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Roy Elijah Hays 1889–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1889

Birth Location: Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 5 October 1979

Death Location: Gordon, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA

Father: Charles *

Mother: Lucy Mercer

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The story of Roy Elijah Hays began in 1889 in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA. Roy Elijah Hays passed away in 1979 in Gordon, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Elijah Hays began in 1889 in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA.
  • Roy Elijah Hays passed away in 1979 in Gordon, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA.

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Roy Hays's Ancestors

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Roy Hays
1889–1979
Birth Place: Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Charles Julian Hays *
1852–1949
Raccoon, Marion, Illinois, United States
Lucy (Rachel) Mercer
1856–1923
Marion County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
ELIJAH (McDONOUGH HAYS) *
1818–1893
White, Tennessee, USA
Denisha (D) Deadmond
1817–1911
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel *
1772–1835
Rachel *
1774–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas *
1730–1804
Alice *
1730–1786

Roy Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1889
10 May 1889
Birth of Roy Elijah Hays in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA
1979
5 October 1979
Age 90
Death of Roy Elijah Hays in Gordon, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA
Gordon, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1889
    Event Place: Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1979
    Event Place: Gordon, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA

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