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• Ola's name in Social Security records is Olie, but his name on his grave and his Texas death record is Ola.  One city directory spells the name Ollie, which is the name he used in the name of his company in the 1947 directory, if they printed it correctly. On some official records, the spelling Olie is found, and I see that several genealogies also use this spelling.
  
  His name is spelled Olie on his WWII draft registration and his Social Security records. This made it seem like the proper one to use.  But he had signed the WWII card only with his initials, as O C Whitaker, leaving some doubt.  Then I found the WWI draft registration in which his actual signature is Ola Whitaker.  This is most likely the original given name.  I have not been able to find his birth record to confirm how his name was registered at that time.
  
  I will follow this as more definitive.  The SS records tend also to use the more formal names, though that is not totally consistent.  Since SS in this case has Ola that supports the earlier WWI record.  The 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses also report his name as Ola, meaning this is likely how he gave it to them.
  
  It is quite likely that he later did switch to use the more masculine Ollie, as found on his business and office name reported in the City Directory.  I note that this information would have come direct form him, while the WWII draft card is all typed, indicating it was entered by a clerk after Ollie stated the name orally.
  
  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Ola C Whitaker
  Birth 22 December 1892 [cf grave & SS 1889, WWII 1890] Comanche, Texas
  Single White
  Residence Healdton [Carter County], Oklahoma
  Occupation Oil Field Roustabout, Healdton, Oklahoma
  Height 6ft, Slender Build, Blue Eyes, Light Hair
  Registered 5 July 1917 Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
  Signed Ola C Whitaker
  
  U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  Olie Carter Whitaker
  Residence 2327 Tierney Rd, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
  Mailing address 806 Dan Waggoner Bldg, Ft Worth, Tarrant, Texas
  Birth 22 Dec 1890 [a year later than the date on his gravestone] Comanche County, Texas
  Place of Employment or Business 806 Dan Waggoner Bldg, Ft Worth, Tarrant, Texas
  Contact Person (no relationship given) Mrs Elva Lee Harwell, 2521 Lotus St, Ft Worth, Tarrant, Texas
  Signed O C Whitaker
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1947, p 1160
  Whitaker Ollie C (Naomi) pres Ollie Whitaker Co h 2327 Tirney rd
  
  Note that the name of the street is spelled differently in the two directory entries I have found for Ollie and Naomi.  Current information on Ft Worth streets spells the name Tierney, as in the 1952 directory.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1952, p 877
  Whitaker O C (Naomi) oil opr Dan Waggoner bldg h 2327 Tierney rd
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Olie Whitaker
  Born 22 Dec 1889
  Died Oct 1969
  Last Residence Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas 76112
  SSN 458-07-9659 issued Texas (Before 1951)
  
  Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
  Ola Whitaker
  Death 14 Oct 1969 Tarrant County
  Gender Male
  Marital Status Single
  
  I find it interesting that Ola is reported as single, since his wife Naomi did not die until 1987.  I have found no information about them being divorced, and they are buried in a joint grave.
  
  Ola C. Whitaker
  Birth Dec. 22, 1889
  Death Oct. 14, 1969
  Spouse Naomi Yates Whitaker (1900 - 1987)
  Burial Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
  Created by Susie Kasper Apr 24, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #51579810, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51579810

Sources

• 1. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 5. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1952, p 877
• 6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1947, p 1160