Individual Details
Wilmar Lee "Shorty" Hayman
(10 Jul 1910 - 19 May 1938)
Events
| Birth | 3 Jul 1909 | Missouri, United States |  | ||
| Birth | 10 Jul 1910 | Missouri, United States | | ||
| Census | 3 Feb 1920 | Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Residence | 3 Feb 1920 | Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 1929 | Ruby Davis | | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1930 | Luxemburg, Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Residence | 5 Apr 1930 | House (renter) - 8511 Idaho Avenue, Luxemburg, Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |  | | |
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1930 | Machinist - Iron Works, Luxemburg, Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1931 | House - 126 E. Steins Street, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 1931 | Machinist - St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Residence | From 1932 to 1933 | House - 610 W Marceau Street, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Occupation | From 1932 to 1933 | Laborer - St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Occupation | From May 1937 to 19 May 1938 | Electric Welder - Stupp Brothers Building Company, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Accident | 16 May 1938 | Crushed (leg) - St. Louis City, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Death | 19 May 1938 | Alexian Brothers Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Residence | 19 May 1938 | 8120 Idaho Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Burial | 23 May 1938 | Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum and Crematory, Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | ||
| Death | 24 May 1938 | | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruby Davis (1911 - ) |
| Child | Shirley Mae Hayman ( - ) |
| Child | Wilma Lee Hayman ( - ) |
| Child | Gloria Geraldine Hayman (1930 - 1999) |
| Child | Bonnie Jean Hayman (1935 - 1996) |
| Father | Joseph Homer "Homer" Hayman (1887 - 1934) |
| Mother | Laura Mae "May" Rutledge (1891 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Irene (?) Hayman ( - ) |
| Sibling | Grant Emmett Hayman (1911 - ) |
| Sibling | Homer Herman "Herman" Hayman (1911 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Ralph McCabe Hayman (1914 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Lois Evelyn Hayman (1916 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Harold Lowell "Lefty" Hayman (1917 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Charles Harrison Hayman (1919 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Mammie Edith "Edith" Hayman (1920 - 1920) |
Notes
Residence
Wilmar Lee Hayman's family lived in a rented duplex house at 8511 Idaho Avenue in Carondelet; valued at $15.00. His parents lived in the same unit. The house still exists and appears to be in good condition. It is near a bridge crossing the Des Peres River, and located across the river from a large industrial plant (now a chemical plant). The location was likely within easy walking distance of the iron works, where some members of the family were sometimes employed.Occupation
Wilmar Hayman worked as a machinist at an "Iron Works" in 1930. His father, Joseph Homer Hayman, is recorded as working as a "Laborer" here also.Residence
The 1931 city directory indicates Wilmar and Ruby Hayman lived in the house at 126 E. Steins Street in St. Louis, and that Wilmar was employed as a machinist - probably still working at the Iron Works, mentioned in sources from 1930.Residence
The 1932 and 1933 city directories indicate Wilmar and Ruby Hayman owned the house at 610 W. Marceau Street in St. Louis, and that Wilmar was employed as a laborer. Other family members lived nearby, including: Joseph Homer and Eva M. Hayman, and Homer Herman Hayman.Occupation
The 1932 and 1933 city directories indicate Wilmar and Ruby Hayman lived in the house at 610 W. Marceau Street in St. Louis, and that Wilmar was employed as a laborer.Occupation
Recorded as having been in this job for one year, prior to his death.Accident
Wilmar Lee Hayman died from "hemorhage due to extensive crushing of left leg, following an accident in which he was pinned between a beam upon which he was working and a beam which workers were moving by an electric crane, operated by one Joseph Vogt at Stupp Brothers Building Company. The injury occurred on 16 May 1938 at about 7:50 am.Death
Wilmar Lee Hayman died from "hemorhage due to extensive crushing of left leg, following an accident in which he was [ ] between a beam upon which he was working a a beam which workers were moving by an electric crane, operated by one Joseph Vogt at Stupp Brothers Building Company. The injury occurred on 16 May 1938 at about 7:50 am.The death is said to have occurred at 5:50 pm. An autopsy was conducted.
Obituary: "Hayman, Wilmar - 8120 Idaho av., entered into rest Thurs., May 19, 1938, beloved husband of Ruby Hayman (nee Davis), our dear father, son-in-law, brother, brother-in-law and uncle in his 29th year. Funeral Mon., May 23, 2 p.m. from Fendler Und. Co., city parlors, 7420 Michigan, at Koeln. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery."
Death
The death date on Wilmar Hayman's gravestone is different than that reported in his obituary, and actually falls the day after the interment is reported to have happened.Endnotes
1. Missouri Death Certificates Database, 1910-1962 (Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives), online database, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," May 1938, St. Louis City, Certificate Number 16777, accessed August 2020..
2. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," Memorial ID: 93246140, accessed August 2020: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93246140/wilmar-hayman.
3. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1920 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," Year: 1920; Census Place: Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri; Roll: T625_939; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 164.
4. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1920 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," Year: 1920; Census Place: Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri; Roll: T625_939; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 164.
5. St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1874-2020 (St. Louis, MO), online database via Newspapers.com, obituary for "Wilmar Hayman," 22 May 1938, page 37, column 4, accessed August 2020: https://www.newspapers.com/image/138310831/.
6. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1930 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "William Hyman," Year: 1930; Census Place: Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340958.
7. Missouri Death Certificates Database, 1910-1962 (Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives), online database, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," May 1938, St. Louis City, Certificate Number 16777, accessed August 2020..
8. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1930 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "William Hyman," Year: 1930; Census Place: Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340958.
9. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1930 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "William Hyman," Year: 1930; Census Place: Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340958.
10. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1930 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, s.v. "William Hyman," Year: 1930; Census Place: Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340958.
11. Gould's St. Louis (Missouri) City Directory, 1931, VOL LX (St. Louis, MO: Polk-Gould Directory Company), 1933), online resource via Ancestry.com, s.v. "Hayman, Wilmer (Ruby)," page 606, column 3.
12. Gould's St. Louis (Missouri) City Directory, 1931, VOL LX (St. Louis, MO: Polk-Gould Directory Company), 1933), online resource via Ancestry.com, s.v. "Hayman, Wilmer (Ruby)," page 606, column 3.
13. Gould's St. Louis (Missouri) City Directory, 1933, VOL LXII (St. Louis, MO: Polk-Gould Directory Company), 1933), online resource via Ancestry.com, s.v. "Hayman, Wilmar L (Ruby)," page 519, column 1.
14. Gould's St. Louis (Missouri) City Directory, 1932, VOL LXI (St. Louis, MO: Polk-Gould Directory Company), 1932), online resource via Ancestry.com, s.v. "Hayman, Wilmer L (Ruby)," page 527, column 1.
15. Gould's St. Louis (Missouri) City Directory, 1933, VOL LXII (St. Louis, MO: Polk-Gould Directory Company), 1933), online resource via Ancestry.com, s.v. "Hayman, Wilmar L (Ruby)," page 519, column 1.
16. Gould's St. Louis (Missouri) City Directory, 1932, VOL LXI (St. Louis, MO: Polk-Gould Directory Company), 1932), online resource via Ancestry.com, s.v. "Hayman, Wilmer L (Ruby)," page 527, column 1.
17. Missouri Death Certificates Database, 1910-1962 (Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives), online database, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," May 1938, St. Louis City, Certificate Number 16777, accessed August 2020..
18. Missouri Death Certificates Database, 1910-1962 (Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives), online database, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," May 1938, St. Louis City, Certificate Number 16777, accessed August 2020..
19. St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1874-2020 (St. Louis, MO), online database via Newspapers.com, obituary for "Wilmar Hayman," 22 May 1938, page 37, column 4, accessed August 2020: https://www.newspapers.com/image/138310831/.
20. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," Memorial ID: 93246140, accessed August 2020: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93246140/wilmar-hayman.
21. Missouri Death Certificates Database, 1910-1962 (Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives), online database, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," May 1938, St. Louis City, Certificate Number 16777, accessed August 2020..
22. St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1874-2020 (St. Louis, MO), online database via Newspapers.com, obituary for "Wilmar Hayman," 22 May 1938, page 37, column 4, accessed August 2020: https://www.newspapers.com/image/138310831/.
23. Missouri Death Certificates Database, 1910-1962 (Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Archives), online database, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates, s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," May 1938, St. Louis City, Certificate Number 16777, accessed August 2020..
24. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," Memorial ID: 93246140, accessed August 2020: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93246140/wilmar-hayman.
25. St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1874-2020 (St. Louis, MO), online database via Newspapers.com, obituary for "Wilmar Hayman," 22 May 1938, page 37, column 4, accessed August 2020: https://www.newspapers.com/image/138310831/.
26. Find A Grave Index, online database, http://www.findagrave.com, Lehi, UT: Find A Grave, Inc., s.v. "Wilmar Hayman," Memorial ID: 93246140, accessed August 2020: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93246140/wilmar-hayman.