| Last Name |
Hastings Jr. |
| First Name |
George |
| Middle Name |
Wesley |
| Born |
16 Nov 1895 in Chattam, Ontario, Canada |
| Home Addresses (Salem)
|
478 S. 16th
457 S. 17th
421 S. 18th
705 N. High
Rt. 9 Box 118 Idlewood Dr. |
| Died |
24 Dec 1962 in Portland, OR |
| Place Buried |
Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR |
| Spouse |
Katherine Virginia Chamley |
| Date of Marriage |
12 Apr 1919 in Salem, OR |
| Children |
William George “Billy” and Elizabeth N. “Betsy” |
| Dates of Employment |
1915-1950 |
| Job(s) at TKWM |
Carder |
| Life Story
|
George Hastings Jr. Worked for TKWM as a carder from 1915-1950, with two breaks in employment for military service. His father and Allport grandparents also worked at the mill.
George Wesley Hastings Jr. was born 16 Nov 1895 in Chattam, Ontario, Canada to George W. and Ida [Allport] Hastings. He was one of 13 children born to the couple. The family immigrated to the U.S. in 1913 and came to join his mother’s family, the Allports at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. He and his father took work in the carding department run by Thomas Allport.
His physical description was documented on his employee ID card. He was a small build with a height of 5 feet, 4 inches and a weight of 130 pounds. He had a medium complexion, with brown hair and brown eyes. He served in World War I from 22 July 1918 to 24 Feb 1919 primarily at Camp Lewis, WA. While serving at Camp Lewis he filed his naturalization paperwork and swore his oath of allegiance 9 Dec 1918.
Following his return from war he married Salem girl Katherine Virginia Chamley on 12 Apr 1919 in the Congregational Church in Salem, OR. George was employed at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in the carding department and Katie was a housekeeper. They would be the parents of two children: George William “Billy” and Elizabeth “Betsy.
In 1930 George and family lived in Eureka, California while George worked briefly as a spinner in the Eureka Woolen Mill. This was common for skilled millworkers to travel to other textile mills for brief periods, to help and train a local workforce. The Eureka Woolen Mill was an interest of Thomas Kay’s daughter Fannie and her husband Charles Bishop. The Hastings family returned to Salem by 1935.
In 1940 George filled out a draft registration form that listed his address as Vancouver, WA while his wife’s was Salem. His employer was listed as the U.S. Engineers, technical area. It is possible that his previous military experience was needed again with the U.S. facing another military conflict and that he briefly worked for the U.S. government. Further information may be available in his military records.
George’s wife Katie died suddenly 6 Oct 1946 at age 46 in Vancouver, WA of a coronary thrombosis or blood clot to the heart. She was buried in Park Hill Cemetery. It is unclear whether the couple lived together in Vancouver at this time and whether it was related to George’s brief military work during the Second World War. Both the 1940 and 1950 census list his occupation as a textile worker in a wool mill, so Salem and his work there were home base.
George died in the Veteran’s Hospital in Portland on 24 Dec 1962. He had been hospitalized 25 days prior to his death with emphysema and a cerebral artery occlusion. He was buried in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR. |
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| References |
| Name |
Remarks |
| Salem City Directories |
1915 Hastings George W, carder TKWM Co, rms 478 S 16th
1917 Hastings George W, carder TKWM Co, res 478 S 16th
1924 Hastings Geo W (Katie), laborer TKWM Co, res 421 S 18th
1935 Hastings Geo W (Katie), carder TKWM Co, res 705 N High |
| Federal / County Census Records |
1901 Canada George Hastings. Age: 5. Birth Date: 16 Nov 1896 in Ontario. Residence Date: 1901. Residence Place: Ontario, Canada.
Relation to Head: Son. Religion: Methodist. Additional household members: George Hastings, age 26 (father), Ida Hastings, age 26 (mother), Pearl, age 7 (sister), Hannah Hastings, age 9 months (sister)
1911 Canada – not yet located
1920 George W. Hastings. Age: 24. Birth Year: abt 1896 in Canada. Single, boarder. Home in 1920: Pringle, Marion, OR. Immigration Year: 1913. Occupation: Carder in Woolen Mill.
1930 George Hastings. Age: 35. Birth Year: abt 1895 in Canada. Married, HOH. Home in 1930: Eureka, Humboldt, CA. Occupation: Spinner in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Kathryn Hastings, age 30 (wife), Billie G. Hastings, age 10 (son), Elizabeth Hastings, age 6 (daughter), Virginia Pendergast, age 27 (step daughter).
1940 George W. Hastings. Age: 44. Birth Year: abt 1896 in Canada. Married, HOH. Home in 1940: 457 18th St. Salem, Marion, OR. Occupation: Carder in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Katherine Hastings, age 40 (wife), Billy G. Hastings, age 20 (son), Elizabeth N. Hastings, age 16 (daughter).
1950 George W. Hastings Jr. Age: 54. Birth Date: abt 1896 in Canada. Widowed, son to HOH. Home in 1950: Rt. 9 Box 118 Idlewood Dr. Liberty, Marion, OR. Occupation: Textile worker in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: George W. Hastings Sr., age 74 (father), Ida E. Hastings, age 75 (mother). |
| WW1 Draft Registration |
George Wesley Hastings. Age: 21. Date of Birth: 16 Nov 1896 in Chattam, Ontario, Canada. Home address: 478 S. 16th St. Salem, OR. Occupation: Laborer. Employer: Northwestern Labor Co. In Hoquiam, Washington. Marital Status: Single. No dependents. Physical description: Medium height. Slender build. Brown eyes. Brown hair. Disabled? From little finger to wrist. Registration date: 5 June 1917 in Hoquiam, WA. |
| WW2 Draft Registration |
George Wesley Hastings. Age: 46. Date of Birth: 16 Nov 1895 in Chattam, Ontario, Canada. Residence: 1022 W. 17th St. Vancouver, WA. NOP: Mrs. Katherine Hastings, 457 S. 17th Salem, OR. Employer: U.S. Engineers, Technical Area. Physical Description: Height: 5’9”. Weight: 154 lbs. Complexion: light. Eyes: brown. Hair: brown. Registration date: 16 Oct 1940 in Salem Heights, Marion, OR. |
| County Marriage Return |
12 Apr 1919. Hastings-Chamley. Congregational Church in Salem, OR. Husband: George Wesley Hastings. Residence: Salem, OR. Age: 23. Birthplace: Canada. Occupation: Wool Carder. No. of Marriage: First. Wife: Katie V. Chamley. Residence: Salem #5, OR. Age: 19. Birthplace: California. Occupation: Housekeeper. No. of Marriage: First. |
| Oregon Death Index |
George W. Hastings. Age: 67. Birth Date: abt 1895. Death Date: 24 Dec 1962. Death Place: Multnomah. Certificate #16665. |
| Find-a-Grave |
George Wesley Hastings Birth Date: 16 Nov 1895 in Ontario, Canada. Death: 24 Dec 1962 (aged 67) in Multnomah County, OR. Burial: Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Multnomah County, OR. Plot: G,0,4299. Memorial ID: 764843.
Katherine Virginia Chamley Hastings Birth: Mar 1900 in Ukiah, Mendocino County, CA. Death: 6 Oct 1946 (aged 46) in Vancouver, Clark County, WA. Burial: Park Hill Cemetery in Vancouver, Clark County, WA. Plot: F 237-3. Memorial ID: 78414630. |
| Digital Newspapers
|
OR Statesman 13 April 1919, p. 7 – marriage announcement
Capital Journal 8 Oct 1946, p. 9 – death notice (Katie) |
| WHC Materials |
M3 1966-001 Mill Records |
