Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: William H. Hays    
                Born: Apr-  -1871          in Ohio  1
              Census: 1900                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Lucinda E. Dawson     
             Married: ca 1892               1
                Born: Dec-29-1876          in Ritchie Co, WV  2
                Died: Apr- 2-1907          in Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Buried:                      in Hartley (aka Straight Creek) Cemetery, Brohard, Wirt Co, WV  2
              Census: 1900                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father: Cyrus Dawson   (1827 - 1897) 
              Mother: Sarah Elender Haught   (1843 - 1896) 
           F Child 1: Bessie D. Hays      
                Born: Aug-12-1899          in Ritchie Co, WV  3,4,1
                Died: Jul-13-1983           4
              Buried:                      in Hartley (aka Straight Creek) Cemetery, Brohard, Wirt Co, WV  5
             Resided:                      in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV  4
             Resided: 1943                 in Freed, Calhoun Co, WV  6
              Census: 1920, 1930, 1940     in Sheridan District, Calhoun Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      teacher  7,8
             Husband: Harley Cline Collins  b. Aug-30-1897  d. Jan-14-1921  
         Census name: Cline Collins 
             Husband: W. A. Taylor  b. ca 1888  
             Married: Jul- 3-1943          in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV  6

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(4) Social Security Death Index. 
(5) Findagrave.com, Inscription:  Bessie D. Wade, daughter of William H. Hays & Lucinda E. Hays. 
(6) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV. 
(7) 1930 Census, Calhoun County, WV. 
(8) 1940 Census, Calhoun County, WV. 







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