Gracie Lee (Gray) Haney (1919 - 2001)

Born 4 Jan 1919 in Greene, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Fred Russel Haney — married 19 Oct 1935 in Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Died 9 Feb 2001 at age 82 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California, United States

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Biography

Gracie was born in 1919. She was the daughter of Granville Gray and Martha Killion. On the 19th of October, 1935. Gracie Lee married Fred Russell Haney in Lawrence, Arkansas.^[1] In April of 1940.^[2] the couple are living in Jones Township, Greene County, Arkansas. They are renting and Fred is farming, working 65 hours the week before the census. According to the census, Fred completed the 8th grade, and Gracie completed the 6th grade. The couple have 3 children, all born in Arkansas:

• Bettie Lou (3) - born in 1937
• Charles (1) - born in 1939
• Patsy - born in 1940

Gracie's mother Addie, brother Dewey and nephew Laverne are recorded on the same page of the census. Gracie's sister Slee and her family are also recorded within the same census pages. There are also numerous Haney families listed.

On the 16th of October, 1940, when Fred completed his WWII Draft Card, he described himself as being 6', 195 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a light complexion. He was 25 years old. ^[3]

In 1950,^[4] the famly has moved to California, settling in Kern County. They are renting a farm and Fred (24) worked for 77 hours the week before the census. Gracie (32) is keeping house and taking care of the couples childen. In addition to Bettie Lou (13), Charles E. (11), and Patsy (10), the couple have another son and daughter:

• Joan (5) - born 1945 in Arkansas
• Fred Jr. (3) - born 1947 in Arkansas

Gracie Lee died on the 9th of February, 2001.^[5][6] On the 17th of July of that same year, Fred died.^[7][8] The couple were buried together in the Paso Robles District Cemetery in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California.

Sources

1. ↑ "Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJT5-JMH : 11 April 2022), Gracie L Gray and Fred R Haney, 1935.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQVR-4KS : 8 January 2021), Fred R Haney, Jones Township, Greene, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-23, sheet 4B, line 51, family 65, 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 139.
3. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Arkansas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147. Source Information:Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
4. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kern, California; Roll: 5531; Sheet Number: 35; Enumeration District: 15-184. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #94577277 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94577277/gracie-lee-haney: accessed 18 November 2022), memorial page for Gracie Lee Gray Haney (1919–2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94577277, citing Paso Robles District Cemetery, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA; Maintained by Ron West (contributor 47389384) .
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRYX-NJC : 10 January 2021), Fred R Haney, 17 Jul 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #94577276(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94577276/fred-r-haney: accessed 19 November 2022), memorial page for Fred R Haney (1915–2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94577276, citing Paso Robles District Cemetery, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA; Maintained by Ron West (contributor 47389384) .

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDNY-MX3 : 31 January 2021), Granville E Grap, 1920.