Mrs. Howe
Biography
Kindly woman who helped Ed raise Ethel and Lloyd after Agnes died. Occupation also recorded as “Ran the boarding house where Ed and his children lived.” (History of the Guild Family). Described as kindly; helped Ed raise Ethel and Lloyd.
Timeline
1922, after Agnes’ death
Ed and the children move into a boarding house
Mrs. Howe helped Ed raise the children. As he drank heavily, eleven-year-old Ethel increasingly cared for the family.
History of the Guild Familyafter Agnes’ death
Ed moves his children to a boarding house
Mrs. Howe helped Ed raise the children.
History of the Guild Family
Stories mentioning Mrs.
- Loss and Growing Up Too SoonRalph died of double pneumonia despite a snowstorm sleigh journey to hospital and a blood transfusion. Agnes died in 1922 after tuberculosis and complications from swine flu. Ed moved Ethel and Lloyd to a boarding house run by Mrs. Howe. As he began drinking heavily, eleven-year-old Ethel took on care for herself, Lloyd and her father. Ed continued managing a diner and dance hall; Ethel recalled being caught by him kissing a dance partner in a car.
- Red Hair, Snowshoes, and a Mother’s Handmade KnickersEthel’s early life in Newburg combined material comfort and her Norwegian mother’s skilled sewing with severe winters. Ralph’s death and Agnes’ tuberculosis disrupted the family, sending Ethel and Lloyd on a frightening train journey to their grandparents in Astoria. After Agnes died, Ed’s grief and drinking left young Ethel caring for her family. Friends and dancing brought happiness, but her father refused her wish to attend college and sent her to work.
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