Rutherford "Rudy" B. Hays
b. Jul 20, 1879, d. Nov 4, 1893
| Father | Mitchell E. Hays1,2,3,4 b. Feb 21, 1829, d. Mar 2, 1913 |
| Mother | Harriett Electa Bowen2,3,4 b. Feb 29, 1836, d. Aug 9, 1916 |
Rutherford was born in KS on Jul 20, 1879.1,2,3,5,6,4 Rutherford "Rudy" B. Hays was also known as Ruthford Hays.7
James, John, Mitchell, Oscar and Rutherford was listed as a son in Mitchell E. Hays's household on the 1880 Census in Centre Township, Smith Co, KS.1
Rutherford "Rudy" B. Hays was listed as a resident in Mitchell E. Hays's household in the census report in Centre Township, Smith Co, KS, in 1885.8
Rutherford and John was ill in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS, on Nov 2, 1893. He and John Byron Hays had typhoid fever.9
Rutherford died on Nov 4, 1893 in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS, at age 14. The cause of death was typhoid fever.10,3,4,11 He was buried on Nov 5, 1893 at Fairview Cemetery, in Smith Center, Smith Co, in KS. Rev. German presided.4,12
An obituary was published on Nov 9, 1893 in the Smith County Pioneer in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.4
James, John, Mitchell, Oscar and Rutherford was listed as a son in Mitchell E. Hays's household on the 1880 Census in Centre Township, Smith Co, KS.1
Rutherford "Rudy" B. Hays was listed as a resident in Mitchell E. Hays's household in the census report in Centre Township, Smith Co, KS, in 1885.8
Photo courtesy Ladonna Weltmer by way of Charlotte Shaffer
Back row: James Peleg and John Byron (not sure which is which), Mitchell Elmer, Oscar Lee, Harriet Isabelle "Belle"
Front row: Mitchell, Rutherford "Rudy", Harriet Electra, Rachel Ellen, Ida Jane.
This would have been taken before Rudy's death in 1902
Back row: James Peleg and John Byron (not sure which is which), Mitchell Elmer, Oscar Lee, Harriet Isabelle "Belle"
Front row: Mitchell, Rutherford "Rudy", Harriet Electra, Rachel Ellen, Ida Jane.
This would have been taken before Rudy's death in 1902
Rutherford and John was ill in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS, on Nov 2, 1893. He and John Byron Hays had typhoid fever.9
Rutherford died on Nov 4, 1893 in Smith Center, Smith Co, KS, at age 14. The cause of death was typhoid fever.10,3,4,11 He was buried on Nov 5, 1893 at Fairview Cemetery, in Smith Center, Smith Co, in KS. Rev. German presided.4,12
Ruthford Hays
Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS
Photo by Julia Langel, July 2011
(Apologies for the lack of a full view -- I seem to have gotten a great view of my camera strap instead!)
Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, KS
Photo by Julia Langel, July 2011
(Apologies for the lack of a full view -- I seem to have gotten a great view of my camera strap instead!)
Citations
- [S43] 1880 KS Census, Hays, Mitchell.
- [S140] 1885 Census -- KS, Smith County, Mitchell Hays.
- [S378] Charlotte Shaffer, "Re: Pictures," e-mail to Julia Langel, February 10, 2000.
- [S442] Smith Center Pioneer, November 9, 1893, page 3, column 2.
- [S57] Book, History of Smith Centre , page 4.
- [S442] Smith Center Pioneer, November 9, 1893, page 3, column 2, page 3, column 4.
- [S916] Ladonna Weltmer, "More info," e-mail to Julia Langel, April 3, 2002, (citing cemetery marker).
- [S140] 1885 Census -- KS, Smith County, Mitchell Hays , page 18, line 12, household 105/9 (Mitchell Hays household).
- [S443] News Clipping, Hays John Rudy fever , page 3, column 3.
- [S143] 1910 Census -- KS, Smith Center, Hays.
- [S200] Smith County Journal, March 6, 1913.
- [S2002] Ruthford B. Hays Cemetery Marker, Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, Smith Co, KS.