James J. Hays and Rose Carnahan

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Husband James J. Hays ¹

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           Born: 20 Nov 1844 - Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Nov 1904 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: James Hays (1810-1884) 1
         Mother: Eliza Gilliland (Abt 1810-1878) 3

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       Marriage: 19 May 1870 - Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA 1

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Wife Rose Carnahan ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Rosean Carnahan 2
           Born: 1846 - Pennsylvania 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Dec 1932 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Adam A. Carnahan (1810-1866) 1 4
         Mother: Eleanor M. [Unk] (1823-1899) 4

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Children

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1 F Minnie Blanche Hays ^{1 5}

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           Born: 25 May 1872 - Harmony, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Dec 1944 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Austin Doutt (1866-1945) 5 7
           Marr: 5 Apr 1893 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5

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2 M William Burkett Hays ^{1 8}

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           Born: 12 May 1875 - Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Nov 1919 8
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Eva Mae Simmons (1873-1955) 8
           Marr: 20 Jan 1897 - Clarks Mills, Mercer Co, PA 8 9

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3 M George Britain Hays ¹

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            AKA: George Britten Hays 10
           Born: 12 May 1875 - Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Aug 1938 10
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Florence Pearl Doutt (1881-1971) 10
           Marr: 1899 - ? Venango Co, PA

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4 M Harvey Johnston Hays ^{1 8}

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           Born: 15 Dec 1877 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1914 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Irene Amon (1881-1965) 8
           Marr: 20 Aug 1902 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

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5 M James Newell Hays ^{1 11}

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            AKA: Jaynes Hays 11
           Born: 25 Mar 1885 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Feb 1940 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 11
         Buried:  - Peters Cemetery, Canal Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Carrie CeLestia Peters (1883-1970) 11
           Marr: 16 Apr 1906 - Crawford Co, PA

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General Notes: Husband - James J. Hays

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He spent his youth and early manhood on a farm, attended the common schools at intervals, and on attaining his majority engaged in agriculture, which he followed until 1884. In that year he abandoned farming and went into the lumber business at Polk, Venango County, Pennsylvania, and three years later, February, 1888, opened a general hardware store. In politics Mr. Hays was a Democrat, and an active member of the I. O. O. F.

In 1887, he was a tax assessor in the borough of Polk, Venango County, Pennsylvania. He was also an early postmaster (like his father had been in Sunville), and in that year he also began a two-year town council term as its secretary. He again served on the town council in 1890.

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Notes: Marriage

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They were married in Brown's Hotel in Sandy Lake.

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1021.

2 Pat H. Roberts, Hays (Self-published, 1999), Pg 48.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1012, 1021.

4 Pat H. Roberts, Hays (Self-published, 1999), Pg 129.

5 Pat H. Roberts, Hays (Self-published, 1999), Pg 59.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 69.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1029.

8 Pat H. Roberts, Hays (Self-published, 1999), Pg 62.

9 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 105.

10 Pat H. Roberts, Hays (Self-published, 1999), Pg 61.

11 Pat H. Roberts, Hays (Self-published, 1999), Pg 67.