| Name |
James A. Garfield HAYS |
| Born |
9 Oct 1893 |
Tyler Co, WV  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1900, 1910 |
McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV |
- In household of his first cousin once removed, Sophia Harris Dye, and her husband John Dye. James's father Christopher was also in the household in 1900. His mother was not with them in the 1900 Census, and she died just prior to the 1910 Census.
|
| Occupation |
1910 |
| farm laborer on home farm |
| Occupation |
1917 [1] |
| tool dresser for oil wells at Mt. Clare WVa |
| Residence |
1917 |
Salem, Doddridge Co, WV [1] |
- The mailing address "Salem R. #3" would indicate his residence as Big Battle, Doddridge County.
|
| Military |
From 3 Aug 1918 to 28 Sep 1918 [2] |
| S2, Unit J, U.S.N.R.F., World War I |
| Died |
28 Sep 1918 |
Norfolk, VA [2, 3] |
| Cause: bronchopneumonia |
- at the US Naval Hospital, Naval Operating Base, Hampton Road, Virginia
|
| Buried |
Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV [4, 5] |
| Notes |
- Obituary, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, October 17, 1918:
GOLDEN STAR ADDED
JAMES A. GARFIELD HAYS
James A. Garfield Hays, son of Christopher and Sylvia Hays, deceased, died of pneumonia at the Hampton Roads Hospital Sept. 28, 1918, aged 24 years, 11 months and 19 days.
Called from his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Sophia Dye of Big Battle, Aug. 3, 1918, he entered the service of his country and began training at the U.S. Naval Base, Hampton Road, Virginia, where death claimed him. He was a member of Unit J.
Two half-brothers, residing with their grandparents in Tyler, and the aged grandmother who reared him to manhood after the death of his mother in his early infancy, mourn their loss.
The remains arrived at Salem Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, and the funeral services were conducted at Center Point by Rev. Perine at 2:00 p.m. that afternoon.
(Note: The surname Hays was misspelled Hayes throughout.)
|
| Person ID |
I121338 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2018 |
1893 - 1918 (24 years)
