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Willis Melvin "Mell" Hays 1851–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1851

Birth Location: Talladega, Alabama

Death Date: 1 JUN 1920

Death Location: Bibb Co, AL

Father: Hiram Hays

Mother: Elizabeth Ware

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In 1851, Willis Melvin "Mell" Hays entered the world in Talladega, Alabama, born to Hiram Mcduffy Hays And Elizabeth C Rebecca Ware. Willis Melvin "Mell" Hays passed away in 1920 in Bibb Co, AL.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Willis Melvin "Mell" Hays entered the world in Talladega, Alabama, born to Hiram Mcduffy Hays And Elizabeth C Rebecca Ware.
  • Willis Melvin "Mell" Hays passed away in 1920 in Bibb Co, AL.

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Willis Hays's Ancestors

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Willis Hays
1851–1920
Birth Place: Talladega, Alabama
Parents
Hiram McDuffy Hays
1830–1887
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (C “Rebecca”) Ware
1834–1860
Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Solomon (William) Hays
1790–1860
Pendelton, South Carolina, United States
Charlotte (Bailey “Lotte”) Howard
1792–1848
Pendelton, South Carolina
Samuel (Jasper) Wear
1790–1845
Fort Wear, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Mary Mawhenny
1805–1870
Talladega, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1770–1850
Elizabeth Wade
1772–1870
Seth Howard
1746–1810
Adrah Collins
1748–1808
Col Constitution
1753–1817
Mary Thompson
1758–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hays
1750–1825
Jane Bryce
1753–1830
Elizabeth Sanford
1743–1804
Benjamin Howard
1726–1792
Mary King
1725–1822
SAMUEL COLLINS
1719–1785
Martha Howell
1720–1799
Robert Vere)
1715–1790
Rebecca Carrell
1725–1780
James Thompson
1730–1759
Elizabeth Lyle
1734–1802

Willis Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1851
1 Sep 1851
Birth of Willis Melvin "Mell" Hays in Talladega, Alabama
Talladega, Alabama
1920
1 JUN 1920
Age 69
Death of Willis Melvin "Mell" Hays in Bibb Co, AL
Bibb Co, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Talladega, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1920
    Event Place: Bibb Co, AL

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