Individual Details

Velda Hays married, 31 Jul 1920, Sebastian Co AR, to Paralee Gilbert. He was 19; she was 16. Velda was living in Moffett, Sequoyah Co, OK; Paralee lived in Fort Smith.
There is a 2nd marriage, 20 May 1936, Sebastian Co, AR to Paralee Hays - did they divorce and remarry? Velda was 34, Paralee, 31.

Rachel Paralee Gilbert, b. 5 Sep 1904, Logan Co, AR, died 22 Sep 1978, Greenwood, Sebastian Co, AR. She is buried Fort Smith National Cemetery.

Children were Thelma Louise, b. 1921; Evelyn Wayne, b. 1926, and Velda Jr., b. 1927, d. 1927.

Thelma married Philip Henry Bray, 10 May 1937, Crawford Co AR

1940 Census. Upper Twp, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR, Hh 213
Phillip Bray, 23, b. AR, Oiler, Furniture factory
Thelma, wife, 18, b. OK
Jimmie, son, age 1, b. AR
Velda Hayes, father-in-law, 39, b. AR, Yard man, odd jobs

16 Feb 1942. World War II Draft Registration
Velda Oscar Hays of 1617 So. 12th St, Ft Smith, Sebastian Co, AR was age 40, born 22 Feb 1902 in Crawford Co, AR. Mrs. Lizzie Hays of 1905 Pryor, Ft. Smith, would always know his address. He was a mortar maker for J. S. Davis, Contractor, in Ft. Smith. 5'9 1/2" tall, 165 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair.

California Death Index: Velda O. Hays died 11 Apr 1989, Tulare, CA. He was born 22 Feb 1901 in Arkansas. His mother's maiden name was Murphy.

Birth	22 Feb 1902	Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage	31 Jul 1920	Sebastian County, Arkansas - Paralee Rachel Gilbert
Marriage	31 Jul 1920	Sebastian County, Arkansas - Paralee Rachel Gilbert
Death	11 Apr 1989	Tulare, Tulare County, California

Spouse	Paralee Rachel Gilbert (1904 - 1978)
Child	Living

Father	Benjamin McClure Hays (1860 - 1936)
Mother	Harriet Elizabeth "Lizzy" Murphy (1875 - )
Sibling	Golda Hays (1890 - 1975)
Sibling	Roy Lee Hays (1892 - )
Sibling	Perry Victor Hays (1899 - 1951)
Sibling	Cecile Hays (1905 - )
Sibling	Arvil Joseph Hays (1909 - 1951)
Sibling	Lucille "Lucy" Hays (1914 - )
Sibling	Ben Floyd Hays (1920 - 1965)