Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameWalter William Hackett 
Birth14 Nov 1907, Enid, Garfield Co, OK
Census27 May 1910, Elkins, Chaves Co, NM
Memoroll#913, pg 15
Census27 Jan 1920, Roswell, Chaves Co, NM
Memoroll#1074, pg 7
Census17 Apr 1940, Roswell, Chaves Co, NM
Memoroll#2440, pg 9
Census3 Apr 1950, Oakland, Alameda Co, CA
Memoroll#2710, pg 5
Death18 Oct 1979, Perris, Riverside Co, CA
Burial22 Oct 1979, Montecito Memorial Park, Colton, San Bernardino Co, CA
Memo(Northeast corner starts row 1), Magnolia lot, mid-lot, eleventh row, about ninety-three spaces down from the Iris side of the Magnolia lot
OccupationAuto Mechanic
FatherVio Randall Hackett (1879-1924)
MotherGrayce Darling Moore (1882-1940)
Misc. Notes
Son of Vio Randall Hackett and Grayce Darling Moore.
Had a twin sister Enid (1907-1990), born the next day.
Listed with his parents in 1910 and 1920.
As a young man he was a Rum runner from Canada to Maine, as his sister lived in Maine.
Worked in the courthouse garage in Roswell, NM.
Spent time as a preacher, doing missionary work in Mexico.
Later had a wrecking yard in Alameda.
Listed in Oakland in 1950 as an auto mechanic (43, OK), with his wife Delores, 3 daughters, and 2 lodgers.
He was (2)married to Edith Mae Armstrong (1922-2020) on 18 Aug 1951 in Alameda Co, CA, and they were divorced in March 1977, Riverside Co, CA.
Had a twin sister Enid (1907-1990), born the next day.
Listed with his parents in 1910 and 1920.
As a young man he was a Rum runner from Canada to Maine, as his sister lived in Maine.
Worked in the courthouse garage in Roswell, NM.
Spent time as a preacher, doing missionary work in Mexico.
Later had a wrecking yard in Alameda.
Listed in Oakland in 1950 as an auto mechanic (43, OK), with his wife Delores, 3 daughters, and 2 lodgers.
He was (2)married to Edith Mae Armstrong (1922-2020) on 18 Aug 1951 in Alameda Co, CA, and they were divorced in March 1977, Riverside Co, CA.
Spouses
Birth1 Feb 1912, Solano Co, CA
Death26 Feb 1998, Sebastopol, Sonoma Co, CA
OccupationEstetrical Nurse
FatherManuel J. Marshall Jr. (1888-1963)
MotherJulia Helen Gostry (1888-1919)
Misc. Notes
Listed in 1920 with her father and step-mother, as Delores, a son.
She was first married to Walter W. Hackett. They later divorced.
She married James Richard Seslar (1926-2005) on 3 Jun 1951 in Alameda Co.
She was first married to Walter W. Hackett. They later divorced.
She married James Richard Seslar (1926-2005) on 3 Jun 1951 in Alameda Co.
Divorce
ChildrenNatalie Joy (1930-2020)
Grayce Anne (1931-2022)
Charles Leslie (1933-1934)
Martha Louise “Marti” (1935-2024)