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John Evan Hays 1803 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1803

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1883

Death Location: Montrose, Wright, Minnesota, USA

Father: John Hays

Mother: Elizabeth Dragoo

Spouse(s): Rachel Sharpneck

Children(s): Francis Hayes

John Evan Hays was born in Virginia, United States in 1803, to John N James Hays and Elizabeth Dragoo. Later in life, John Evan Hays married Rachel Sharpneck; among their children were Francis Marion Hayes. John Evan Hays died in Montrose, Wright, Minnesota, USA, 1883.

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Parents

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

Rachel Sharpneck
1805 – 1850
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia, USA
RS

Children(s)

Francis Hayes
1837 – 1911
Birth Location: Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 May 1803
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1883
    Event Place: Montrose, Wright, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buffalo, Wright County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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