Howard's birth father died soon after Howard's birth and he took the last name of his foster father upon starting school at about age 6.
Sources
Death certificate for Howard Melvin Foster,27 December 2000, Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA, File #00-029350,Oregon State Heath Division, in possession of his son
Marriage License for Howard S. Foster and Rose M. Coursen, June 30 1940, Rose City, Oregon, File #37614,Oregon, issued June 21, 1940, filed July 5 1940, In the files of Lonski-12
Birth Certificate for Howard M. Shelton, July 31, 1914, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA, File# 344, n possession of his son
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Howard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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