Melvina Hayes

1825–18 December 1885 (Age 60)
Howard, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary 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 lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Boons Lick Township, Howard, Missouri, United States in 1880. 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.

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Family Time Line

Hardin W Maupin
1820–1883
Melvina Hayes
1825–1885
Marriage: 8 July 1866
Missouri Ann Maupin
1868–1938

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 July 1866Howard, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

      Hayes

      Male1798–Male

    Siblings

    (3)

    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

    Irish (Cork): shortened 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.English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Hay
    Hays
    Heys
    Hayse
    McCoy
    Heyes

    Sources (8)

    • Malima Maupin in household of H W Maupin, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Melvina Hays in entry for Hardin W Maupin, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
    • Melvina Maupin in household of H W Maupin, "United States Census, 1880"

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