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John Evans Hays 1815 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JUN 1815

Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1884

Death Location: Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky

Father: James Hayes

Mother: Elizabeth Dragoo

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In 1815, John Evans Hays entered the world in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, born to James Newton (William) Hayes and Elizabeth Dragaud Dragoo. John Evans Hays passed away in 1884 in Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1815, John Evans Hays entered the world in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, born to James Newton (William) Hayes and Elizabeth Dragaud Dragoo.
  • John Evans Hays passed away in 1884 in Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky.

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John Hays's Ancestors

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John Hays
1815 – 1884
Birth Place: Floyd, 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 Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1815
19 JUN 1815
Birth of John Evans Hays in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
1884
1884
Age 69
Death of John Evans Hays in Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky
Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1815
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Lackey, Floyd, Kentucky

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