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Daniel Bradley Hays 1833–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1833

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 March 1899

Death Location: Bowie County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Henry Sr.

Mother: Nancy Beaver

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith, Ophelia Hays

Children(s): William Hays, Minnie Rease, Dannie Nelson

Daniel Bradley Hays was born in 1833 in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, the child of Henry Hays Sr And Nancy Beaver. Daniel Bradley Hays married Ophelia Hays, Sarah Cooper Smith, and had children including Dannie Eleanor Nelson, Minnie Lina Rease, William Daniel Hays. Daniel Bradley Hays passed away in 1899 in Bowie County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Daniel Bradley Hays was born in 1833 in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, the child of Henry Hays Sr And Nancy Beaver.
  • Daniel Bradley Hays married Ophelia Hays, Sarah Cooper Smith, and had children including Dannie Eleanor Nelson, Minnie Lina Rease, William Daniel Hays.
  • Daniel Bradley Hays passed away in 1899 in Bowie County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sr.
1804–1884
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HS
Nancy Beaver
1806–1865
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
NB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
1830–1878
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
SS
Ophelia Hays
1863–1946
Birth Location: –
OH

Children(s)

William Hays
1866–1951
Birth Location: Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
WH
Minnie Rease
1896–1970
Birth Location: –
MR
Dannie Nelson
1889–1979
Birth Location: Texas
DN

Daniel Hays's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Hays
1833–1899
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Henry Hays Sr.
1804–1884
Virginia, USA
Nancy Beaver
1806–1865
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jesse Hays
1770–1815
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Sally Funderburk
1765–1817
South Carolina, United States
DANIEL BEAVER
1765–
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hays
1755–1781
Alice Sealy
1748–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hays
1725–1788
Alice (Brownlee)
1732–1802

Daniel Hays's Descendants

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Daniel (Bradley) Hays (24 May 1833–7 March 1899) m. Sarah (Cooper) Smith (28 Dec 1830–29 Oct 1878) m. Ophelia Hays (1863–1946)
  1. 1. William (Daniel) Hays 1866–1951 m. Rosalie (Moore) Watlington 1870–1951
    1. 1. Robert (Daniel) Hays 1893–1941 m. Iva (Ann) Wright 1904–1996 m. Gladys (Marie) Ball 1898–
      1. 1. William (Andrew) Hays 1922–1994 m. Robbie (Mae) Wilson 1925–2002
        1. 1. William (Andrew Hays) II 1948–2009
        2. 2. Sue Chaney 1946–2016
      2. 2. Ralph Hays 1926–
      3. 3. Evelyn Hays 1920–
      4. 4. George Hays 1922–
      5. 5. Robert (Daniel) Hays 1915–
      6. 6. Richard (Daniel) Hays 1924–2013 m. Jimmie ("Pauliine") Griffin 1930–2016
    2. 2. Willie (P) Hays 1899–1982
    3. 3. Mary (Lee) Hays 1902–
    4. 4. Joseph (Franklin) Hays 1904–1959
    5. 5. Theodore (Roosevelt) Hays 1908–1954 m. Arbie Reid 1907–
      1. 1. Patsy (Carolyn) Hays 1930–1977
    6. 6. Jim (H Hays) Sr 1896–1952 m. Etta (Mae) Hays 1900–1994
      1. 1. James (Herman Hays) Jr 1919–1984 m. Elsie Cooley 1926–
      2. 2. Marjorie (Ann Henderson) Nelson 1923–1966
    7. 7. Sallie (Bell) Hays 1891–1973
    8. 8. Mary (Leigh Hays) Heath 1902–1949
    9. 9. Virginia Hays 1910–1983
    10. 10. Pauline Semlear 1898–1982
  2. 2. Minnie (Lina) Rease 1896–1970
  3. 3. Dannie (Eleanor) Nelson 1889–1979

Daniel Hays's Timeline

7 Records

1833
24 May 1833
Birth of Daniel Bradley Hays in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
1853
6 Jan 1853
Age 20
Daniel Bradley Hays was married in Union County, North Carolina, USA
Union County, North Carolina, USA
1879
3 Apr 1879
Age 46
Daniel Bradley Hays was married in Nevada, Arkansas, United States
Nevada, Arkansas, United States
1883
19 Jan 1883
Age 50
Daniel Bradley Hays was married in Nevada, Arkansas, United States
Nevada, Arkansas, United States
1888
9 Apr 1888
Age 55
Daniel Bradley Hays was married in Bowie, Texas, USA
Bowie, Texas, USA
1899
7 March 1899
Age 66
Death of Daniel Bradley Hays in New Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States
New Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States
1930
15 Dec 1930
Age 97
Daniel Bradley Hays resided here in Texas, United States
Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1833
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Union County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Nevada, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1883
    Event Place: Nevada, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Bowie, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Texas, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 338; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 00525 to 06177, Application Years 1899 to 1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1899
    Event Place: New Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 338; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 00525 to 06177, Application Years 1899 to 1980
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowie County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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