Hayes, George

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, Saline Township, Cooper County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1900, Sugartree Township, Carroll County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:

It has not yet been possible to find accurate documentation of George's birth. He was identified in the 1880 U.S. census for Cooper Township, Saline County Missouri as being 7 months old at the time of the enumeration, having been born in Missouri in December 1879. The same birth date and place is used in the 1900 U.S. census for Sugartree Township, Carroll County, Missouri. In his marriage license filed on 21 April 1902, he declared that he was over the age of 21; this statement supports either 1879 or 1881. The microfilm image of the 1910 U.S. census for Eugene Township, Carroll County, Missouri is not very clear; his age appears to have been reported as 22 years, the place of birth as Missouri. At the same time, Laura, his wife, is said to be 25 years old; all other documents consistently report her as a number of years younger than her husband. In the 1920 U.S. census of Moss Creek Township, Carroll County, Missouri, George is 40 years old (indicating a birth in 1879 or 1880), born in Missouri. In the 1930 U.S. census of Miami, Saline County, Missouri, he is reported to be 49 years old, born in Ohio. According to his 1932 death certificate, George was born on 15 December 1881 in Missouri.
     George's appearance in the 1880 U.S. census would appear to raise serious doubts about any report that he was born after that date. In light of that and the absence of better documentation, I have elected to use December 1789 as the date and Missouri as the place of his birth. A satisfactory resolution will require further research.


Census:
According to the 1880 enumeration, George Hayes, 7 months old and born in December 1879 in Missouri, was living with his parents, Nathan and Maggie Hayes, his sister, Mary (age 4 years), and Charles Morgan (age 19), a farm laborer.

Census:
According to the 1900 enumeration, George Hayes, a 20 year old farm laborer, was living with in the household of Henry and Augusta Behrbaum [sic] and their four children.

Died:
According to his death certificate, at the time of his death George was living at 7900 East 17th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, and had been a resident of the city since about 1928. He was employed as a truck driver. He died very early in morning at Kansas City General Hospital of cardiac decompensation.

George married Bierbaum, Laura Friederike Dorothea Abt Apr 1902, Carroll County, Missouri, USA. Laura (daughter of Bierbaum, Heinrich and Begemann, Augusta Ernestine) was born 25 Oct 1885, Warren County, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
According to the 1930 U.S. census, George was 21 years old and Laura was 16 years old when they married.

Marriage License:
The license affirmed that "Geo Hayes," of Carroll County, Missouri, was over the age of 21, and "Laura Bierbaum," of Carroll County, Missouri, was of the age of 18. The accompanying certificate of marriage attesting to the wedding was not formally completed. In place of writing names, dates and a signature, someone had made a series of tick marks. The certificate was filed with the county recorder's office and signed by the deputy recorder on 3 May 1902.

Census (family):
According to the 1910 enumeration, the household consisted of George Hayes, age 22 (the microfilm image is not distinct; this number is very hard to read), born in Missouri, a farm laborer; Laura Hayes, George's wife of 7 years, age 25, born in Missouri; and their child, Helen, age 6, born in Missouri.

Census (family):
According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of George Hayes, head of household, age 40; Laura Hayes, wife, age 34; Susie Hayes, daughter, age 16; Herold [sic] Hayes, adopted son, age 9; and Henry Bierlaum [sic], George's father-in-law, age 63.

Census (family):
According to the 1930 enumeration, the household consisted of George Hayes, head of household, age 49, and his wife, Laura Hayes, age 44.

1. Hayes, Helen was born 1903–1904, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Hayes, Harold was born 1910–1911, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown.

Notes:

Birth:
The date and place of birth, based on the 1880 U.S. census, needs to be confirmed.

Nathan married Waineright, Maggie. Maggie was born 1855–1856, Missouri, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
The date and place of birth, based on the 1880 U.S. census, needs to be confirmed.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage has been assumed on the basis of the household enumeration in the 1880 U.S. census. Details need to be confirmed.

Census (family):
According to the 1880 enumeration, the household consisted of Nathan Hayes, head of household, age 38, born in Ohio, a farmer, married; Maggie Hayes, Nathan's wife, age 24, born in Missouri; Mary Hayes, daughter, age 4, born in Ohio; George Hayes, son, age 7 months, born in December 1879 in Missouri; and Charles Morgan, farm laborer, age 19, born in Ohio.