Individual Details

Joe first married Marguerite, surname unknown. He married (2) Rita Mariah Neal, 5 Jun 1939, at Van Buren. By the 1940 census, they were not living together. Rita was born 7 Oct 1907; died Feb 1995.

1940 Census. Cedarville, Crawford, AR, Hh 80
Charels J. Neal, 61, b. AR
Margaret E., wife, 61, b. AR
Leslie C., son, 26, b. AR
Rita M. Haggard, dau, 32, b. AR (marked as married but not living with husband)
Bille J. , daughter's son, 9 months old, b. AR

16 Oct 1940 World Ward II. Arkansas first draft registration.
Joe Clayton Haggard lived at Cedarville, Crawford, AR. He was 27, born 22 Nov 1912 in Uniontown, AR. Mrs. Ola Haggard, his mother would always know his address. He was unemployed. 5'7", 135 lbs, blue eyes, blonde hair

Joe enlisted 11 May 1942 at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock. His civil occupations was semi-skilled mechanic and repairman, motor vehicles. He was 5'8" tall, 125 pounds.

World War II Hospital Admission Card Files
Joe C. Haggard, age 32, admitted to hospital July 1944, discharged 1944. Quartermaster Corps. Has Trench mouth, in line of duty. has served 2 years, 2 months.

21 Mar 1944. Mrs. Rita Mirah Haggard, appointed US Postmaster at Cedarville, Crawford, AR.

Did they remarry???

1950 Census. Van Buren, Crawford, AR, Hh 108
24 Arkansas Street
Joe C. Haggard, 38, b. AR, Mechanic, Garage
Rita M., wife, 42, b. AR
Billy J., son, 10, b. AR
Marsha L., dau, 3, b. AR
Charlotte R., dau, b. Oct 1949, AR

Rita and Joe are both buried Uniontown Cemetery.
He has a military marker: Tec 3, US Army, World War II

Birth	22 Nov 1912	Uniontown, Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage	5 Jun 1939	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas - Rita Mariah Neal
Divorce	17 Dec 1942	Crawford County, Arkansas - Rita Mariah Neal
Death	25 Jan 1996	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas

Spouse

Rita Mariah Neal (1907 - 1995)

Father	George Washington "Wash" Haggard (1876 - 1927)
Mother	Viola "Ola" Wood (1881 - 1969)
Sibling	Hattie Gale Haggard (1897 - 1990)
Sibling	Pina Edith Haggard (1899 - 1994)
Sibling	Elsie Ethel Haggard (1901 - 1979)
Sibling	Zella Beatrice Haggard (1903 - 1904)
Sibling	Frank Bernard Haggard (1905 - 1906)
Sibling	George Washington Haggard (1908 - 2002)
Sibling	Pearl Lucille Haggard (1911 - 2005)
Sibling	Inez Margurite Haggard (1915 - 1999)
Sibling	Harold Leon "Harry" Haggard (1917 - 1999)
Sibling	Garth Wood Haggard (1919 - 2004)
Sibling	Jack Durward Haggard (1921 - 2016)