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Stephen Decatur Hays 1843–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1843

Birth Location: Centralia, Marion, Illinois

Death Date: aft 1880

Death Location: Hamilton, Illinois

Father: Alexander Hays

Mother: Sarah Crawford

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Stephen Decatur Hays was born in 1843 in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, the child of Alexander Hamilton Hays And Sarah Elizabeth Crawford. Stephen Decatur Hays passed away in 1880 in Hamilton, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Stephen Decatur Hays was born in 1843 in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, the child of Alexander Hamilton Hays And Sarah Elizabeth Crawford.
  • Stephen Decatur Hays passed away in 1880 in Hamilton, Illinois.

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Stephen Hays's Ancestors

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Stephen Hays
1843–1880
Birth Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois
Parents
Alexander Hamilton Hays
1811–1881
Alabama, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Crawford
1819–1860
Gainsville, Hall, Georgia
Grandparents
Samuel (Decatur Hays) *
1772–1834
Bedford County, Colony of Virginia
rachel huff
1774–1855
Bedford County, Colony of Virginia
Alexander (Crawford) Sr
1784–1850
Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Hays
1730–1804
Alice *
1735–1786
Samuel Jr*
1750–1815
Sarah Hix
1755–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John HAYES
1680–1789
Jane Love
1700–1770
Leonardt (Hof)
1720–1810
Elizabeth Stout
1710–1760
John Hicks
1735–1804
SIBELLA RICE
1742–1810

Stephen Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1843
1843
Birth of Stephen Decatur Hays in Centralia, Marion, Illinois
Centralia, Marion, Illinois
1880
aft 1880
Age 37
Death of Stephen Decatur Hays in Hamilton, Illinois
Hamilton, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1880
    Event Place: Hamilton, Illinois

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