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Birth and Death date conflict[edit]

The current article edition (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ed_Haley&oldid=1168862242) dates conflict the West Virginia Encyclopedia as of Aug 6 2023 states only the birth year as 1883 and death date of 4 Feb 1951 at https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/122 could someone check these? Wolfgang8741 says: If not you, then who? (talk) 17:38, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

VIAF and other authorities linked in Wikidata have different dates than the current article. Wolfgang8741 says: If not you, then who? (talk) 17:52, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Birth date is confirmed as 16 August 1883, with primary sources. See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haley-5213, which has his World War II registration card as source for birth date, here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-PGR3. His Find A Grave memorial (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75595795/james-edward-haley) has a photo of his gravestone showing 1883 as a birth year. 109.51.173.179 (talk) 21:02, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]