Van Wunder Hayes

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 10 Sep 1852 - Lawrenceburg, Indiana, USA
    Christening: 
          Death: 26 Jan 1934 - Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
         Burial: 28 Jan 1934 - Middleport Twp., Iroquois, Illinois, USA
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: Abiah Hayes {FGID: 68244830}
         Mother: Mary Brackett Tenny {FGID: 68247284}

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Nancy N. Christopher
       Marriage: 31 May 1881 - Hardinsburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
       Children:
                1. Allene P. Hayes

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Notes

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General:

Per 1860 US Census: 6/27/1860, Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Abiah Hays is a 39 year old male born in Indiana, with real estate valued at $53,300, and personal estate valued at $1,300. Mary Hays is a 38 year old female born in Maine. Sarah A. Hays is a 15 year old female born in Indiana, as was the rest of the children. Isabell Hays is a 14 year old female. Abiah Hays is a 11 year old male. Wm C. Hayes is a 10 year old male. Van W. Hays is a 7 year old male. Joseph Hays is a 3 year old male. Saml G. Hays is a 2 year old male. Nancy Hayes is an 8 month old female.

Per 1870 US Census, 7/8/1870, Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Abiah Hayes is a 48 year old white male farmer, born in Indiana, whose farm is valued at $50,000, and personal effects at $5,000. His wife, Mary, is 47 years old, was born in Maine, and keeps house. They have 8 children, all born in Indiana: 20 year old son William, a laborer; 18 year old son, Van, in school; 16 year old son, Joseph, in school; 14 year old son, Samuel, in school; 10 year old daughter, Nancy, in school; 8 year old son, Isaac, in school; 4 year old son, Frank; and 2 year old daughter, Josephine.
Also living in the home are domestic servants Auralia Osborn and Ann Beck, and laborers John Tenny, Sanders Walker and Geo. Christopher.

Per 1880 US Census, 6/3/1880, Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Abiah Hayes is a 58 year old white male farmer, widowed, born in Indiana, his father in Pennsylvania. His children were all born in Indiana, their deceased mother was born in Maine. The children, all single, are: 27 year old son and farmer, Van Hayes; 23 year old son, Samuel Hayes, at home; 18 year old son, Isaac Hayes, at home; 13 year old son, Frank Hayes, at home; 13 year old daughter, Josephine Hayes, attends school 9 months this year.
Also living at the home is 21 year old daughter Nancy Seiffert (census spelled it Sypher), and her husband, Michael, age 31, also a farmer. Nancy keeps house, and was born in Indiana. Michael was born in Prussia, as was his father (mother's birthpace in illegible). They have a daughter, 1 month old Mary Seiffert, born in April in Ohio.
Also living with Abiah is his sister-in law, 49 year old Sarah Davis, born in Maine as were her parents, and her 14 year old son, Abiah's nephew, William Davis, born in Iowa, his father in Ohio, his mother in Maine.
A 68 year old farm laborer, George Christopher, lives in the house as well.

Per 1900 US Census: 6/14/1900, Crescent Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
Van W. Hayes is the 47 year old white male head of household, born September 1852 in Indiana, as were his parents. Self employed as a farmer, he rents his farm house. His wife is 36 year old Nancy N. Hayes, born September 1863 in Indiana, her father in Maryland, her mother in Ohio. They have been married 18 years, and had 2 children, 1 still living. Their 13 year old daughter, Allene P. Hayes, was born in September 1886 in Indiana, and attends school.
Living with the family is Van's father-in-law, 83 year old widower Joseph Christophere, born September 1816 in Maryland, his father in West Indies, his mother in Maryland. Joseph can't read or write.

Per 1910 US Census: 5/5/1910, Iroquois, Iroquois County, Illinois
Van Hayes is the 57 year old white male head of household, born in Indiana, as were his parents. He is a farmer on his own account, and rents his farmhouse. He is married 27 years, 1st marriage for both, to 45 year old Nancy Hayes. Nancy was born in Indiana, as were her parents. She has had 3 children, 1 still living.
Living with them are 2 people: 13 year old female "maker home" Josephine Saint of Illinois, her parents in France; and 14 year old "hired man" Wm. Fisher of Illinois, parents homeplace unknown, who is laborer on the farm.

Per 1920 US Census: 1/8/1920, Iroquois Twonship, Iroquois County, Illinois
Van Hayes is the 67 year old white male head of household, who rents his home, and was born in Indiana, as were his parents. He is a farmer, and is married to 52 year old Nancy Hayes. Nancy was born in Indiana, her father in Maryland, her mother in Indiana.
They have a boarder, 13 year old female Flossie Pullen of Illinois, a student.
Van's married daughter Allene, and her husband also live in the home: Allene Kilgore is 31, born in Indiana; Her husband, Van's son-in-law, is 28 year old Walter Kilgore, a farmer born in Illinois, his father in Indiana, his mother in Illinois.

Per Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947:
Van W. Hayes
Death date:26 Jan 1934 Death place: Watseka, Iroquois, Ill.
Gender: Male Age: 81 Birth date: 10 Sep 1852 Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Father: Alcah Hayes Father's birth place: Indiana
Mother: Mary Tenny
Occupation:general farming
Spouse: Nancy Hayes
Burial date:28 Jan 1934 Burial place: Middleport Twp., Iroquois, Ill.
Digital folder number: 4008318 Image number:773
Film number: 1675308 Volume/page/certificate number: 1163

Marriage Notes (Nancy N. Christopher)

Per Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992:
Groom's name: Van W. Hayes
Bride's name: Nancy Christopher
Marriage date: 31 May 1881 Marriage place: Dearborn Co., Indiana
Indexing project (batch) number: M01656-3 System origin: Indiana-EASy
Source film number: 209862 Reference number:P. 181
and same information on
Per Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959:
Film number: 209862 Digital folder number: 4476501
Image number: 00127 Number of images:1
also
Per Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Mary Christopher
Spouse Name: Van W. Hayes
Marriage Date: 31 May 1881 Marriage County: Dearborn
Source Title 1: Dearborn County Indiana
Source Title 2: Marriages 1869 - 1899
Source Title 3: bks. 12-15 Part I Grooms Part II Brides Compiled b
Book:14 OS Page:181