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Homer Lee DaughertyAge: 31 years19171949

Name
Homer Lee Daugherty
Given names
Homer Lee
Surname
Daugherty
Birth February 1917 30 22
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 11 months)

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/
Birth of a brotherFloyd Charlie Daugherty
November 30, 1919 (Age 2 years)
Census January 17, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Raymond Daugherty
January 3, 1923 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Oscar Daugherty
August 9, 1928 (Age 11 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty Jr.
Associate: Jennie Hayne
Note: As per the Coroner's report, William was murdered. Subsequent Court Trial revealed he was stabbed to death by the Chief of Police in Electra, Texas.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 14, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Daugherty Jr.
April 23, 1931 (Age 14 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherFloyd Charlie Daugherty
October 30, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 10, 1949 (Age 31 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Electra Memorial Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1916Texas, United States
14 months
himself
Homer Lee Daugherty
Birth: February 1917 30 22Texas, United States
Death: January 10, 1949Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Floyd Charlie Daugherty
Birth: November 30, 1919 33 25Texas, United States
Death: October 30, 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Raymond Daugherty
Birth: January 3, 1923 36 28Texas, United States
Death: February 23, 2003Texas, United States
Father’s family with Lela Covington - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 5, 1909Clay, Texas, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Oscar Daugherty - Household

Ed 194 Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, OscarheadRMW32MYesYesOKTNTNYesTeamingOil FieldW
Daugherty, BeaulahwifeFW25MYesYesKYTNTNYesMone
Daugherty, HomersonMW2 years 11 monthsSTXOKKY
Daugherty, CharliesonMW0 years 2 monthsSTXOKKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Beulah Cowen - Household

Precinct 4, ED 53 Wichita, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, BeaulaheadR8NoFW34Wd20NoYesKYTNTNYesNone
Daugherty, HomersonMW13SYesYesTXTXKYYesNone
Daugherty, CharleysonMW10SYesYesTXTXKYYesNone
Daugherty, RaymondsonMW6SNoYesTXTXKYNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Beulah Cowen - Household

Justice Precinct 4 Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, BeulahxheadO50NoFW45WdNoKY0No
Daugherty, CharliesonMW20SNoTX0No
Daugherty, RaymondsonMW16SYesTX0No
Daugherty, HomersonMW23MNoTXTruck DriverOil IndustryPW12375No
Daugherty, Hazeldaughter-in-lawFW23MNoOK0No
Daugherty, Raymond EugenegrandsonMW2SNoTX