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Rebecca Jane Petty 1853–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1853

Birth Location: Westmoreland CO, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 24 Jul 1920

Death Location: Five Mile Run, Calhoun Co., West Virginia

Father: Samuel Petty

Mother: Margaret Adams

Spouse(s): Joseph Hays

Children(s): Harvey Hays, Mary Hays

Rebecca Jane Petty was born in 1853 in Westmoreland CO, Pennsylvania, the child of Samuel H Petty And Margaret Adams. Rebecca Jane Petty married Joseph Harvey Hays, and had children including Harvey Clifford Hays, Mary Catherine Hays. Rebecca Jane Petty passed away in 1920 in Five Mile Run, Calhoun Co., West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Jane Petty was born in 1853 in Westmoreland CO, Pennsylvania, the child of Samuel H Petty And Margaret Adams.
  • Rebecca Jane Petty married Joseph Harvey Hays, and had children including Harvey Clifford Hays, Mary Catherine Hays.
  • Rebecca Jane Petty passed away in 1920 in Five Mile Run, Calhoun Co., West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Petty
1809–1882
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
SP
Margaret Adams
1811–1886
Birth Location: Allegheny Co., PA., USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Joseph Hays
1847–1933
Birth Location: Washington, Ohio, United States
JH

Children(s)

Harvey Hays
1883–1968
Birth Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
HH
Mary Hays
1876–1962
Birth Location: Washington County, Ohio, USA
MH

Rebecca Petty's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Petty
1853–1920
Birth Place: Westmoreland CO, Pennsylvania
Parents
Samuel H. Petty
1809–1882
Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Adams
1811–1886
Allegheny Co., PA., USA
Grandparents
George Petty
1780–1814
Maryland, United States
Andrew (B.) Adams
1760–1850
Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Stuart
1782–1862
Dover, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Petty
1740–1821
Mary Fisher
1742–1839
John Sr.
1735–1809
Jane Anderson
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Petty
1701–1740
Elizabeth Jones
1706–1785
Allen Adams
1708–1755
Mary Higginbotham
1714–1769

Rebecca Petty's Descendants

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Rebecca (Jane) Petty (Jan 1853–24 Jul 1920) m. Joseph (Harvey) Hays (21 Jul 1847–1933)
  1. 1. Harvey (Clifford) Hays 1883–1968 m. Lula (Evelyn) Bell 1890–1974
    1. 1. Ethel (Anna Ruth) Hays 1923–1998 m. Cyril (Quinton) Ahmer 1921–1993 m. Joseph (Gray) Toothman 1916–1993
      1. 1. Marvel Ahmer 1941–2019 m. Ronald (Eugene) Weaver 1942–2007
      2. 2. Thomas (Joseph) Toothman 1946–2003
      3. 3. Gerald (Gray) Toothman 1950–2005
      4. 4. Deborah (May) Toothman 1947–2018
    2. 2. Ova (Mae) Hays 1908–1994 m. John (Wesley) Phillips 1899–1959
      1. 1. Ruth (Madeline) Phillips 1928–1992 m. Raymond (C) Criss 1921–2002
    3. 3. Marvel (Clare) Hays 1910–1990 m. John (Dwight) Rader 1908–1975
    4. 4. Bernice (Katherine) Hays 1912–1967
    5. 5. Ivan (Clifford Hays) Sr 1914–1989
    6. 6. Lulu (Irene) Hays 1916–
    7. 7. Janey (Rosalie) Hays 1918–
    8. 8. Gerald (Earl) Hays 1919–1994 m. Hazeline Parker 1924–2008
    9. 9. Hubert (Gurrell) Hays 1921–1951 m. Edna (Blossom) Baker 1922–
      1. 1. Garry (Allen) Hays 1898–
    10. 10. Ronald (Jefferson) Hays 1925–1959
    11. 11. Dora (Imogene) Hays 1927–2004 m. Paul (Darlington) States 1926–1989
    12. 12. Murrell (June) Hays 1933–2010
  2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Hays 1876–1962 m. Sherman (Smith) Shimer 1868–1942
    1. 1. Ethel (Jane) Shimer 1903–2016 m. Emmanuel (Davillia) Boltz 1896–1959
      1. 1. Donald (Wayne) Boltz 1935–2019 m. Polly (Mae) Minear 1940–2021
    2. 2. James (Harold) Shimer 1914–2015
    3. 3. Evelyn (S) Shimer 1919–2017 m. Fredrick (james) Bowman 1915–2006
      1. 1. Lois Bowman 1945–2004

Rebecca Petty's Timeline

2 Records

1853
Jan 1853
Birth of Rebecca Jane Petty in Westmoreland CO, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland CO, Pennsylvania
1920
24 Jul 1920
Age 67
Death of Rebecca Jane Petty in Five Mile Run, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Five Mile Run, Calhoun Co., West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1853
    Event Place: Westmoreland CO, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Brohard, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Rebecca Jane Petty Hays 24 Jul 1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Five Mile Run, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
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