Eldora J. Hawley

b. May 9, 1867, d. Mar 7, 1949
FatherBenjamin Hawley1,2
MotherElizabeth Hester1,2
     Eldora was born in Monmouth, IL, on May 9, 1867.3,1,4,5,2,6,7
     Eldora J. Hawley was a member of the Methodist church, circa 1877.2
     She married John Byron Hays on Mar 8, 1885.3,1,5,8,2
     Eldora J. Hawley was listed as a resident in Mitchell E. Hays's household in the census report in Centre Township, Smith Co, KS, in 1885.9
     Eldora J. Hays was listed as a resident in John Byron Hays's household in the census report in Banner Township, Smith Co, KS, in 1895.4,10
     Eldora was listed as John Byron Hays's wife on the 1900 Census in Banner Township, Smith Co, KS.3
     Eldora J. Hays was left a widow by John Byron Hays's death on Sep 23, 1902 in home, Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.1,11,12,8,2,13,14
     Eldora J. Hays moved in 1918 to Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE.12
     Eldora was listed as a mother-in-law in Elmer Schweir's household on the 1920 Census in Omaha, Douglas Co, NE.15
     Eldora J. Hays was listed as a mother in law in Elmer Schweir's household on the 1930 Census in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE.7
     Eldora J. Hawley married A. F. Jahnke in 1932 in Bardwell, KY.12
     Eldora died on Mar 7, 1949 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE, at age 81. She died of a stroke at the home of her daughter, Ethel.1,2,16 Eldora's funeral was held on Mar 10, 1949 in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS; Services by Ira N. Faurot, pastor of the Presbyterian church, at Simmons-Olliff Funeral Home.2 She was buried on Mar 10, 1949 at Fairview Cemetery, in Smith Center, Smith Co, in KS.1,2,13
Eldora and John Hays
Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS
Photo by Julia Langel, July 2011
An obituary was published on Mar 17, 1949 in the Smith County Pioneer in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.2

Family 1

John Byron Hays b. February 19, 1864, d. September 23, 1902
Children
  • Jenney M. Hays1,4,2 b. May, 1885, d. before Mar, 1949
  • Milo Jess Hays1,4,2,14 b. Dec 9, 1886, d. May 29, 1965
  • John Lawren Hays3,1,4,2 b. Dec, 1888, d. 1938
  • James Marion Hays17,1,4,2 b. Dec 14, 1891, d. Aug 12, 1976
  • Jay Marvin Hays3,1,4,2 b. Dec, 1892, d. before Mar, 1949
  • Geraldine "Jirl" Mendin Hays18,11,2 b. Apr 17, 1895, d. Sep 30, 1975
  • Jenneys Edwin Hays19,11,2 b. Apr 1, 1898, d. Jan 16, 1960
  • Ethel Hays20,11,2,6 b. Aug 15, 1901, d. Jul, 1984

Family 2

A. F. Jahnke

Citations

  1. [S136] Family Group Sheet, Hays, John Byron.
  2. [S526] Obituary, Jahnke, Dora, March 17, 1949, page 9, column 3.
  3. [S45] 1900 Census KS, Hays, John B.
  4. [S137] Census 1895, KS -- Smith Co, Hays, John.
  5. [S140] 1885 Census -- KS, Smith County, Mitchell Hays.
  6. [S994] 1920 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, ED 107, sheet 3B, 614 No. 32nd Street, line 77, dwelling 61, family 68, Nebraska, Douglas County, This source says she was born c 1874 in Ohio.
  7. [S1205] 1930 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln, ED 23, sheet 27A/71, line 14, dwelling 528, family 538, Nebraska, Lancaster County.
  8. [S151] Smith County Pioneer, September 25, 1902, page 1, page 1, column 6.
  9. [S140] 1885 Census -- KS, Smith County, Mitchell Hays , page 18, line 12, household 105/9 (Mitchell Hays household).
  10. [S137] Census 1895, KS -- Smith Co, Hays, John , Page 12 & 13, household 81 ( John Hayes household); agriculture schedule line 20.
  11. [S141] 1905 Census -- KS, Smith Co, Eldora Hays.
  12. [S151] Smith County Pioneer, September 25, 1902, page 1.
  13. [S2024] Eldora and John Hays Cemetery Marker, Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.
  14. [S2082] Smith County Pioneer, June 1965.
  15. [S994] 1920 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, ED 107, sheet 3B, 614 No. 32nd Street, line 77, dwelling 61, family 68, Nebraska, Douglas County.
  16. [S527] News clipping, Harmony township, March 10, 1949, page 15, column 4.
  17. [S135] Family Group Sheet, Hays, James Marion.
  18. [S131] Family Group Sheet, Hays, Geraldine.
  19. [S134] Family Group Sheet, Hays, Edwin.
  20. [S132] Family Group Sheet, Giese, Joachim.
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