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John Hays 1797 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Pickets Fort, West Virginia

Death Date: 16 Oct 1865

Death Location: Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Hayes

Mother: Amelia Stroud

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Anderson

Children(s): Elizabeth Hays

According to available records, John Hays II was born in 1797 in Pickets Fort, West Virginia, the child of William Hayes and Amelia Stroud. Following those early years, John Hays II married Elizabeth Anderson, and their family grew to include Elizabeth "Eliza" Hays. In the later years of life, John Hays II died in 1865 in Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

William Hayes
1745 – 1796
Birth Location: Derry, Ulster, Ireland
WH
Amelia Stroud
1747 – 1796
Birth Location: Derry, Cavan, Ireland
AS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Anderson
1795 – 1870
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
EA

Children(s)

Elizabeth Hays
1823 – 1907
Birth Location: Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
EH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1797
    Event Place: Pickets Fort, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Oct 1865
    Event Place: Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
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