Brief Life History of Lewis F
When PVT. Lewis F Hays was born in 1840, in Indiana, United States, his father, William D. Hayes, was 27 and his mother, Ruth Case, was 26. He died on 2 January 1862, at the age of 22, and was buried in Orange, Indiana, United States.
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- Davis Hays in household of William Hays, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lewis F Hays - Census record: birth-name: Lewis F Hays
- Lewis F. Hays, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (4)
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hayes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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