William Elmer Halley, Sr.

1875 - 1945  (70 years)

• Name	William Elmer Halley
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	31 Jan 1875	Coletown, Darke, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1908	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	appointed postmaster
  Marriage Groom	2 Jan 1909	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA   [3]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F304] ...of William Elmer HALLEY and D'Light Beatrice DEVOR 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.
  Occupation	10 Aug 1918	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	a self-employed coal dealer operating out of an office at 612 Huntington National Bank Building,
  Death	18 Dec 1945	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Halley,   b. 27 Mar 1804, Maryland, USA d. 28 Mar 1877, Darke, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)  (Grandfather)  Mary Case,   b. 1775  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I2137	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Levi Halley,   b. 2 Feb 1848, Xenia, Greene, Ohio, USA d. 22 Jun 1895, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Caroline Leonora Vorhis,   b. 2 Jul 1845, New Jersey, USA d. 18 Jun 1925, Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1874	Darke, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2770] Caroline Leonora VORHIS Witness Role: Groom: [I2133] Levi HALLEY
  		MC Levi Halley-Carrie Vorhis (1874) Keywords: Picture
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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   [3]
  	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.
  Children	+ 1. William Elmer Halley, Jr.,   b. 5 Feb 1914, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA d. 9 Jan 1971, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 56 years) ▻ Miriam Jane Taylor  m. 7 Aug 1941
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Wm Halley Sr. (1895) Caption Note: William E. Halley, Sr., as photographed at his graduatoion from Greenville High School in 1895. Keywords: Picture
  		Wm Halley GHS Graduation Caption Note: Greenville High School graduating class of 1895. William E. Halley, Sr., is seated in the front row. Keywords: Picture
  		WEH & D-DeVor Wedding Certific Caption Note: Marriage Certificate for William E. Halley, Sr. and D'Light DeVor Keywords: Picture
  		Willam E. Halley Sr. HS Gradua Caption Note: Greenville High School graduating class of 1895. William E. Halley, Sr., is seated in the front row. (uncolor corrected) Keywords: Picture

  
  

  Documents

  William E. Halley Sr. WWI Draf Caption Note: Willaim E. Halley Sr. World War I Draft Registration Card Keywords: Picture

  
  

  Histories

  Wm Hally Sr -- Ability magazine Caption Note: William E. Halley, Sr., biography from Ability Magazine. Keywords: Document

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. "William Elmer Halley, Sr.". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I2137&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).