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Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes 1840–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Jul 1908

Death Location: La Center, Clark, Washington, USA

Father: Moses Hays

Mother: Mary Hemenway

Spouse(s): David Lawton

Children(s): Sarah Lawton, Lucy Lawton

Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Moses Hays And Mary S Hemenway. In 1850, Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided in Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA. Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes married David Elwell Isaac Lawton, and had children including Lucy Cora David Lawton, Sarah Helen David Lawton. Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes passed away in 1908 in La Center, Clark, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Moses Hays And Mary S Hemenway.
  • In 1850, Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided in Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes married David Elwell Isaac Lawton, and had children including Lucy Cora David Lawton, Sarah Helen David Lawton.
  • Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes passed away in 1908 in La Center, Clark, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Hays
1787–1873
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Hemenway
1802–1897
Birth Location: Greenfield, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

David Lawton
1833–1903
Birth Location: New York, USA
DL

Children(s)

Sarah Lawton
1858–1944
Birth Location: Stark Twp, Bad Ax, Wisconsin, USA
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Lucy Lawton
1866–1937
Birth Location: Marine, Washington, Minnesota, USA
LL

Emily Hayes's Ancestors

Self
Emily Hayes
1840–1908
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Moses Hays
1787–1873
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary (S) Hemenway
1802–1897
Greenfield, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Hayes's Descendants

1.
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Emily (Melissa (Moses)) Hayes (7 Oct 1840–Jul 1908) m. David (Elwell (Isaac)) Lawton (24 Jan 1833–May 1903)
  1. 1. Sarah (Helen (David)) Lawton 1858–1944
  2. 2. Lucy (Cora (David)) Lawton 1866–1937

Emily Hayes's Timeline

10 Records

1840
7 Oct 1840
Birth of Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided here in Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA
Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA
1858
1858
Age 18
Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes was married
None
1860
1860
Age 20
Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided here in Stark, Bad Ax, Wisconsin
Stark, Bad Ax, Wisconsin
1870
1870
Age 30
Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided here in New Haven, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
New Haven, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided here in Tiffany, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
Tiffany, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
1888
1888
Age 48
Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided here in Red Cedar; Rusk; Carrollton; Tainter; Hays, Dunn, Wisconsin
Red Cedar; Rusk; Carrollton; Tainter; Hays, Dunn, Wisconsin
1900
1900
Age 60
Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes resided here in La Center, Clark, Washington, USA
La Center, Clark, Washington, USA
1908
15 Jul 1908
Age 68
Death of Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes in LaCenter, Clark, Washington, USA
LaCenter, Clark, Washington, USA
1908
Jul 1908
Age 68
Burial of Emily Melissa (Moses) Hayes in La Center, Clark, Washington, USA
La Center, Clark, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tiffany, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: 1424; Family History Film: 1255424; Page: 155A; Enumeration District: 144
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1712; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 553211
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: La Center, Clark, Washington; Roll: 1742; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241742
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Stark, Bad Ax, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1399; Page: 358; Family History Library Film: 805399
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1000; Page: 162A; Image: 321
    [6] Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1858

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1000; Page: 162A; Image: 321

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Stark, Bad Ax, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Stark, Bad Ax, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1399; Page: 358; Family History Library Film: 805399

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: New Haven, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1712; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 553211

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tiffany, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tiffany, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: 1424; Family History Film: 1255424; Page: 155A; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Red Cedar; Rusk; Carrollton; Tainter; Hays, Dunn, Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_66; Roll Number: 66

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: La Center, Clark, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: La Center, Clark, Washington; Roll: 1742; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1241742

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Grou

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1908
    Event Place: LaCenter, Clark, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1908
    Event Place: La Center, Clark, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012
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