John William Bays

1886 - 1968  (82 years)

• Name	John William Bays
  Birth	4 Aug 1886	Lincoln Co., WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Nov 1968	Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV   [2]
  Burial	30 Nov 1968	Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV   [2]
  Person ID	I34501	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2010

  
  

  Family	Maggie Prusie Murphy,   b. 10 Jun 1896, Nettie, Nicholas Co., WV d. 4 May 1994, Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1914	Leivasy, Nicholas Co., WV   [3]
  Children	1. Myrtle Marie Bays,   b. 6 Apr 1915, Leivasy, Nicholas Co., WV d. 14 Jul 1989, Avon Park, Highlands Co., FL (Age 74 years)   2. Madge Bays,   b. 2 May 1918, Nicholas Co., WV d. 7 Jun 1988, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH (Age 70 years)   3. Ruby May Bays,   b. 16 Dec 1920, Nicholas Co., WV d. 5 Nov 1966, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH (Age 45 years)   4. Myrna Jane Bays,   b. 16 Aug 1931, Leivasy, Nicholas Co., WV d. 14 Nov 2006, Marysville, Union Co., OH (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F11454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Aug 1886 - Lincoln Co., WV Death - 28 Nov 1968 - Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV Burial - 30 Nov 1968 - Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 29 Nov 1968, p. 14, col. E Greenbrier Man Dies; Rites Slated QUINWOOD (RNS) — John William Bays, 80, died Thursday in a Richwood hospital. He had lived at Quinwood for 11 years and was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 466 at Quinwood. Bays was a retired employe of Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier Railway. Survivors include his wife, Maggie, and three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Hastings of East Bank, Mrs. Madge Carroll of White Sulphur Springs and Mrs. Myrna Coleman of Marysville, Ohio. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel at East Rainelle with Rev. Pearlie Orndorff and Rev. Wilbert O'Dell in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. The body will remain at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.) (Reliability: 3). [S1237] West Virginia. Beckley., Beckley Post-Herald (Beckley, WV), "Greenbrier Man Dies; Rites Slated," 29 Nov 1968, p. 14, col. E; digital images, \i NewspaperARCHIVE.com\i0 ?(http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 9 Apr 2010). (Reliability: 3). [S1307] West Virginia. Nicholas County., Nicholas Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register p. 375, Bays-Murphy, 1914; accessed 8 Apr 2010. (Reliability: 3).