Person:Wiley Giddens (5)

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Wiley Burk Giddens
b.8 Mar 1895 Red River County, Texas
d.24 Jun 1949 Jackson County, Oklahoma
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1892
  1. Bessie Dell Giddens1893 -
  2. Wiley Burk Giddens1895 - 1949
  3. Dorris Clifton Giddens1897 - 1964
  4. Walter Dewie Giddens1899 - 1964
  5. Fannie B. GiddensAbt 1904 -
  6. Enos Allen Giddens1907 - 1983
  7. Mary Lyon Giddens1910 - 2000
  8. Marvin Preston Giddens1913 - 1965
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Wiley Burk Giddens1895 - 1949
  • W.  Della DavisAbt 1888 -
m. 11 Nov 1940
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Wiley Burk Giddens
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 8 Mar 1895 Red River County, Texas
Census[4] 1920 Ellis County, Texas
Census[5] 1940 Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma
Marriage 11 Nov 1940 Jackson County, Oklahomato Della Davis
Death[2] 24 Jun 1949 Jackson County, Oklahoma
Burial[2] Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma

Ellis County, Texas, 1920 census:[4]

[10 unrelated family & 3 others, including:]
Giddens, Wiley B. Hired Hand 24 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b.Texas/Missouri) Laborer (Broom factory)
      Dorris C. Hired Hand 22 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b.Texas/Missouri) Laborer (Broom factory)

In margin: "Work at Charley F. Garth's broom factory"

Jackson County, Oklahoma, 1940 census:[5]

Engeland, John Head 44 yrs (8th Gr) b. Texas 1935: Same house [no occupatioin listed; wife is described as "Landlady"]
[+ 5 family members, 7 lodgers, including:]
Giddens, Wiley B. Lodger 45 yrs (8th Gr) (single) b. Texas 1935: Same house [no occupation listed]
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 112, p. 2B.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave
    https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124642817&ref=acom Wiley B. Giddens.
  3.   United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
    5 Jun 1917.

    Name: Giddens, Wiley Burk
    Address: Blind Institute, Austin, Travis Co., Texas
    Born: 8 Mar 1895 Clarksville, Tex. (22 yrs)
    Occupation: Janitor (E.E. Braumlette, Austin, Tex.)
    Dependents: Single, no dependents
    Exemptions claimed: "Yes, weak eyes"
    Military experience: None
    Description: Medium height & build, brown eyes & hair, "eyes affected."

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ellis, Texas, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 133, p. 24B, dwelling/family 473/486 (Jelico Pike).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jackson, Oklahoma, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T627)
    ED 33-5, p. 17A, #429.
  6.   United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards
    25 Apr 1942.

    Name: Giddens, Wiley Burk
    Residence; 320 W. Walnut St, Altus, Jackson Co., Okla.
    Born: 8 Mar 1895 Red River Co., Texas (47 yrs)
    Person Who Will Always Know Where You Are: Bessie Rutledge, Altus, Okla.
    Employer: Unmarried
    Description: 5'5", 135 lbs, brown hair, light complexion, "blind in both eyes."

    NOTE: Made his mark, probably due to blindness.

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