Langel-Strickler-Hays-Youngberg Genealogy

Orice Lee Hays

b. Dec 15, 1884, d. Dec 4, 1945

Father

James "Jim" Peleg Hays¹ b. Apr 13, 1858, d. Oct 17, 1945

Mother

Anna Loretta Phetteplace¹ b. Mar 5, 1863, d. May 20, 1895

     Orice was born in Smith Co, KS, on Dec 15, 1884.^2,1,3,4 Orice Lee Hays was also known as Lee.⁴
     Orice Lee Hays was listed as a resident in James "Jim" Peleg Hays's household in the 1885 census report in Centre Township, Smith Co, KS.⁵
     Orice Lee Hays was listed as a resident in the census report in Banner Township, Smith Co, KS, on Mar 1, 1895.⁶
     Orice Lee Hays was listed as a son in James "Jim" Peleg Hays's household on the 1900 Census in Lane Township, Smith Co, KS.⁷

Orice Lee Hays, c 1907

He married Effie Viola DeWitt in Pawnee City, Pawnee Co, NE, on Apr 11, 1907.^8,9,4

Lee and Effie Hays Wedding Portrait

     Orice Lee Hays and Effie Viola Hays lived in 1907 in DuBois, Pawnee Co, NE.⁸
     Orice was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census in Ellsworth Co, KS. Lee was a farmer, renting..¹⁰
     They moved in 1912 to Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.⁸
     Orice was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Junction City, Geary Co, KS. Lee was listed as a farmer, owning his farm. Clarence, Verda, and Lowell were in school..¹¹
     Orice Lee Hays moved circa 1928 to Salina, Saline Co, KS.⁸
     Orice Lee Hays was employed as a taxi driver circa 1929 in Salina, Saline Co, KS.¹²

Lee Hays and His Taxi

     Lee was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in 401 East Republic, Salina, Saline Co, KS. Lee was a laborer in a produce house. The family was renting for $20 per month. Lowell, Mervin, Vernon, Clein, Lila, Pearl and Rosalie were in school.⁴
     He resided in Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS, on Jan 2, 1936, at the time of Effie Hays' death.⁸

Lee, James, and Mervin with baby ... Janice?

Orice Lee Hays, before 1945

Mervin, Lee and James with baby ... Sondra?

¹³ An obituary was published on Dec 4, 1945 in the Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.²

Orice died of a heart attack on Dec 4, 1945 en route to hospital, Salina, Saline Co, KS, at age 60.^3,2,12 An obituary was published on Dec 6, 1945 in the Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.¹²

Orice's funeral was held on Dec 9, 1945 at Ryan Mortuary in Salina, Saline Co, KS.¹² A second funeral was held on Dec 9, 1945 at Chapman Methodist Church in Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.¹² He was buried on Dec 9, 1945 at Indian Hill Cemetery, in Chapman, Dickinson Co, in KS.³

Family

Effie Viola DeWitt b. April 8, 1888, d. December 29, 1935

Children

Clarence Orice Hays+^8,14,15 b. Dec 1, 1908, d. Jan 9, 2001
Verda Viola Hays+^8,16 b. Mar 9, 1911, d. Dec 8, 1976
Lowell Orin Hays+^8,16,4 b. Jan 4, 1913, d. Jun 28, 1987
Mervin Mitchel Hays+^8,17,16,4 b. Aug 7, 1914, d. Nov 28, 1969
Vernon "Bill" DeWitt Hays+^16,4 b. Feb 6, 1916, d. Mar 3, 1990
Ila Loretta Hays^8,16,18 b. Oct 27, 1917, d. Sep, 1918
Olin Neil Hays^8,16 b. Dec 29, 1918, d. 1919
Clein James Hays+^16,4 b. Jul 11, 1920, d. Jan 31, 1998
Lila Belle Hays+^16,19,4 b. Aug 25, 1921, d. Feb 21, 1997
Pearl MayNetta Hays+^16,14,4 b. Oct 28, 1922, d. Aug 31, 2006
Rosalie Hays+^16,14,4 b. Jul 7, 1924, d. Jul 6, 2005
Delbert Elisha Hays^16,14,4 b. May 14, 1928, d. Feb 2, 2003
Nelda Maxine Hays+²⁰ b. May 1, 1930, d. Aug 28, 2002

Citations

[S153] Chapman Advertiser, October 25, 1945, page 1, column 5 and 6.
[S23] The Salina Journal, December 4, 1945.
[S421] Orice Lee Hays Cemetery Marker, Indian Hills Cemetery, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.
[S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, unknown cd2, Kansas, Saline County.
[S44] 1885 Kansas State Census, Kansas, Smith County, unknown repository address.
[S38] 1895 State Census, unknown record info.
[S35] 1900 U. S. Census, Kansas City, MO, Kansas, Smith Center, James Hays household.
[S154] Chapman Advertiser, January 2, 1936, page 1, column 5.
[S423] Effie Viola Hays Cemetery Marker, Indian Hills Cemetery, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.
[S19] 1910 U. S. Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, ED 32, line 71, dwelling 35, family 37.
[S32] 1920 U. S. Census, Kansas, Geary County, Junction City, ED 61, sheet 7B, line 94, dwelling 127, family 142.
[S24] Salina Journal, December 6, 1945.
[S452] Obituary, Hunsinger, Daisy , page 1, column 5.
[S282] Wichita Eagle, February, 1998.
[S897] Lassen County News Online, January 17, 2001, http://www.lassennews.com/News_Story.edi?sid=108
[S175] Sharon Shellhorn Phelps, Descendants of Barnet DeWitt, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/h/e/sharon-s-phelps/index.html.
[S170] Mervin Mitcher Hays, birth certificate record no 211664 (August 15, 1914).
[S422] Ila Loretta Hays Cemetery Marker, Indian Hills Cemetery, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.
[S459] Newton Kansan, February 24, 1997, page 2, column 2.
[S1073] The Hutchinson News, August 30, 2002, http://www.hutchnews.com/past/08-30-2002/obit/obit8.html