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Ralph Silas Hays 1898–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1898

Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 September 1985

Death Location: Boyd, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Father: Willard Hays

Mother: Mary Flowers

Spouse(s): Inez Hays, Inez Shaw, Golden Owns

Children(s): Norman Hays, Neoma Hays, Ronnie Hays, Earnest Hays, Bessie Hays, Francis Hays, Williard Hays

The story of Ralph Silas Hays began in 1898 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. Ralph Silas Hays married Golden Jessie Owns, Inez Bell Hays, Inez Bell Shaw, and had children including Alma Reeves, Bessie M Haye, Bessie Neoma Hays, Earnest Harvey Hays, Francis Wesley Hays, Neoma Bessie Hays, Norman N Hays, Norman Narthal Hays, Ronnie David Hays, Williard Richard Hays. Ralph Silas Hays passed away in 1985 in Boyd, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Silas Hays began in 1898 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • Ralph Silas Hays married Golden Jessie Owns, Inez Bell Hays, Inez Bell Shaw, and had children including Alma Reeves, Bessie M Haye, Bessie Neoma Hays, Earnest Harvey Hays, Francis Wesley Hays, Neoma Bessie Hays, Norman N Hays, Norman Narthal Hays, Ronnie David Hays, Williard Richard Hays.
  • Ralph Silas Hays passed away in 1985 in Boyd, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willard Hays
1874–1944
Birth Location: Bicknell, Knox, Indiana, USA
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Mary Flowers
1878–1918
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Inez Hays
1903–1970
Birth Location: Illinois
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Inez Shaw
1903–1970
Birth Location: Casner, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
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Golden Owns
1906–1940
Birth Location: Union, Illinois
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Children(s)

Norman Hays
1938–2012
Birth Location: Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Neoma Hays
1927–2021
Birth Location: Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA
NH
Ronnie Hays
1946–1977
Birth Location: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Earnest Hays
1925–1970
Birth Location: Illinois
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Bessie Hays
1927–2022
Birth Location: Illinois
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Francis Hays
1929–1931
Birth Location: Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Williard Hays
1933–2000
Birth Location: Illinois
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Ralph Hays's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Hays
1898–1985
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Willard H. Hays
1874–1944
Bicknell, Knox, Indiana, USA
Mary (E. E.) Flowers
1878–1918
Illinois
Grandparents
Joseph Hays
1851–1911
Overton, Tennessee, United States
Susanne Hooper
1850–1905
Vigo Twp., Knox, Indiana, USA
Elijah (Howell) Flowers
1856–1933
Tennessee, USA
Martha (Jane) Ward
1839–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Hays
1815–1895
Naoma Wilson
1816–1870
John Hooper
1816–1874
Susanna Wampler
1823–1905
Colby Flowers
1828–1900
Mary Flowers
1828–1900
Charles Ward
1799–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hays
1785–1836
Lydia Sims
1795–1861
Joseph Wilson
1788–1856
Abraham Hooper
1783–1842
Sarah Fitzpatrick
1787–1842
Stepham Wampler
1795–1870
Rebecca Moyers
1797–1870
Thomas Flowers
1785–1860
Nancy KRUNK
1789–1861
Arthur Flowers
1789–1850
Polly Kite
1804–1847

Ralph Hays's Descendants

1.
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Ralph (Silas) Hays (28 January 1898–16 September 1985) m. Inez (Bell) Hays (abt 1903–17 January 1970) m. Inez (Bell) Shaw (2 Feb 1903–17 January 1970) m. Golden (Jessie) Owns (8 May 1906–17 Jul 1940)
  1. 1. Norman (N.) Hays 1938–2012
  2. 2. Neoma (Bessie) Hays 1927–2021
  3. 3. Ronnie (David) Hays 1946–1977
  4. 4. Earnest (Harvey) Hays 1925–1970
  5. 5. Bessie (Neoma) Hays 1927–2022
  6. 6. Francis (Wesley) Hays 1929–1931
  7. 7. Williard (Richard) Hays 1933–2000

Ralph Hays's Timeline

12 Records

1898
abt 1898
Birth of Ralph Silas Hays in Illinois
Illinois
1898
28 January 1898
Birth of Ralph Silas Hays in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1899
abt 1899
Age 1
Birth of Ralph Silas Hays in Illinois
Illinois
1900
1900
Age 2
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Rome, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Rome, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 19
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Jefferson, Illinois
Jefferson, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 22
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Centralia, Marion, Illinois
Centralia, Marion, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 42
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Ralph Silas Hays resided here in Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
1985
16 September 1985
Age 87
Death of Ralph Silas Hays in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1898
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 733
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T627_852; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 61-16
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374307
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wamac, Marion, Illin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1899
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 496

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1898
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T627_852; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 61-16
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 496
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 543; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 831.0; FHL microfilm: 2340278
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Jefferson; Roll: 1613526
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rome, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 309; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240309
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374307
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rome, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rome, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 309; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240309

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374307

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 496

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 543; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 831.0; FHL microfilm: 2340278

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T627_852; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 61-16

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T627_852; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 61-16

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wamac, Marion, Illin

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1985
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boyd, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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