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Walter E Hays 1909 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1909

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 10 Jan 1976

Death Location: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA

Father: Willard Hays

Mother: Mary Hays

Spouse(s): flossie belcher

Children(s): Gladys Boyet, Bonnie Hays

Walter E Hays was born in 1909 in Illinois, the child of Willard H. Hays and Mary E. E. Hays. Walter E Hays married flossie marie belcher, and had children including Gladys Louise Boyet, Bonnie Jean Hays. Walter E Hays passed away in 1976 in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter E Hays was born in 1909 in Illinois, the child of Willard H. Hays and Mary E. E. Hays.
  • Walter E Hays married flossie marie belcher, and had children including Gladys Louise Boyet, Bonnie Jean Hays.
  • Walter E Hays passed away in 1976 in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willard Hays
1874 – 1944
Birth Location: Bicknell, Knox, Indiana, USA
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Mary Hays
1878 – 1918
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

flossie belcher
1905 – 1975
Birth Location: Illinois
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Children(s)

Gladys Boyet
1938 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Bonnie Hays
1939 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Walter Hays's Ancestors

Self
Walter Hays
1909 – 1976
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Willard H. Hays
1874 – 1944
Bicknell, Knox, Indiana, USA
Mary (E. E.) Hays
1878 – 1918
Illinois
Grandparents
Joseph Hays
1851 – 1911
Overton, Tennessee, United States
Susanne Hooper
1850 – 1905
Vigo Twp., Knox, Indiana, USA
Elija (H.) Flowers
1855 –
Kentucky
Martha (J.) Flowers
1845 –
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Hays
1815 – 1895
neomy wilson
1816 – 1869
John Hooper
1816 – 1874
Susanna Wampler
1823 – 1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hays
1785 – 1836
Lydia Sims
1795 – 1840
joseph wilson
1799 –
martha love
1787 –
Abraham Hooper
1783 – 1842
Sarah Fitzpatrick
1787 – 1842
Stepham Wampler
1795 – 1870
Rebecca Moyers
1797 – 1870

Walter Hays's Descendants

1.
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Walter (E) Hays (abt 1909 – 10 Jan 1976) m. flossie (marie) belcher (abt 1905 – 1 June 1975)
  1. 1. Gladys (Louise) Boyet (abt 1938 – )
  2. 2. Bonnie (Jean) Hays (abt 1939 – )

Walter Hays's Timeline

10 Records

1904
11 Jun 1904
Birth of Walter E Hays in Jefferson
Jefferson
1909
abt 1909
Birth of Walter E Hays in Illinois
Illinois
1910
abt 1910
Age 1
Birth of Walter E Hays in Illinois
Illinois
1910
1910
Age 1
Walter E Hays resided here in Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Walter E Hays resided here in Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Walter E Hays resided here in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Walter E Hays resided here in Centralia, Marion, Illinois
Centralia, Marion, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 31
Walter E Hays resided here in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Walter E Hays resided here in Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
1976
10 Jan 1976
Age 67
Death of Walter E Hays in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1910
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 496
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 543; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340278
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374307
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    [6] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Dayton Daily News; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1976; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.20280318,0.14564703,0.23064125&xid=3355
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 486; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 61-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Jefferson
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T627_852; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 61-14
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 496
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374307
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1909
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 496

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374307

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: T625_376; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 496

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 543; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340278

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T627_852; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 61-14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T627_852; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 61-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wamac, Marion, Illinois; Roll: 486; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 61-29

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 2011 W. Bataan Dr., Kettering
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Dayton Daily News; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1976; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.20280318,0.14564703,0.23064125&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1976
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Dayton Daily News; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1976; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.20280318,0.14564703,0.23064125&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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