William Pettus Hay

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William Pettus Hay

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1904 (53-54)
Calloway County, Kentucky, United States (Peritonitis resulting from ruptured appendix)
Immediate Family:

Son of Balaam Cain Hay and Hettie Hay (Billington)
Husband of Rebecca Howard and Tabitha Angeline Skaggs
Father of William Bunyon "Bun" Hay; Alexander Boyd Hay and Mavis Monroe Hay
Brother of Martha Lucretia Holland; James Balaam Hay; Margaret Morris; Jerimian Hay; John Thomas Hay and 5 others

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Will Hay Utterback Jr.
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About William Pettus Hay

William Pettus Hay and Rebecca Howard took out a marriage license in Marshall County, TN in 1870. However, the marriage was apparently never formally solemnized, which caused a rift in the family. William and Rebecca had two sons, Alexander Boyd Hay, born 1871 and William Bunyon Hay, born 1874, both in Marshall County, TN. William's parents and siblings had removed to Calloway County, KY In 1869. William remained in Marshall County until the death or departure of Rebecca Howard, then rejoined his family in KY. In 1879, he married Tabitha Angeline Skaggs and had issue of one daughter, Mavis Monroe Hay, born 19 September 1883, who later married Uloth Uriah ("Wiley") Utterback.

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William Pettus Hay's Timeline

1850
October 1, 1850
Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
1883
September 19, 1883
Calloway, Kentucky, USA, Calloway County, KY, United States
1904
1904
Age 53
Calloway County, Kentucky, United States
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