Newton M. Hays1,2
b. Jan 15, 1862
| Father | John Hays1,3,4,2 b. 1831 |
| Mother | Rachel Richards1,3,4,2 b. circa 1829, d. Mar, 1889 |
Newton M. Hays was born on Jan 15, 1862 in IL.1,2
Rachel, James, Nancy, Mary, Newton, Rachel and Ruth was listed as a household member living with John Hays on the 1870 Census in Township 8N 5W, Henderson Co, IL.1
They moved in 1872 to Page Co, IA.4
Newton was listed as a son in John Hays's household on the 1880 Census in Morton Township, Page Co, IA.3
Newton M. Hays was listed as a resident in John Hays's household in the census report in Morton, Page Co, IA, in 1885.5
They moved in 1889 to Box Butte Co, NE.4
By 1909, John and Newton had eight hundred acres, all fenced and cross fenced. They farmed one hundred acres and raised horses, cattle and hogs. They had two wells with windmills and supply tanks.4
Newton M. Hays was listed as a son in John Hays's household on the 1910 Census in Boyd, Box Butte Co, NE.6
Newton was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in Box Butte, Boyd Co, NE. Newton, JD and Mary Linder, and lodgers Herbert Tice (13) and John Workman (69) were living on Newton's farm..7
Newton was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census in Box Butte, Boyd Co, NE. The siblings were living on their own farm; it was worth $1,200..8
Rachel, James, Nancy, Mary, Newton, Rachel and Ruth was listed as a household member living with John Hays on the 1870 Census in Township 8N 5W, Henderson Co, IL.1
They moved in 1872 to Page Co, IA.4
Newton was listed as a son in John Hays's household on the 1880 Census in Morton Township, Page Co, IA.3
Newton M. Hays was listed as a resident in John Hays's household in the census report in Morton, Page Co, IA, in 1885.5
They moved in 1889 to Box Butte Co, NE.4
By 1909, John and Newton had eight hundred acres, all fenced and cross fenced. They farmed one hundred acres and raised horses, cattle and hogs. They had two wells with windmills and supply tanks.4
Newton M. Hays was listed as a son in John Hays's household on the 1910 Census in Boyd, Box Butte Co, NE.6
Newton was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in Box Butte, Boyd Co, NE. Newton, JD and Mary Linder, and lodgers Herbert Tice (13) and John Workman (69) were living on Newton's farm..7
Newton was listed as the head of a family on the 1940 Census in Box Butte, Boyd Co, NE. The siblings were living on their own farm; it was worth $1,200..8
Citations
- [S1802] 1870 U.S. Population Census, Illinois, Henderson Co, Township 8 Range 5, sheet 144A, line 5, dwelling 13, family 13, Illinois, Henderson County.
- [S2397] Letter, John Hays and Rachel Hays to James Gibson and Laura Gibson, May 21, 1876, Transcript of the original letter from John and Rachel Hays, responding to a letter from, most likely, James and Laura Gibson and/or Melissa (Gibson) Ballard. In the letter, John and Rachel talk about their farm and children. From The Brien and Jane Gibson Collection, Gibson Family Tree on ancestry.com.
- [S1806] 1880 U. S. Census, Iowa, Page County, Morton, ED 157, sheet 7/488, line 19, dwelling 49, family 49, Iowa, Page County.
- [S1808] Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Western Nebraska.
- [S1818] 1885 State Census, Iowa, Page County, Morton, page 7, line 31, household 43, Iowa, Page County.
- [S1807] 1910 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Box Butte County, Boyd, ED 9, sheet 8a/1291, line 17, household 170, family 172, Nebraska, Box Butte County.
- [S2603] 1930 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Boyd County, Box Butte, ED 6, sheet 4A, line 14, dwelling 70, family 70, Nebraska, Boyd County.
- [S2602] 1940 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Boyd County, Box Butte, ED 7-8, sheet 1A, line 33, Nebraska, Boyd County.