Christian County IL Archives Cemeteries.....Hays Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janna Lawrence jannabeth@earthlink.net May 18, 2004 Hays Cemetery, Christian Co., IL recorded May 27, 2003 by Janna Carriker Lawrence and Grace Powell Carriker Hays Cemetery is located on 1750N, off of Illinois 51, just south of Moweaqua, in Prarietown Township, Christian Co., IL. Turn right on 1750N, and follow it as it twists and turns. Turn right at the T. The Cemetery on the right, just past the first house. There is no road to it, but the entrance was mowed. When we visited it, we thought we had located Jacobs Cemetery, which is actually just northwest of Hays Cemetery. Boyer [unreadable] died 5/1876 George W. Bilyeu died 4/16/1874 son of J. and N. Bilyeu Sarah Jacobs died 5/22/1884 aged 25y wife of Geo. A. Jacobs Louisa Jacobs died 3/20/1889 aged 32y wife of R.I. Jacobs G.A. Jacobs 1854-1936 Jennie Jacobs 1860-1938 Nancy J. Jacobs 1830-10/10/1881 aged 54y George A. Jacobs 1816-1901 Samuel J. Jacobs 12/22/1846-7/20/1917 Rebecca F. Jacobs 5/9/1849-11/3/1900 John W. Jacobs [unreadable] Mary R. Salmon died 6/14/1875 aged 1y daughter of J. and N.E. Salmon M.V. Reatherford 30 Ill. Inf. GAR 1861-1865 [no dates] Lucinda Taylor died 6/19/1874 aged 52y Geo. W. Taylor died 7/26/1875 aged 54y Julia A. Craig 10/2/1868 daughter of J.S. and S.J. Craig Henry Reatherford 10/15/1869-2/6/1938 Mary Reatherford 3/13/1875-7/26/1980 John J. Spangler 1881-1968 J.A. Workman died 1/7/1887 aged 70y Ettie Workman 10/7/1858-1/19/1887 Dobson [unreadable] died 1860 Nancy [unreadable] Mattie King 12/3/1870 aged 2y Hattie King 2/3/1872 aged 5y 10m 18d duaghter of J.M. and ?? King Isaac Blosser 5/9/1819-4/4/1893 Mary Blosser 7/20/1820-11/25/1899 [unreadable] Striner died 1/13/1895 aged 8wk Thomas Radford 1901-1901 son of Harvey and Emma Radford [unreadable] Bowman died 2/12/1881 aged 12y Walter E. Rudow 1913-1990 Gwendolyn I. Rudow 1914-1961 Charley D. Reatherford 6/15/1895-10/2/1948 WWI Martha Standage died 5/21/1874 aged 38y George Standage [date unreadable] son of W.W. and Ruth Standage Mary J. Denny died 3/21/1878 aged 34y wife of J.A. Denny Prescott children [dates unreadable] George L. William W. Ezekiel G. William Hays [dates unreadable] children: George W. Nancy Jennetta [daughter of W. and S.E. Hays] Maggie Hays died 4/10/1880 aged 1y daughter of J.M. and N.A. Hays Elizabeth A. Hays died 4/19/1891 aged 37y John C. Hays 1910-1980 Gladys Y. Hays 1901-2002 David S. Hays 5/20/1865-4/7/1947 Clara E. Hays 7/5/1873-7/28/1960 son: Robert L. died 1904 John W. Hays 9/7/1837-11/29/1912 Susannah H. Hays 3/30/1841-1/26/1914 son: Ira J. died 4/1889 daughter: Nancy died 1882 son: Aaron died 1883 Infant daughter Workman died 1888(?) Sarah Barding 1831-1876 John D. Barding 1824-1896 daughter: Martha died 1856 George A. Barding died 5/19/1872 aged 7y 10m 14d son of J.D. and S. Barding Benjamin Brooks died 5/ 3/1858 aged 3y 7m 1d son of J.W. and M.A. Brooks Martha A. Brooks died 7/26/1856 aged 40y 3m 12d wife of Josias W. Brooks William Travis died 1/14/1862 (?) aged 22d (?) J.W. Brooks died 1871 (?) aged 56 (or 66?) years George Bilyeu died 3/18/1895 aged 79y 3m 6d Elizabeth [no dates] Albert J. Worsham 1867-1905 Martha J. Worsham (wife) 1868-1910 Thomas R. 1892-1893 Leo 1897-1901 Mary E. Hays died 2/14/1893 aged 20y 6m 17d John L. Hays 1866-1944 Clara J. Hays 1872-1938 William S. Hays died 3/30/1888 aged 30 years Mary F. Hays died 10/11/1907 aged 58y 4m 11d G.(?) Sherley Hays died 10/20/1896 aged 11m son of G.W. and E. Hays Orie M. Hayes died 6/19/1890 aged 2y 5m 4d daughter of G.W. and E. Hays Schuyler L. Hayes died 7/20/1888 aged 2y 16d son of G.W. and E. Hays Infant son of G.W. and E. Hays died 9/23/1881 Son of J.D. and M.L. Hays died 8/18/1892 aged 1m 4d Elzira Katherine Hays 11/13/1853-7/11/1908 wife of Henry Hays Henry Hays [no dates] Co. E., 32 Ill. Inf, GAR 1861-1865 Ruth Ann Hays 1838???-6/17/1873 James T. Curtis died 1851 son of A(?).R. and J.A. Curtis [unreadable] Armstrong died 1865 Julia A. Armstrong died 12/29/1870 aged 18(?)y 2m 15d wife of Henry Armstrong ???? died 3/6/1853 aged 1m son of ???? Worsham ???? died 8/5/1854 son of ???? Worsham Jennetta Worsham died 8/15/1854 aged 18y 8m 21d David Hays died 7/23/1886 aged 79y 6m 5d Nancy Hays died 8/3/1900 aged 99y 4m 20d wife of David Hays Andrew Hays died 7/25/1891 aged 71y 29d Sarah A. Hays died 7/26/1901 aged 80y 8m 4d Sarah Portwood died ??? 1890 Alma Portwood died 12/2/1887 aged 16y 5m 21d daughter of Henry Portwood Armilda Portwood died 12/5/1877 aged 29y 3m 18d wife of Henry S. Portwood Henry S. Portwood died 9/10/1905 aged 57y 9m 29d Henry E. Portwood died 11/26/1882 aged 2m 16d son of H.S. and A.E. Portwood Alvira E. Portwood died 3/22/1883 aged 28y 6m 7d wife of Henry S. Portwood http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/christian/cemeteries/hayscem.txt