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Benjamin Franklin Hays 1866–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Douglas Co, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1938

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Thomas (m.1860)

Mother: Nancy Martin

Spouse(s): Matilda 8

Children(s): Cecil Hays

Benjamin Franklin Hays was born in 1866 in Douglas Co, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas F Hays M Nancy Elizabeth Martin 18341909 M 1860 And Nancy Elizabeth Cobb Martin. Benjamin Franklin Hays married Matilda F Stanley 8, and had children including Cecil Stanley Hays. Benjamin Franklin Hays passed away in 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Hays was born in 1866 in Douglas Co, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas F Hays M Nancy Elizabeth Martin 18341909 M 1860 And Nancy Elizabeth Cobb Martin.
  • Benjamin Franklin Hays married Matilda F Stanley 8, and had children including Cecil Stanley Hays.
  • Benjamin Franklin Hays passed away in 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas (m.1860)
1835–1872
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Nancy Martin
1834–1909
Birth Location: Green City, Livingston, Missouri, United States
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Spouses(s)

Matilda 8
1867–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Cecil Hays
1895–1977
Birth Location: Ava, Douglas, Missouri, USA
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Benjamin Hays's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hays
1866–1938
Birth Place: Douglas Co, Missouri, USA
Parents
Thomas F Hays m Nancy Elizabeth Martin 1834–1909 (m.1860)
1835–1872
Georgia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth Cobb) Martin
1834–1909
Green City, Livingston, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Hays
1799–1867
South Carolina
Martha (Patsy Wilbourn **^ Hays M: Mary Molly "Nellie") Roundtree
1791–1875
Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Anderson
1772–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richardson (m.abt.1775)
1745–1819

Benjamin Hays's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Hays (1866–12 Jan 1938) m. Matilda (F Stanley) 8 (Nov 1867–)
  1. 1. Cecil (Stanley) Hays 1895–1977 m. Etta (May "Hays" TAYLOR = DNA) = 1895–1958
    1. 1. Ida (Marie "Hyatt" HAYS = DNA) = 1930–2004 m. William (Lloyd) Hyatt 1928–2019
    2. 2. Mary (Katherine) Hays 1921–1999
    3. 3. Flora (May Hays) (Nazworth) 1926–2016
    4. 4. Barbara (a) Hays 1936–2015
    5. 5. Ralph Hays 1923–2016

Benjamin Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1866
1866
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Hays in Douglas Co, Missouri, USA
Douglas Co, Missouri, USA
1938
12 Jan 1938
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Franklin Hays in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Douglas Co, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1938
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
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