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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 Virginia |
| LAND |
Checked Tyler County film:
Deeds, v. 5 1874-1876 FHL Film #8219457 - No Hays [Only film in time period they were in Tyler County that is digitized and available to view]
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Margaret Lantz and others
to
Ezra hays
Admitted to Record June 24th A.D. 1887
This deed made this 10th day of February 1877 between:
Margaret Lantz widow of Alexander Lantz,
Susan Hays,
John Lantz,
Samuel Lantz,
Margaret [Lantz] Lively
Lot Lanz,
David Lively[son-in-law], children of Alexander Lantz deceased,
Druzilla Nart/Nash[?],
Margaret Cook,
Jacob Cochran,
Alex S. Cochran,
Emaline Milbourn
Zachquel Cochran,
Oliver Cochran, children of Mary, daughter of Alexander Lantz who in her life time was married to James Cochran,
Jacob Lantz, son of Jacob who was a son of Alexander Lantz deceased,
Lot Martin,
Jackson Martin,
Margaret Nolen,
Alexander Martin,
Adaline Martin,
Benj. Martin, children of Delilah daughter of Alexander Lantz deceased, who in her lifetime was married to John Martin
Margaret Ann Lantz,
Alexander Ferrill, children of Massa, daughter of Alexander Lantz decd, who in her life time married Wm. Ferrill
Frank Nolan,
John Martin,
William Ferrill,
James Cochran,
Mary Martin wife of Lot Martin,
Matilda wife of John Lantz,
Margaret wife of Samuel Lantz
Anthony Nash[?]
George Cook
Catherine, wife of Jacob Cochran
Angeline, wife of Alex. L. Cochran,
Uriah Millbourn,
Mariah wife of Jackquel Cochran,
Jemima Lantz widow of Jacob Lantz
parties of the first part and Ezra Hays of the second part witnesseth that iin consideration of Eighteen hundred and thirty ninie dollars the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged the parties of the firt part do grant unto the parties of the second part the following described property desended to them as heirs at law of Alexander Lantz deceased to wit. a certain tract or parcel of land situated in Wetzel County W. Va. bounded as follows to wit:
beginning at a stone pile thence
S19W63 poles to a white oak thence
S40W124 poles to a hickory thence
N58 1/2 W174 poles to a stone pile, thence
N46E47 poles to a beech, thence
N46W52 poles to a hickory, thence
N43E98 poles to a beech, thence
N66E170 poles to a stone pile thence
N11W. 57 1/2 poles to a stone thence
S88E92 poles to the beginning
Containing 306 1/2 acres. And the said parties of the first part do hereby covenant with the party of the second part that they will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed. [deed_haysezra_v23p56_57lantzest.pdf four images for this deed] |
1839 - 1920 (81 years)
