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James Lester HAYES

James Lester HAYES

Male 1919 - 1967  (48 years)

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  • Name James Lester HAYES 
    Born 21 Jun 1919  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • With his sister Leona, in household of maternal grandparents Delbert & Luvernia (Williams) Knight.
    Occupation 1940  [2] 
    Sprigg Oil Co. in Weston 
    Military From 10 Nov 1943 to 14 Jun 1946  [5, 6] 
    PFC, Co E, 121st Inf, 8th Inf Div, World War II 
    Occupation head sawyer at sawmill  [3] 
    Occupation 1950  [7] 
    farm hand 
    Residence Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1940, 1950  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • In 1950, location specified as Jennings Run Road.
    Died 30 Oct 1967  Piney, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Cause: workplace accident at sawmill 
    Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I92147  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 May 2024 

    Father James Nathan Goff HAYES,   b. 1 Nov 1886, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Jessie A. KNIGHT,   b. 13 Apr 1890, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F40769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva ASH,   b. 23 Dec 1919, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1969, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 1 May 1940  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Nancy June HAYES,   b. 28 May 1941, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 2009  (Age 68 years)
    +2. Shirley James "Butch" HAYES,   b. 26 Feb 1943, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 2024, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Martha Bell HAYES,   b. 8 Jan 1944, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 2004, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     4. Living
    Documents
    92147_JamesLesterHayes_EvaAsh_MarriageRecord_1May1940.jpg    		92147_JamesLesterHayes_EvaAsh_MarriageRecord_1May1940.jpg
    Family ID F39684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2602750&Type=Death.

    4. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    5. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    6. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    7. [S299] 1950 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.