William Farrington Hayhurst

Brief Life History of William Farrington

When William Farrington Hayhurst was born on 25 October 1881, in Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, United States, his father, John Benton Hayhurst, was 44 and his mother, Mary Ann Farrington, was 44. He married Mary Helen Wild on 24 December 1902, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Yellowhead Township, Kankakee, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Grant Park, Kankakee, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 30 June 1957, in Kankakee, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Grant Park, Kankakee, Illinois, United States.

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William Farrington Hayhurst
1881–1957
Mary Helen Wild
1881–1973
Marriage: 24 December 1902
Eleanor Hayhurst
1905–1993
Edith G. Hayhurst
1908–1994
Lester W. Hayhurst
1914–1982
Frances M. Hayhurst
1919–

Sources (23)

  • William Hayhurst, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Wm. L. Hayhurst, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
  • William F Hayhurst, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): topographic name for a dweller ‘(by the) high wood or grove’, from Middle English heigh, high(e) + hirst(e).

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

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