Melvina Hayes
1825–18 December 1885 (Age 61)
Howard, Missouri, United States
The Life of Melvina
Melvina Hayes was born in 1825, in Howard, Missouri, United States as the daughter of Hayes. She married Hardin W Maupin on 8 July 1866, in Howard, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 18 December 1885, in Howard, Missouri, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Lisbon, Howard, Missouri, United States.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Hardin W Maupin
1820–1883
Melvina Hayes
1825–1885
Marriage: 8 July 1866
Missouri Ann Maupin
1868–1938
Spouse and Children
1820–1883Male
1825–1885Female
MARRIAGE
8 July 1866
Howard, Missouri, United States
8 July 1866
Howard, Missouri, United States
children
(1)
Missouri Ann Maupin
1868–1938Female
Parents and Siblings
Hayes
1798–Male
siblings
(3)
Salina Hayes
1821–1865Female
1825–1885Female
David Hays
1834–Male
World Events (7)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 0
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Missouri State Library
Age 4
The first Missouri State Library was established by law on January 22, 1829. This law was created due to the large amount of public documents which had been collected in the office of Missouri's secretary of state. The library included documentation of the actions of the Missouri senate and house. The documents were cataloged and made available to the public. The public had access to any of the books in the library from sunup to sundown on any day except Sunday.
1846
Age 21
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
1 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’ ( compare McCoy ). In some cases, especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.2 English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon and Worcestershire, so called from the plural of Middle English hay ‘enclosure’ ( see Hay 1), or a topographic name from the same word.3 English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Dorset, Greater London (formerly in Kent and Middlesex), and Worcestershire, so called from Old English hǣse ‘brushwood’, or a topographic name from the same word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Malima Maupin in household of H W Maupin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Melvina Maupin in household of H W Maupin, "United States Census, 1880"
- Melvina Hays in household of H W Maupin, "United States Census, 1860"
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