Husband: Howard Leander Hayes
Born: Sep-15-1924 in Salem, WV 1,2
Died: Apr- 9-1995 3
Census: 1930, 1940 in Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Military: (enlisted 12/5/1943) SM 1/c, US Navy, WW II (South Pacific, 3 Battle Stars) 2
Father: Morris Leander Hayes (1888 - 1962)
Mother: Biddie May McKeown (1894 - 1952)
Wife: Gertrude D. Leonard 5 Also known as: Gertie 5,6 Married: Jan-23-1943 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 7
Born: Sep-27-1926 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: 1943, 2006 - 18 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5,6,8,9 Father: Flavius Sylvester Leonard (1873 - 1953) Mother: Elizabeth Starkey (1889 - )
M Child 1: William Howard Hayes Born: Jun-24-1943 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Died: Feb- 1-2018 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 10 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8,11,12,13 Occupation: Graf Tech (formerly UCAR) employee (retired) 14 Education: Salem High School (1962), Salem College (1976) 8 Occupation: UCAR (27 yrs, retired 2000) 8 Military: 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army (duty in Anchorage, Alaska) 8 Wife: Living
M Child 2: Thurman Harlan "Friday" Hayes Also known as: Harlan "Friday" Hayes 11,12 Born: Jul-21-1944 in Salem, WV 8 Died: Jun-14-2014 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 10 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: in Salem, WV 11,9,12 Occupation: UCAR Carbon Co. (41 yrs) 8 Wife: Living
M Child 3: Living Wife: Living
M Child 4: Kenneth D. "Kenny" Hayes Born: Dec-20-1947 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Died: Mar-11-2014 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 10 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: in Salem, WV 8,15 Occupation: meat cutter at Kroger (32 yrs) 8 Wife: Living
F Child 5: Living Husband: Bill Booher b. Apr-13-1948 d. Feb-12-2009 Husband: Living
M Child 6: Living Wife: Living
F Child 7: Living Husband: Living
M Child 8: Living Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946) (3) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (4) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (5) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandson. (6) Obituary of grandson. (7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Howard Leander Hayes, 18, b. Sep 15 1924 in Salem WV, res. Salem, son of Morris & Betty (McKeown) Hayes; and Gertrude Leonard, 16, b. Sep 27 1926 in Ritchie Co, res. Salem, dau of Flavius S. & Elizabeth (Starkey) Leonard. Married Jan 23 1943 in Salem. MR p. 111 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=59970&Type=Marriage. (8) Obituary. (9) Obituary of son. (10) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (11) Newspaper birth announcement of grandson. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) Obituary of wife's mother. (14) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Herald Record, 6/18/2013. (15) Obituary of wife's sister.