Charles A. Hayes

Male26 February 1886–21 May 1942

Brief Life History of Charles A.

Charles A. Hayes was born on 26 February 1886, in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. He married Myrtle Adeline Hawver before 1920, in Chemung, McHenry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hebron, McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 21 May 1942, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, at the age of 56.

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Charles A. Hayes
1886–1942
Myrtle Adeline Hawver
1888–1938
Marriage: before 1920
Keith Lewis
1907–1999
John Joseph Hayes
1920–2000

Sources (4)

  • Charles Hayes, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Charles Hayes in entry for John Joseph Hayes and Betty Arlene Barthel, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Charles A Hayes in household of Ulysses S Hawrer, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    before 1920Chemung, McHenry, Illinois, United States

    • Children (2)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 4

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1892 · The Chicago Canal

    Age 6

    The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

    Age 15

    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    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.

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