Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays

b. Jul 7, 1894, d. Dec 6, 1976
FatherMitchell Elmer Hays1,2,3,4,5,6,7 b. May 25, 1868, d. Oct 17, 1951
MotherEmma Jane Morrow1,2,3,4,5,6,7 b. Jan 12, 1870, d. Mar 14, 1938
     Elmer was born in KS on Jul 7, 1894.1,2,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
     Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays was listed as a resident in Mitchell Elmer Hays's household in the census report in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS, in 1895.15
     Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays was listed as a son in Mitchell Elmer Hays's household on the 1900 Census in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.16
     Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays was listed as a resident in Mitchell Elmer Hays's household in the census report in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS, in 1905.17
     Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays was listed as a son in Mitchell Elmer Hays's household on the 1910 Census in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.8
     Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays married Jennie Leona (?) circa 1914.13,14
     Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays was listed as a resident in Mitchell Elmer Hays's household in the census report in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS, in 1915.9
     Elmer was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in 525 W. New York, Smith Center, Smith Co, KS. Vern was a telegraph operator for the railroad. Lyle was working at a produce warehouse. They owned their home, worth $3,000. Lyle and Gaylen were in school.13
     He resided in Agra, Phillips Co, KS, in Mar, 1938.5,6,11
     He resided in Lebanon, Smith Co, KS, in Oct, 1951.7,12
     Elmer Vernon "Vern" Hays died on Dec 6, 1976 at age 82.14 He was buried circa Dec, 1976 at Fairview Cemetery, in Smith Center, Smith Co, in KS.14
Jennie and Vern Hays
Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS
Photo by Julia Langel, July 2011

Family

Jennie Leona (?) b. September 30, 1895, d. January 9, 1974

Citations

  1. [S138] 1900 Census -- KS, Hays, Elmer.
  2. [S142] 1905 Census -- KS, Smith Co, Mitchell Hays.
  3. [S143] 1910 Census -- KS, Smith Center, Hays.
  4. [S375] 1915 Census -- Kansas, Smith Co, Smith Center.
  5. [S460] Smith County Pioneer, n31, March 31, 1938, page 6.
  6. [S462] Smith County Pioneer, n.29, March 17, 1938, page 1.
  7. [S463] Smith County Pioneer, v80, n11, October 25, 1951, page 1.
  8. [S143] 1910 Census -- KS, Smith Center, Hays , dwelling 44, family 45, Elmer Hayes household.
  9. [S375] 1915 Census -- Kansas, Smith Co, Smith Center , part 1, page 24, dwelling 196, family 203, line 9, M.E. Hays household.
  10. [S460] Smith County Pioneer, n31, March 31, 1938, page 6, page 6, column 6.
  11. [S462] Smith County Pioneer, n.29, March 17, 1938, page 1, page 1, column 3.
  12. [S463] Smith County Pioneer, v80, n11, October 25, 1951, page 1, page 1, column 6.
  13. [S1112] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Smith County, Smith Center, ED 26, sheet 11A, line 17, 525 W. New York, dwelling 290, family 303, Kansas, Smith County.
  14. [S2032] Jennie Leona Hays and Elmer Vernon Hays Cemetery Marker, Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.
  15. [S139] 1895 Census -- KS, Smith Center -- Mitchell Hays.
  16. [S138] 1900 Census -- KS, Hays, Elmer , E.D. 165, sheet 5, line 92, dwelling 89, family 96 (Elmer Hayss household).
  17. [S142] 1905 Census -- KS, Smith Co, Mitchell Hays , page 4, line 15, family 29.
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