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Nelson Hays 1865 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1865

Birth Location: Knott, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 12 June 1959

Death Location: Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Anderson Hays

Mother: Rachael Sizemore

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Nelson Hays was born in 1865 in Knott, Kentucky, United States, the child of Anderson Hays and Rachael Sizemore. Nelson Hays passed away in 1959 in Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nelson Hays was born in 1865 in Knott, Kentucky, United States, the child of Anderson Hays and Rachael Sizemore.
  • Nelson Hays passed away in 1959 in Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Nelson Hays's Ancestors

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Nelson Hays
1865 – 1959
Birth Place: Knott, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Anderson Hays
1820 – 1909
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Rachael Sizemore
1822 – 1892
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (J) Hays
1774 – 1865
North Carolina
Elizabeth (Dragaud) Dragoo
1774 – 1848
Picketts Fort, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Dragoo
1748 – 1823
Elizabeth Straight
1747 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Straight
1715 – 1758
Rebecca Brown
1718 – 1759

Nelson Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1865
4 August 1865
Birth of Nelson Hays in Knott, Kentucky, United States
Knott, Kentucky, United States
1959
12 June 1959
Age 94
Death of Nelson Hays in Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1865
    Event Place: Knott, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1959
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America

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