Brief Life History of Henry Mathew "Sonny Boy"
When Henry Mathew "Sonny Boy" Hastey Jr. was born on 6 April 1926, in Flomot, Motley, Texas, United States, his father, Henry Matthew Hastey Sr., was 28 and his mother, Letha Una Emerson, was 21. He married Nadine Lillian Stone on 15 September 1950, in Turkey, Hall, Texas, United States. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Briscoe, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 17 November 2012, in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Flomot, Motley, Texas, United States.
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Sources (13)
- H M Hastey, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
- Henry Mathew Hasty, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Henry Mathew Hastey, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hasty .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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