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Roy Alva Hays 1889–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1889

Birth Location: Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 24 February 1962

Death Location: Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Edward Hays

Mother: Laura McMeen

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In 1889, Roy Alva Hays entered the world in Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Edward Everett Hays And Laura Luetta Mcmeen. Roy Alva Hays passed away in 1962 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Roy Alva Hays entered the world in Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Edward Everett Hays And Laura Luetta Mcmeen.
  • Roy Alva Hays passed away in 1962 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Roy Hays's Ancestors

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Roy Hays
1889–1962
Birth Place: Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Edward Everett Hays
1865–1943
Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
Laura (Luetta) McMeen
1866–1950
Jefferson, Illinois
Grandparents
Eleazar (Alexander) McMeen
1835–1904
Jefferson, Illinois
Lovina Carr
1841–1916
St. Clair, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Joseph McMeen
1777–1849
Selah McMeen
1793–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James 🧬
1768–1858
Priscilla Taylor
1777–1830

Roy Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1889
17 April 1889
Birth of Roy Alva Hays in Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
1962
24 February 1962
Age 73
Death of Roy Alva Hays in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America
Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1889
    Event Place: Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1962
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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