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Rufus Lonzo Hays 1876–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 FEB 1876

Birth Location: Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, IL

Death Date: 2 Aug 1957

Death Location: Bungay, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Samuel *

Mother: Sarah York

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In 1876, Rufus Lonzo Hays entered the world in Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, IL, born to Samuel Allen Hays And Sarah Jane York. Rufus Lonzo Hays passed away in 1957 in Bungay, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Rufus Lonzo Hays entered the world in Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, IL, born to Samuel Allen Hays And Sarah Jane York.
  • Rufus Lonzo Hays passed away in 1957 in Bungay, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Rufus Hays's Ancestors

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Rufus Hays
1876–1957
Birth Place: Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, IL
Parents
Samuel Allen Hays* *
1844–1898
Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) York
1849–1907
Beaver Creek, Hamilton, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Hamilton Hays) *
1811–1881
Alabama, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Crawford
1819–1861
Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel *
1772–1835
Rachel *
1774–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas *
1730–1804
Alice *
1730–1786

Rufus Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1876
29 FEB 1876
Birth of Rufus Lonzo Hays in Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, IL
Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, IL
1957
2 Aug 1957
Age 81
Death of Rufus Lonzo Hays in Carmi, White, Illinois, United States
Carmi, White, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 FEB 1876
    Event Place: Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1957
    Event Place: Carmi, White, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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