Otto Chester Hayes

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 17 Apr 1917 - Miami Township, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Christening: 
          Death: 10 Nov 1995 - Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
Events
•  Soc Sec Num: 269-09-6171, Ohio, USA. 
•  Residence: 1995, Harrison, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. 
•  Military Service: WWII, 1942. 

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Parents

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         Father: Chester Allen Hayes
         Mother: Manola Island Welcome

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Roselind B. Harlow
       Marriage: Abt 1946

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Notes

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General:

Per Ohio Births and Christenings 1821-1962
Name: Otto Chester Hayes Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Place: Hamilton, Ohio
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1917
Birthplace: Miami Twp., Hamilton, Ohio
Father's Name: Chester Alan Hayes
Father's Age: 30 years
Mother's Name: Manola Ila Mcgrew
Mother's Age: 22 years
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C86894-2
System Origin: Ohio-VR
Source Film Number: 373156
Reference Number: p 324

Per 1920 US Census: 1/17/1920 a farm on Zion road, Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Mailum Hayes is a 77 year old white male head of household, who owns his home free of mortgage. His wife, Mary Hayes, is 75. Living with them is 32 year old son Chester Hayes, a farmer of his own account on a general farm. His wife is 24 year old Manola Hayes. Chester and Manola have 2 children: 5 year old daughter Esther; and 2 year old son Otto. All family members were born in Ohio, as were their parents.

Per 1930 US Census: 4/24/1930, Zion Road, Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Mary Hayes is a 84 year old white female widow, who owns the farm she lives on, valued at $7,000, and also owns a radio. Born in Ohio, as were her parents, she first married at age 26. Living with Mary is her son and his family. Chester is a 42 year old farmer, born in Ohio, as were his parents, and he is not a veteran. He was first married at age 26, to then 18 year old Manola, who is now 34. Manola and her father were born in Ohio, her mother in Indiana. They have 6 children, all born in Ohio: 16 year old daughter, Esther, 13 year old son, Otto; 9 year old son, Oliver; 7 year old daughter, Stella; 4 year 4 month old daughter, Mary E.; and 3 year 4 month old Mahlon. Esther and Otto attend school.

Per Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007
Name: Otto Chester Hayes
Birth Date:17 Apr 1917
Birth County: Hamilton Birth State: Ohio Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male Race: White
Death Date: 10 Nov 1995
Hospital of Death: Christ Hospital
City of Death: Cincinnati County of Death: Hamilton
Certificate:088773 Age at Death:78
Hospital Status:Hospital/Inpatient
Social Security Number: 269-09-6171
Father's Surname: Hayes
Mother's Maiden Name: Welcome
Marital Status:Widowed
Education:9
Armed Forces Indicator: Yes Branch of Service:Army
Industry of Decedent:Construction
Occupation of Decedent: Electricians
Census Tract:0261 Primary Registration District:3101

Per Social Security death index:
OTTO C HAYES
Born: 17 Apr 1917
Died: 10 Nov 1995
Last residence: 45030 (Harrison, Hamilton, OH)
SSN: 269-09-6171Issued in Ohio

Research:

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about Otto C Hayes
Name: Otto C Hayes
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Hamilton

Enlistment Date: 26 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Cincinnati
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in furnishing utilities, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Married
Height: 68
Weight: 145

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Otto Chester Hayes
7 Mar 1917-10 Nov 1995
Otto Chester Hayes was my father and I miss him very much. He was a World War II Veteran, awarded with three bronze stars and two purple hearts. I hope that someone will read this and maybe get the opportunity to change the way their life ends. My Dad was an alcoholic. All through my childhood and young adulthood, I loved my father yet hated what and who he was. Through several despairing years, and many different changes in my life, I came to have a personal relationship with God. I started to attend AA, Alanon and church. I was able to confront my Dad and forgive him. Just months later, he called me and asked me to forgive him. Later that year, he had an accident while drinking and ended up just a few feet from the river. That was the last time Dad ever drank any alcohol, he was 71 years old. Over the course of the next seven years, I got to have the Dad that I never had and my children had a grandpa. When he was 76 he had an aneurysm rupture, but he survived. After that he had a series of strokes. Through all of his medical problems we grew even closer. Mom passed away in June of 1995 and Dad had the second aneurysm in November. He chose not to have surgery because the strokes were causing his mental abilities to deteriorate. He said that he wanted to go and be with his wife and we accepted. This is a story of it's never too late. My siblings were not able to reach the same level of forgiveness as I was. I feel that they got cheated because they never really got to know the real Otto Hayes. He was a very sensitive person, very intelligent and worried about the "old" people that lived around him, although he was one of the oldest. He purchased a riding lawn mower because some of those "old" people couldn't cut their grass anymore and he couldn't cut his and theirs with his push mower. He really did have feelings. I miss him and my Mom so much that even today, five years later, my frequent visits to the cemetary leave me crying. I love you mom and dad.