BIRTH: John Harrison Ely gotten from internet genealogy
Camelia P. Hoy found in internet genealogy
Birth date and death date from Social Security Death Index SSN# 556-03-5602 Walt says he visited his mom in Redding when he was 9 (abt. 1948) and played little league baseball and made the all star team. His dad had to take him before he could play. His mom was married to Charles Platek by then.