Walter Odell Hand Sr

1906–1 September 1994 (Age 88)
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

The Life of Walter Odell

When Walter Odell Hand Sr was born in 1906, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Thomas Hand, was 47 and his mother, Mattie Ann Webster, was 31. He married Annie Ruth Clark on 11 May 1940, in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Huntsville Township, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Stokesdale, Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1994. He died on 1 September 1994, in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Eden United Methodist Church, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Odell Hand Sr
1906–1994
Annie Ruth Clark
1911–1988
Marriage: 11 May 1940
Walter Odell Hand Jr
1947–1964

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
11 May 1940
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States
children

(1)

Parents and Siblings

    John Thomas Hand

    Male1859–1933Male

    Mattie Ann Webster

    Female1875–1971Female

siblings

(14)

    Elsie M Hand

    Female1894–1936Female

    Myrtle Z Hand

    Female1896–1915Female

    Anna Maud Hand

    Female1897–1897Female

    Hester Manes Hand

    Female1897–1897Female

    Stephen Harden Hand

    Male1898–1963Male

+9 More Children

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 0

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established

Age 12

Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1929

Age 23

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

1 English and German: nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383 ).2 Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).3 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh ( see Guthrie ), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey , Glavin , and McClave .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Odell Hand in household of J T Hand, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Walter O Hand in household of Thomas J Hand, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Walter Odell Hand in entry for Walter O Hand, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"

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