James Hayes and Sarah J. Poak

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Husband James Hayes ¹

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           Born: 16 Dec 1843 - North Beaver Twp, Beaver (later Lawrence) Co, PA 1
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         Father: John R. Hayes (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Jane Love (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Mary Woods (      -      ) 1

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   Other Spouse: Maggie Nesbit (      -1883) 1

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Wife Sarah J. Poak ¹

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           Born:  - North Beaver Twp, Beaver (later Lawrence) Co, PA
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         Father: John Poak (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Sarah Duff (      -      ) 1 2

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - James Hayes

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He attended the district schools in his boyhood and assisted on the home farm until August, 1864, when he enlisted for service in the Civil War. He entered Company B, Fifth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, as a private, and remained in the service until the close of the war. He was a member of the Fifth Army Corps and was connected with the Army of the Potomac. He was later a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, Post 100. After the close of his army service, he resumed farming.
He and his wife were members of the Westfield Presbyterian Church in which he was a deacon for over twenty years.

1 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 923.

2 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 27.