Life History

Notes

• Arkansas, Washington County Marriages Records, 1845-1941
  Dovie Rowena Hodges
  Age 25 (born abt 1911)
  Residence Evansville, Washington, Arkansas
  Spouse's Name Wm Edward Taylor
  Spouse's Age 22 (born abt 1914)
  Spouse's Residence Strickler, Washington, Arkansas
  Marriage 18 Dec 1936 Washington County
  Marriage License Date 18 Dec 1936
  Recorded Washington County Marriage Book page 412
  
  In 1940, the census reported that Dovie's father William R Hodges was living with Dovie and her husband.  He ws reported as divorced.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas, 9 April, Cove Creek Township, District 72-5, page 4B, Hse #75, Rents $2/mo
  Hodges, William E  M W 26 Married Grade 8 b Arkansas Rural Washington Co in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1914]
  Hodges, Dovey R  F W 29 M Married Grade 7 b Arkansas Rural Washington Co in 1935 [b abt 1911]
  Hodges, William R  M W 64 M Divorced Grade 5 b Arkansas Rural Washington Co in 1935 [b abt 1876]
  
  U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  William Edward Taylor
  Age 26, Birth Date 9 Feb 1914 West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas
  Residence RFD1, West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas
  Self-employed
  (back)
  6'1" 147 lbs, Hazel Eyes, Brown Hair, Light Brown Skin
  Registered 16 October 1940 Cove Creek, Washington County, Arkansas
  Signed William E Taylor
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Bobby Taylor [Samuel R Taylor]
  Birth 18 Apr 1940 West Fork [Washington County], Arkansas
  Death Date 13 Feb 1996
  Father Willie E Taylor
  Mother Dovie R Hodges
  SSN 429723473
  Apr 1956 Name listed as BOBBY TAYLOR; 24 Feb 1996 Name listed as SAMUEL R TAYLOR
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  William Edward Taylor [Willie Taylor]
  Birth 9 Feb 1914 West Fork [Washington County], Arkansas
  Death Date 30 May 1996
  Father Samuel E Taylor
  Mother Elizabeth A Treese
  U.S. citizen, SSN 431124393
  22 Mar 1984 Name listed as WILLIAM EDWARD TAYLOR; 08 Mar 1976 Name listed as WILLIE TAYLOR; 09 Aug 1996 Name listed as WILLIE E TAYLOR
  
  "[William Edward Taylor] Born Feb. 9, 1914 in Arkansas, the son of Samuel Robert and Elizabeth Ann Taylor. Married Dovie Roemia [sic] on Dec. 12, 1936 in Arkansas. Later married Hazel Virginia Holeman. Died May 30, 1996."
  --  Anonymous comment on a memorial in Find a Grave for William Edward Taylor, 5 March 2008, accessed 26 March 2018
  
  Dovie lived a year longer than Willie.  If this statement about a second marriage is correct, this means at some point Willie and Rowena divorced.  No divorce record has been found, except a record with matching names in North Carolina.  The location does not seem reasonable for our Willie and Rowena.  No later record is found for Rowena until her burial in Oklahoma.  Willie and his second wife Hazel are buried in a joint grave in Perkins Cemetery in Perkins, Oklahoma.
  
  William Edward "Willie" Taylor
  Birth Feb 9, 1914
  Death May 30, 1996 Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
  Spouse Hazel Taylor (1917 - 1974)
  Burial Perkins Cemetery, Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
  Created by Anna Jan 06, 2002
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #6072745, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6072745

Sources

• 1. Arkansas, Washington County Marriage Records, 1845-1941
• 2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. 1940 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas
  • 9 April, Cove Creek Township, District 72-5, page 4B, Hse #75, Rents $2/mo
• 5. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 6. Find a Grave Comment