Individual Details

George Washington Haggard

(6 Dec 1908 - 6 Feb 2002)



12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Wash Haggard of Uniontown, Crawford Co, AR was 41, b. 22 Jun 1877. He was a Clerk at Comstock Wood Merc. Co. Olia Haggard would always known his address. Medium height, slender, blue eyes, brown hair.

George married 25 Jul 1932 at Sallisaw, OK to Ruth Elizabeth Sloan - they divorced in 1939. There were no children.

16 Oct 1940 Draft Board, Cedarville, AR, World War II Draft Registration
George Washington Haggard of Cedarville, Crawford Co, AR was age 31, born 6 Dec 1909 in Uniontown, AR. Mrs. Viola Haggard, mother, would always know his address. He was self-employed. 5'6", 127 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair.

1950 Census. Van Buren, Crawford, AR, Hh 78
20 Henry
George W. Haggard, 41, divorced, b. AR, carpenter, Construction
Ola, mother, 68, widow, b. AR
Harold L., brother, 32, divorced, b. AR, upholster, Trim Shop

George's grave is listed as George W. Haggard III, in a list of U.S. Veterans Gravesites on Ancestry. He was a Tech 5, US Army, World War II. Enlisted 7 March 1942; released 1 Nov 1745.

George W. Haggard III, 93, of Van Buren died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in a
local hospital. He was an Army veteran of World War II, having been
stationed in the Mid East and Iran, a member of the VFW No. 1322 and Wood
Memorial Christian Church. He was a musician and a published songwriter.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van
Buren with burial at Uniontown Cemetery.
He is survived by a sister, Pearl Bray of Van Buren; a brother, Garth W.
Haggard of Tulsa; and several nieces and nephews.
SOUTHWEST TIMES, Ft. Smith, AR 8 Feb 2002

Events

Birth6 Dec 1908Uniontown, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death6 Feb 2002Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas

Families

FatherGeorge Washington "Wash" Haggard (1876 - 1927)
MotherViola "Ola" Wood (1881 - 1969)
SiblingHattie Gale Haggard (1897 - 1990)
SiblingPina Edith Haggard (1899 - 1994)
SiblingElsie Ethel Haggard (1901 - 1979)
SiblingZella Beatrice Haggard (1903 - 1904)
SiblingFrank Bernard Haggard (1905 - 1906)
SiblingPearl Lucille Haggard (1911 - 2005)
SiblingJoseph Clayton Haggard (1912 - 1996)
SiblingInez Margurite Haggard (1915 - 1999)
SiblingHarold Leon "Harry" Haggard (1917 - 1999)
SiblingGarth Wood Haggard (1919 - 2004)
SiblingJack Durward Haggard (1921 - 2016)

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