Roy Blanchard Lackey (1896 - 1960)

Born 29 Sep 1896 in Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas

Husband of Faith Hope (Olmsted) Lackey — married before 1939 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1960 at age 63 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas

Biography

Roy Blanchard Lackey was born September 29, 1896 in Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas. He was the son of Fred and Hattie A. Lackey. When he registered for the WWI Draft, they recorded him as tall with a medium build, with gray eyes and red hair. ^{[1] [2]}

When Roy was about 13, his family was in Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas. But, when he registered for the draft in June 1918, they were in Kay County, Oklahoma, where Roy was working for the Carter Oil Company in Blackwell, Oklahoma. By 1920, the family had moved to Lawrence, Kansas, where Roy was an “Oil Driller.” ^{[3] [4]}

Sometime in 1921, Roy took a wife, Mildred A. Lackey. It’s possible she was Mildred A. Greene, but more research is needed. Mrs. Roy B. Lackey appeared in the local Lawrence newspaper as the winner of a best recipe contest.

In 1930, Roy and Mildred were in Wakarusa, Douglas County, Kansas (Lawrence is partially in the township of Wakarusa). Roy was a truck driver at the time. ^[5] In 1940, he was farming in Wakarusa. Sometime before 1939 he had taken for his second wife, Faith Olmsted. She was the daughter of Archibald and Ruth (Dudley) Olmsted of Wakarusa. Roy and Faith had one child, Mary Carolee Lackey Kip (1939-1993). ^{[6] [7]}

Roy Lackey died on January 19, 1960 in Lawrence, Kansas.

Roy B. Lackey – Funeral services for Roy B. Lackey, 63, of 1610 W. 9th St., will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Rumsey Funeral Home. He died early Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Rev. Paul Davis will be in charge of services. The place of burial has not yet been announced. Lawrence Journal-World, Wednesday Jan 20, 1960, page 2.

Sources

1. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1900, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas.
2. ↑ U. S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
3. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1910, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas.
4. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1920, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas.
5. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1930, Wakarusa, Douglas County, Kansas.
6. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1940, Wakarusa, Douglas County, Kansas.
7. ↑ Mary C. Kipp; U. S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936-2007; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.