(See also James W. Haggard. The names Hoggard and Haggard were often mixed up.)
He appears in the 1919 Chandler City Directory as a farmer.
The 1920 directory lists James W. Hoggard as a cement worker, married to Elbe. They lived on California St.
The 1926 directory said he was a machinist and that he and Elbie lived on north Dakota.
The 1931 and 1932 directories said James W. Hoggard was a mechanic, living at 275 N. Dakota with Arizona D. Hoggard and Martin J. Hoggard.