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Joseph Chalen Hays 1897 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1957

Death Location: Jefferson County

Father: Joseph Hays

Mother: Virginia Fiser

Spouse(s): Anna Eldridge

Children(s): Loreta Hays, Kenneth Hays, Roberta Hays, Harold Hays, Zelda Hays, Virginia Hays, Laura Hayes, Wondola Hayes, Raymond None

Early life: Joseph Chalen Hays arrived in Illinois, USA in 1897, born to Joseph Hays and Virginia A. Fiser. Over time, Joseph Chalen Hays formed a family with Anna Mae Eldridge, which included Loreta W Hays, Kenneth L Hays, Roberta I Hays, Harold B Hays, Zelda R Hays, Virginia M Hays, Laura Hayes, Wondola Hayes and Raymond. Joseph Chalen Hays concluded life in Jefferson County in 1957.

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Parents

Joseph Hays
1851 – 1911
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States
JH
Virginia Fiser
1864 – 1947
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
VF

Spouses(s)

Anna Eldridge
1899 – 1983
Birth Location: Illinois
AE

Children(s)

Loreta Hays
1921 –
Birth Location: Illinois
LH
Kenneth Hays
1922 –
Birth Location: Illinois
KH
Roberta Hays
1925 –
Birth Location: Illinois
RH
Harold Hays
1926 –
Birth Location: Illinois
HH
Zelda Hays
1928 –
Birth Location: Illinois
ZH
Virginia Hays
1930 –
Birth Location: Illinois
VH
Laura Hayes
1933 –
Birth Location: Illinois
LH
Wondola Hayes
1937 –
Birth Location: Illinois
WH
Raymond None
Birth Location: –
R

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaucoup, Perry, Illinois; Roll: T627_866; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 73-1, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring Garden, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 520, Year: 1930; Census Place: Spring Garden, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 521; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 1126.0; FHL microfilm: 2340256, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Jefferson; Roll: 1613526, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rome, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 309; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240309

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Rome, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rome, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 309; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240309

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Jefferson; Roll: 1613526

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Spring Garden, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spring Garden, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Spring Garden, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Spring Garden, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 521; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 1126.0; FHL microfilm: 2340256

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Perry, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaucoup, Perry, Illinois; Roll: T627_866; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 73-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Beaucoup, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaucoup, Perry, Illinois; Roll: T627_866; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 73-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Jefferson County
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

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