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Oliver Wood HayesAge: 56 years18951951

Name
Oliver Wood Hayes
Given names
Oliver Wood
Surname
Hayes
Birth January 3, 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 22 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
MarriageElizabeth Bagby “Bess” BakerView this family
June 28, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death January 18, 1951 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with Elizabeth Bagby “Bess” Baker - View this family
himself
Oliver Wood Hayes
Birth: January 3, 1895Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 18, 1951Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
wife
Elizabeth Bagby “Bess” Baker
Birth: February 21, 1893 46 37Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 18, 1977Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: June 28, 1919Grayson, Texas, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oliver Wood Hayes - Household

314 Gandy Street Denison, Grayson, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hayes, OliverheadMW44MARSame houseGeneral ManagerRetail Department Store
Hayes, BessXwifeFW47MTXSame houseBuyerRetail Department Store
Corbett, Mattiemother in lawFW85WdTXSame house
Moss, Calebnephew in lawMW15STXDallasTX
Dial, Ellaaunt in lawFW66STXSame house