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James Newton (James) Hays 1812 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Tyler, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1883

Death Location: Limestone, Texas, USA

Father: James Hayes

Mother: Elizabeth Dragoo

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Children(s):

The story of James Newton (James) Hays SSQ began in 1812 in Tyler, West Virginia, USA. James Newton (James) Hays SSQ passed away in 1883 in Limestone, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Newton (James) Hays SSQ began in 1812 in Tyler, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Newton (James) Hays SSQ passed away in 1883 in Limestone, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Hays's Ancestors

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James Hays
1812 – 1883
Birth Place: Tyler, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Newton (William) Hayes
1772 – 1860
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Dragaud) Dragoo
1774 – 1848
Picketts Fort, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John ((Peter)) Dragoo
1748 – 1823
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy Ann (Jacob)) Straight
1747 – 1786
Finche's Run, Monongalia Co.,Virginia, (Now WV) British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Straight
1715 – 1758
Rebecca Brown
1718 – 1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1675 – 1721
Ruth Snow
1679 – 1720

James Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of James Newton (James) Hays SSQ in Tyler, West Virginia, USA
Tyler, West Virginia, USA
1883
1883
Age 71
Death of James Newton (James) Hays SSQ in Limestone, Texas, USA
Limestone, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Tyler, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Limestone, Texas, USA

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