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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. infant Renfro: Birth: 24 Feb 1910. Death: 24 Feb 1910


Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Pauline Revere Renfro: Birth: 28 Nov 1911 in Macon, Macon Co., Illinois. Death: 4 Dec 2001 in Auburn, Sangamon Co., Illinois

  2. Virgil Marion Renfro: Birth: 19 Sep 1914 in Macon, Macon Co., Illinois. Death: 24 Apr 1993 in Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois

  3. Leona Irene Renfro: Birth: 29 Aug 1920 in Decatur, Macon Co., Illiinois. Death: 17 Apr 2016 in Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Illinois


Sources
1. Title:   gravestone

Notes
a. Note:   n South Macon Twp., Macon Co., Illinois (film T624_308, ED133, sheet 4B, enum. 22 Apr)
 Phoebe is Howard's mother-in-law
  1920 Census: Howard Renfro, 34, farmer; wife Lillie B 31; Pauline R 11; Virgil ?; living in South Macon Twp., Macon Co., Illinois (film T625_385, ED 163, sheet 4B, p257, enum. 15 Jan)
  1930 Census: Howard Renfro, 43, farmer; wife Lillie B 41; Pauline R 18; Virgil M 16; Lena I 9; living in Milam Twp., Macon Co., Illinois (film T626_539, p2A, ED 52, enum. 25 April)
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  DECATUR HERALD & REVIEW, Oct 30, 1956
 H. E. RENFRO, 71, DALTON CITY, DIES IN CRASH Howard E. Renfro, 71, of Dalton City, died after his truck struck a tree on the southwest edge of Macon at about 4:45 p.m. yesterday.
 Mr. Renfro, a farmer, was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary's Hospital at 5:15 p.m. A motorist who discovered the accident notified Mr. Renfro's son, Virgil, a Macon farmer. The younger Renfro said his father was dead when he arrived at the scene. The truck, a 1934 model, was loaded with wood. It left the road and struck a large tree just before an approach to a bridge.
 Apparently, no one saw the accident. Coroner Harold B. Brintlinger will hold an inquest. Mr. Renfro was brought to the hospital in an Ater ambulance. Mr. Renfro was born July 25, 1885, a son of Albert and Luthera Hill Renfro. Mr. Renfro had lived all his live in Macon County and had spent most of that time in Milam Township.
 He was married to Lilly Simpson, March 1, 1911. Mr. Renfro leaves his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Galloway of Pawnee and Mrs. Leona Randolph of Jerseyville, a son, Virgil, a brother, John of Decatur, three sisters, Mrs. Icy Spalding of Decatur and Mrs. Mamie Loomis and Mrs. Lena Seagle both of Nokomis and 10 grandchildren.
 Mr. Renfro was a member of South Macon Masonic Lodge 467, the Macon Methodist Church and since 1916 had been a director of the Mosquito Township Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
 He attended Millikin University in 1904 and Brown's Business College. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Macon Methodist Church with burial in Macon Cemetery.
 Friends may call at the Ater Memorial Home in Macon after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Note:   1910 Census: Howard Renfro, 34, widowed, farmer; Phoebe Shutters, housekeeper, 43; living i

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