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John Benton Aday (1886 - 1963)

John Benton Aday
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United Statesmap
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Died at age 76 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Benton Aday was born on 10 Dec 1886 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas. [1]

In 1900, at the age of 13, he was living in Justice Precinct 5, Ellis, Texas, with his parents, William and Sarah, and four siblings: Robert F (Brother age 18), William W (Brother age 16), Roman N (Brother age 12), and Mary M (Sister age 9). He was working as a farm laborer. [2]

In 1910, at the age of 22, he was living in Justice Precinct 5, Ellis County, with his parents and four siblings: William W (Brother age 16), Roman N (Brother age 12), and Mary M (Sister age 9), and adopted sister Mattie L Aday (Age 3). [3]

On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft. at the time he was single and farming on his own account. He was tall and slender build with blue eyes and dark hair. [4]

He was inducted into the Army on 8 October 1917, in Waxahachie, Texas. He was first assigned to the 7th Battalion, 165th Depot Brigade. He was reassigned to Company K, 144th Infantry Regiment, [5] and served in France from July 1918 to June 1919. He was promoted to PFC on September 9, 1918. He returned to the states and was discharged on June 21, 1919. [6]

He married Nina Mae Brown on 8 Oct 1919 in Ellis County, Texas. [7]

In 1920, at the age of 33, he was living in Justice Precinct 1, with his first wife, Hassie. He was a farmer. [8]

In 1930, at the age of 43, he was living in Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, with his second wife, Nina, and two children: Harold D (Son age 5), and Donnis J (Daughter age 4). He was a farmer and a veteran of World War I. [9]

In 1940, at the age of 53, he was living in Justice Precinct 7, Ellis County, with his wife, Nina, and two teenage children: Harold D (Son age 15) and Doras Jane (Daughter age 13). He was the owner of a farm. [10]

He was registered for the World War II draft in 1942. (Those born between 1877 and 1879) He was married at the time and still farming on his own account. [11]

In 1950, at the age of 63, he was living in Dallas, Texas, with his wife Nina Mae. He was working in a Veterans Administration Hospital. [12]

John passed away on15 August 1963, at the age of 76, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas. Cause: shown as Aspiration pneumonia, bilateral. [13] He is buried in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas. [14]

Research Notes

* Profile created through the import of Aday.ged on Jan 2, 2013 by William Knight.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch, 14 February 2020, accessed 9 July 2022, John Benton Aday, 1886.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch, 30 November 2021), John B Aday in the entry for William P Aday, 1900.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 10 July 2022, John D Aday in the household of William R Aday, Justice Precinct 5, Ellis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 140, sheet 8A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1549; FHL microfilm.
  4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch, 29 December 2021, 10 July 2022, John Benton Aday, 1917-1918.
  5. ↑ 144th Infantry Regiment (United States) Wikipedia
  6. ↑ "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920", database with images, FamilySearch, 9 March 2021, accessed 10 July 2022, John Benton Aday, 8 Oct 1917; citing Military Service, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.
  7. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", database with images, FamilySearch, 23 February 2021, accessed 10 July 2022, J B Aday and Nina Mae Brown, 08 Oct 1919; citing Marriage, citing Ellis, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,651,041.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch, 10 July 2022, accessed 10 July 2022, John D Aday, 1920.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 10 July 2022, John B Aday, Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 9B, line 60, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2326; FHL microfilm 2,342,060.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch, 10 January 2021, accessed 10 July 2022, John B Aday, Justice Precinct 7, Ellis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-43, sheet 5A, line 32, family 87, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4027.
  11. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", database with images, FamilySearch, 25 February 2020, accessed 10 July 2022, John Benton Aday, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  12. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census", Ancestry.com, database with images. As of 10 July 2022, FamilySearch had not indexed this record. If you come by this note, Please replace it with FamilySearch record.
  13. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch, 20 February 2021, accessed 10 July 2022, John B Aday, 15 Aug 1963; citing certificate number 49356, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,291.
  14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 10 July 2022, memorial page for John Benton Aday (10 Dec 1886–15 Aug 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #29703776, citing Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA. Maintained by williamknight57 (contributor 46842549). [Yes gravestone photo.] [Yes Obituary]
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