Major Lyman Carroll Daughtrey Sr. ²⁹

   Cause of his death was Massive Cerebral Vascular Hemorrhage.

  General Notes:

Carroll was known to the family as Buddy (brother), Uncle Carroll to me. He was named for his mother's brother, Luther Carroll Doughtie. The Carroll name has continued not only with Luther's son, Luther Carroll Doughtie, Jr., but Buddy named his second son Lyman Carroll, Jr. who named his second son Carroll Scott Daughtrey. Also, Uncle Carroll's sister, Inez, named her second son, Carroll Garland Hagen (after her brother [Carroll] and her sister [Garlan]) who then named his first son Carroll Garland Hagen, Jr. (Cary).

The 1930 Federal Census for Virginia, Caroline Co., Port Royal, District 11, page 262B taken April 19, 1930 records Lyman C. (27) and Ruth K. (29) Daughtrey with daughter Jean M. (2). Lyman is a Public School Teacher married for 3 years.

The 1940 Federal Census for Bowling Green, Caroline Co., Virginia, District 17-1, page 1A taken April 2, 1940 records Lyman C. (37 - VA) and Ruth K. (39 - VA) Daughtrey with children Jean M. (12 - VA), Lyman C. Jr. (9 - VA), Tom K. (7 - VA), and Barbara E. (1 - VA) living on Broaddus Avenue. Lyman has completed 4 years of college and is employed as a Vocational Agriculture Teacher in the Public Schools earning $2,200 working 52 weeks during the last year. They own their home valued at $4,000.

Uncle Carroll served in the U. S. Army as a Major in World War II in the Pacific.
From U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Lyman Daughtrey
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1903
Death Date: 5 Feb 1979
SSN: 229403690
Enlistment Date 1: 1 Feb 1941
Release Date 1: 10 Aug 1945

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Lyman Carroll Daughtrey
Residence: Bowling Green, Caroline Co., VA
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 76
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1903
Death Date: 5 Feb 1979
Death Place: Stratford Hall Nursing Home, Richmond, Virginia
Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Bowling Green, VA
Registration Date: 14 Feb 1979
Father: Theophilus Losey Daughtrey
Mother: Alnonea Daughtie
Spouse: Ruth Knight Daughtrey
Certificate Number: 1979004901
Military Status: Yes
informant: Family

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Teacher (1930), Maj. U.S. Army WWII, Chicken/Egg Farmer and Qwner of the Topping Motel.

• Education: BS Agriculture, VPI (Class of 1924).

Lyman married Ruth Marie Knight, daughter of Thomas Oliver Knight and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Thomas Ellenor, on 3 Jul 1926 in Williamsburg, VA. (Ruth Marie Knight was born on 19 Sep 1900 in Whaleyville, Nansemond Co., VA, died on 13 Jan 1987 in Richmond Memorial Hospital and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bowling Green, VA.) The cause of her death was Cerebro Vascular Disease.

  Marriage Notes:

From www.ancestry.com
Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Lyman C Daughtrey
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1901
Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1926
Marriage Place: Williamsburg, Virginia
Father: T L Daughtrey
Mother: Alnoa
Spouse: Ruth Marie Knight
FHL Film Number: 2048463