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Edmund William Hays 1815 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Oct 1815

Birth Location: Wetzel Co., VA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1870

Death Location: Montrose, Wright Co., MN

Father: John Hays

Mother: Elizabeth Dragoo

Spouse(s): Susannah Lantz

Children(s): Samantha Hays, Ezra Hays, Sarah Hays, Alexander Hayes, Susanna Hayes, James Hayes, Andrew Hayes, Ellis Hayes, Minor Hays, Malissa Hays, Nicholas Hays, Simon Hayes, Alice Hayes

Edmund William Hays was born in Wetzel Co., VA in 1815, to John N James Hays and Elizabeth Dragoo. Later in life, Edmund William Hays married Susannah Minor Lantz; among their children were Samantha Hays, Ezra Engle Hays, Sarah Jane Hays, Alexander Marcel Hayes, Susanna Hayes, James S Hayes, Andrew Jackson Hayes, Ellis J Hayes, Minor Hays, Malissa Margaret Hays, Nicholas Fleming Hays, Simon Hayes and Alice Hayes. Edmund William Hays died in Montrose, Wright Co., MN, 1870.

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Parents

John Hays
1772 – 1860
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Dragoo
1774 – 1848
Birth Location: Picketts Fort, Marion, West Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Lantz
1820 – 1889
Birth Location: PA
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Children(s)

Samantha Hays
1837 – 1910
Birth Location: Tyler, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Ezra Hays
1839 – 1920
Birth Location: Tyler, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Hays
1840 – 1915
Birth Location: Wetzel, Virginia, United States
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Alexander Hayes
1842 – 1916
Birth Location: Tyler, West Virginia, United States
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Susanna Hayes
1844 – 1864
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
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James Hayes
1844 – 1925
Birth Location: Tyler, West Virginia, United States
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Andrew Hayes
1847 – 1920
Birth Location: Wetzel, Virginia, United States
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Ellis Hayes
1849 – 1929
Birth Location: Tyler, West Virginia, United States
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Minor Hays
1851 – 1852
Birth Location: Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
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Malissa Hays
1853 – 1864
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Nicholas Hays
1856 – 1928
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Simon Hayes
1859 – 1933
Birth Location: Franklin, Wright, Minnesota, United States
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Alice Hayes
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 08 Oct 1815
    Event Place: Wetzel Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Montrose, Wright Co., MN

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