William Elmer Halley, Jr.

1914 - 1971  (56 years)

• Name	William Elmer Halley
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	5 Feb 1914	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Marriage Groom	7 Aug 1941	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F303] ...of William Elmer HALLEY and Miriam Jane TAYLOR Witness Role: Bride: [I4272] Miriam Jane TAYLOR Witness Role: Groom: [I2136] William Elmer HALLEY
  Census	1950
  	Witness Role: Resident: [I4939] Hannah Jane HALLEY Witness Role: Resident: [I4272] Miriam Jane TAYLOR
  Note	Served as US Army officer in WWII. Edited the Legislative Digest & Review in Columbus for many years. Public relations specialist.
  Death	9 Jan 1971	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Halley,   b. 27 Mar 1804, Maryland, USA d. 28 Mar 1877, Darke, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Mary Brown,   b. Abt 1770  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I2136	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	William Elmer Halley, Sr.,   b. 31 Jan 1875, Coletown, Darke, Ohio, USA d. 18 Dec 1945, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	D'Light Beatrice Devor,   b. 27 May 1881   d. Jun 1965, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1909	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I1488] D'Light Beatrice DEVOR Witness Role: Groom: [I2137] William Elmer HALLEY Witness Role: Witness: [I1516] Lida DEVOR Witness Role: Witness: [I127] ANNA Witness Role: Minister: [I5030] A. L.
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miriam Jane Taylor,   b. 22 Jul 1918, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA d. 12 Jan 2004, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)  Other Partners: George Treadgold Beverley  m. 17 Jun 1972
  Marriage	7 Aug 1941	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I4272] Miriam Jane TAYLOR Witness Role: Groom: [I2136] William Elmer HALLEY
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

• Photos		WEH Jr (circa 1968) CU Keywords: Picture
  		WEH Jr (circa 1968) Keywords: Picture

  
  

  Documents

  1950 U.S. Census (Wm Halley) Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. "William Elmer Halley, Jr.". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I2136&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).