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John Wesley Hayes 1837 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1837

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 4 September 1916

Death Location: Rowan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Hayes

Mother: Elizabeth Dragoo

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The story of John Wesley Hayes began in 1837 in Kentucky, United States. John Wesley Hayes passed away in 1916 in Rowan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Hayes began in 1837 in Kentucky, United States.
  • John Wesley Hayes passed away in 1916 in Rowan County, Kentucky, USA.

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John Hayes's Ancestors

Self
John Hayes
1837 – 1916
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
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

John Hayes's Timeline

2 Records

1837
Sep 1837
Birth of John Wesley Hayes in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1916
4 September 1916
Age 79
Death of John Wesley Hayes in Rowan County, Kentucky, USA
Rowan County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1837
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1916
    Event Place: Rowan County, Kentucky, USA

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