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William Hays 1817 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 Dec 1889

Death Location: Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Father: John Hays

Mother: Lydia Sims

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William Hays was born in 1817 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States, the child of John William Hays and Lydia Sims. William Hays passed away in 1889 in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Hays was born in 1817 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States, the child of John William Hays and Lydia Sims.
  • William Hays passed away in 1889 in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States.

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William Hays's Ancestors

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William Hays
1817 – 1889
Birth Place: Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Parents
John William Hays
1785 – 1836
Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Lydia Sims
1795 – 1840
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Hays
1762 – 1828
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Clayton
1760 – 1828
Gloucester, Virginia, United States
William Sims
1754 – 1822
Culpeper, VA
Mildred Baxter
1758 – 1811
Culpeper, VA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Hays
1730 – 1801
Alice Hunter
1735 – 1785
john clayton
1725 – 1826
elizabith willis
1729 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
john hays
1704 – 1789
Jane love
1702 – 1806
alexander hunter
1698 – 1768
elizabeth steele
1712 –
john clayton
1685 – 1773
elizabeth whiting
1705 – 1771
henry willis
1696 – 1740
Mildred lewis
1701 – 1732

William Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of William Hays in Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Kanawha, Virginia, United States
1889
13 Dec 1889
Age 72
Death of William Hays in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Kanawha, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States

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