Hannah Hays

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Hays was born on 1 January 1795, in Virginia, United States, her father, James Hays Sr., was 31 and her mother, Letitia “Letty” Rankin, was 29. She married John Davis on 8 May 1814, in Fayette, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died before March 1824, in Liberty Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, and was buried in Liberty Township, Ross, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Davis
1781–1859
Hannah Hays
1795–1824
Marriage: 8 May 1814
Jane Davis
1815–
John Hayes Davis
1817–1887

Sources (5)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Hannah (Hayes) Hays - birth: 1 January 1795; Virginia, United States
  • Hannah Hays, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • e-mail from Craig S. Depugh

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hayes .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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