Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Hayes, William D 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

William D. Hayes, merchant and Postmaster at Malvern, was born in West 
Brandywine Township, Chester Co., Pa., Oct. 25,1830. Thomas and Ann (Davis) 
Hayes, his parents, were also born in that State and were of English ancestry. 
Henry Hayes, his earliest traceable ancestor, came to America as a refugee 
from British law, in 1690, or thereabouts. He was in humble circumstances in 
his native country and was employed as a teamster. An unguarded motion with 
his whip resulted in a runaway, by which the grandees were well shaken up and 
the horses cleared themselves from the clumsy state carnage, and he was 
obliged to flee for his life. He secreted himself in the heath until 
opportunity served to get away and he sailed for the New World, landing where 
is now Chester, on the Delaware River. He sought the headwaters of White Clay 
Creek and spent seven years in a small cabin, living the life of a hermit, the 
wilderness being then unbroken. Samuel Hayes, his great-grandfather, located 
in East Malborough Township, Chester County, and was surrounded by Tories 
during the Revolutionary War, who made him much trouble on account of his Whig 
principles. His grandfather on his mother's side, William Davis, died in 
Chester Co., Pa., Jan. 9, 1863, aged 82 years He was a "smith" (or blacksmith) 
nearly all his life, engaged in the manufacture of edged tools, with the hand 
hammer on a common anvil. Thomas Hayes was a mechanic in early life and later 
became a farmer. He died in the township of Newlin, Chester Co., Pa., in 
March, 1867, aged 60 years. His widow died March 6, 1878, aged 73 years. Mr. 
Hayes was reared by his parents, with whom he remained until the death of his 
father. He had obtained a good education and when he was 21 years of age he 
began teaching and followed that calling 12 years. During that period (April 
29, 1857) he was married, in the city of Philadelphia, to Martha E., daughter 
of Thomas and Martha (O'Niel) Johnson, who was born in Chester County. Her 
parents were farmers and were of German and Irish extraction. Both are now 
deceased. Mrs. Hayes was born in Willistown Tp., Chester Co., Pa., Sept. 27, 
1833. Five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayes are all living. They were born 
in the following order: Anna M., born Feb. 9, 1860; Ira T., June 8, 1867; May 
E., Aug. 5, 1868; Elsie T., Nov. 23, 1873; Clarence J., Sept. 30, 1875. Mr. 
and Mrs. Hayes located after their marriage in Newlin, where they purchased a 
small property, and Mr. Hayes was there engaged some time in teaching. Ten 
years later they went to the township of West Pikeland, in the same county, 
where they operated as farmers two years, and went thence to Chester Valley, 
where they resided a year. They removed thence to Delaware County, in the same 
State. Later they made another transfer, to Montgomery Co., Pa. After a stay 
there of three years, they came to Clyde Township, reaching their destination 
Feb. 12, 1876. Mr. Hayes at once established his mercantile relations and has 
since continued in trade. In December, 1877, he was appointed Postmaster at 
Malvern, of which he is the founder and was the chief means of procuring the 
establishment of the mail route. He is the first Postmaster. He is a 
Republican and has acted eight years as Justice of the Peace; has also held 
various other offices. 

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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