Lester Ray Haines (1900 - 1950)

Born 16 Oct 1900 in Hampshire, Mineral, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Gertrude (Taylor) Haines — married 12 Aug 1929 (to 16 Apr 1950) in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, United States

Died 16 Apr 1950 at age 49 in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, United States

Biography

Lester Ray Haines was born October 16, 1900 and is the son of Charlie Haines and Nora Powell. He grew up in Gore, West Virgina^[1][2] along with three siblings; Althea Blanche Haines, Etta Wyona Haines and Juanita Fern Haines.

Lester married Anna Gertrude Taylor August 18, 1929^[3] and they made their home in Keyser, West Virginia until his death April 16, 1950.^[4][5] He provided for his family as a crane operator for the B&O Railroad. Together they raised one child, Douglas Eugene Haines.^[6][7] Lester is buried in Queens Meadow Point Cemetery, Keyster, West Virginia.^[8]

Obituary

Lester Ray Haines, 49, died suddenly at his home on Limestone Road, near the Reservoir. He was employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as a crane operator, and was the son of Charles and Nora Powell Haines of Augusta. Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs Gertrude Taylor Haines, and one son.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., at his late home with Reverend L A Steele, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be at Queens Point Cemetery.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJH-14V : accessed 27 August 2020), Lesley R Hames in household of Charles W Hames, Gore, Hampshire, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 6B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1680; FHL microfilm 1,375,693.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2P-5ZD : accessed 27 August 2020), Ray Haines in household of Charles W Haines, Gore, Hampshire, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 47, sheet 1B, line 74, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1952; FHL microfilm 1,821,952.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6G-Z29 : 11 February 2018), L. Ray Haines and Anna Gertude Taylor, 12 Aug 1929; citing Mineral, West Virginia, v 5 p 216, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 811,519.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMCV-KLB : 10 March 2018), Lester Ray Haines, 16 Apr 1950; citing Mineral, West Virginia, County Records, 4962, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,984,144.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1GY-ZX2 : 11 February 2018), Lester Ray Haines, 16 Apr 1950; citing Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, County Records, v 5 p 72-C, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 811,774.
6. ↑ "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVVC-Z93Z : 30 January 2020), Lester Ray Haines in entry for Douglas Eugene Haines, 1936.
7. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6L-HH6 : 11 February 2018), Lester Ray Haines in entry for Douglas Eugene Haines and Bonita Ellen Ours, 21 May 1966; citing Mineral, West Virginia, v 10 p 330, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 811,522.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #102990097 Lester Ray Haines (16 Oct 1900–16 Apr 1950), Queens Meadow Point Cemetery, Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
9. ↑ Mineral Daily News-Tribune, April 17, 1950

See also:

• Lester Ray Haines FamilySearch