HAYS, Ezra Ellis
1839 - 1920 (81 years)-
Name HAYS, Ezra Ellis [1] Born 17 Jan 1839 Tyler County, West Virginia 
- According to death record. Or Feb 20, County guessed from census details of parents.
Gender Male Census Details of 1870 Census Grant Township, Tyler County, West Virginia:
p. 3 (ancestry.com page 81 of 227), 16 August, 21/21
37. HAYS, Ezra 31, m, w, farm laborer, personal estate 200, born in Virginia
38. HAYS, Rachel 43, f, w, keeping house, born in Virginia
39. HAYS, Osburn 5, m, w, born in West Virginia
40. HAYS, Edward 3, m, w, born in West Virginia
41. Nick, Henry 17, m, w, farm laborer, born in Virginia
42. George, Mary 16, f, w, born in Virginia [Rachel’s mother, widowed wife of Elzy George]
[Note: next door to Ezra and Rachel is her son William George and his family. See 1870 census for Lantz - they are on the same page as Ezra Hays.]
Details of 1880 Census Grant, Wetzel County, West Virginia
p. 130B&C/6&7 (ancestry.com page 6 of 40), 9 June, 50/51
HAYS, Ezra w, m, 41, head, married, farmer, born in West Virginia, father born: West Virginia, mother born: Pennsylvania
HAYS, Rachel w, f, 50, wife, married, keeping house, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia
HAYS, Osburn w, m, 15, son, single, work on farm, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia
HAYS, Edmund w, m, 13, soon, single, work on farm, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia
George, Levi J. w, m, 3, grand-son, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia <—son of William George, Rachel’s illegitimate son
[Note: Rachel’s son William George and his family is living next door.]
Details of 1900 Census Grant, Wetzel County, West Virginia:
p. 22A (ancestry.com page 43 of 62), 27 June, ED 96, 391/393
41. HAYS, Ezra head, w, m, born feb 1836, age 64, widowed, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia, farm
42. HAYS, Edmund son, w,m, born jan 1866, age 34, married 12 years, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia, blacksmith, rent home
43. HAYS, Roon? wife
44. HAYS, Margaret daughter
45. HAYS, Amanda daughter
46. HAYS, William son
47. HAYS, Ezra? son
48. HAYS, Hoyd? son
[Note: son Osborne lives next door.]
Details of 1910 Census Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia:
pg. 10A (ancestry. com page 19 of 26) 22or23 April, ED 151, 84/88
38. HAYS, Ezra E. head, m, w, 71, 2nd marriage, 10, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia, farmer, own farm, free of mortgage
39. HAYS, Hannah E. wife, f, w, 65, 1st marriage, 10, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia
Details of 1920 Census Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia:
p. 15C or 16A (ancestry.com page 31 of 33), 20 Jan, ED 141, 137/144
5. HAYS, Ezra head, own farm, m, w, 81, married, born in West Virginia, parents born: West Virginia, general work on a farm, self employed, 36 on farm schedule
6. HAYS, Anna E. wife, f, w, 75, married, born in West Virginia, parents born: West VirginiaCensus 1840 Unknown Township, Tyler County, West Virginia - See father’s census notes for details.
Census 1850 District 64, Wetzel County, West Virginia - See father’s census notes for details.
Census 1860 Davenport, Wetzel County, West Virginia - See father’s census notes for details.
Census 1870 Grant Township, Wetzel County, West Virginia - See census notes for details.
Census 1880 Grant Township, Wetzel County, West Virginia - See census notes for details.
Census 1900 Grant Township, Wetzel County, West Virginia - See census notes for details.
Census 1910 Grant Township, Wetzel County, West Virginia - See census notes for details.
Census 1920 Grant Township, Wetzel County, West Virginia - See census notes for details.
Died 17 Apr 1920 Jacksonburg, Wetzel County, West Virginia [2] Buried 19 Apr 1920 Jacksonburg, Wetzel County, West Virginia [3] - Lieuts-Bates Cemetery, located at the South end of Jacsonburg, past Anderson’s tore and through the bridge. It is on a knoll on the left side of the highway.
Person ID I90 Shepard and John Tree Last Modified 21 Jun 2017
Father HAYS, Edmund W., b. 8 Oct 1815, Lot (Parkersburg), Wood County, West Virginia , d. 13 Mar 1870, Wright County, Minnesota (Age 54 years) Mother LANTZ, Susanna, b. 16 Apr 1820, Greene County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 Sep 1889, Montrose, Wright County, Minnesota (Age 69 years) Married Nov 1836 Tyler County, West Virginia [4] - marriage bond dated November 24, 1836 indicates they will be married shortly
Family ID F67 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 GEORGE, Rachel Ann, b. 27 Sep 1827, Virginia , d. 15 Feb 1899, West Virginia (Age 71 years) Married 7 Mar 1863 Wetzel County, West Virginia [5] Notes - Marriage record reads as follows:
Date March 7, 1863, Wetzel County, Ezra E. Hays and Rachael George, ages 24 and 25 respectively, both single, both born in Tyler County, West Virginia, both live in Wetzel County, grooms parents are Edmund and Susan Hays, wife’s not listed, groom is a farmer, Caleb Headlee performed the ceremony.
Children 1. HAYS, Ausburne B., b. 8 Jul 1865, Jacksonburg, Wetzel County, West Virginia , d. 8 Oct 1918, Grant District, Wetzel County, West Virginia (Age 53 years)2. HAYS, Edmund William, b. 19 Jan 1866, Wetzel County, West Virginia , d. 1 Jul 1944, Jacksonburg, Wetzel County, West Virginia (Age 78 years)Last Modified 6 Jan 2018 Family ID F66 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 TOOTHMAN, Hannah Elizabeth/Lucy, b. 27 Oct 1844, Wood County, West Virginia , d. 21 Jan 1922, Jacksonburg, Wetzel County, West Virginia (Age 77 years) Married 4 Sep 1900 Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia [6] - at the Floyd Hotel
Last Modified 6 Jan 2018 Family ID F580 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Headstones 
Ezra Hays headstone
Lieuts-Bates Cemetery, located at the South end of Jacsonburg, past Anderson’s tore and through the bridge. It is on a knoll on the left side of the highway.
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