. and Lucy Ellen (Minor) Wydman. He was born at a time when his
father was studying for the Methodist ministry in Cincinnati.
As a boy, Howard likely moved frequently as his father accepted a pastoral position in Indiana and then received new church assignments every few years.
He is known to have graduated from the Hope Normal School in Hope, Bartholomew County, IN, and from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. He was not married.
In 1917, Howard resided in Buffalo, NY, and his widowed mother often came to live for long periods in his home.
Circa
1927, when he was age 60, Howard resided in Wheeling, Ohio County, WV. He was
employed there as a telegrapher. How or why he moved from Buffalo is a mystery. A bird's eye view of Wheeling's busy Market
Square is seen at left.
On Jan. 21, 1927, Howard became seriously ill, and went to Corning, NY, to reside with his married brother Frank Errold Wydman Sr.
In late March 1927, not recovering, he was moved to the Robert Packer Hospital at Sayre, PA, where he died on April 13, 1927.
His obituary was publishing in the Corning (NY) Evening Leader. He was laid to rest in the Hope Cemetery Annex in Corning.
Robert Packer Memorial Hospital, Sayre, PA
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