William Edgar Hayes (1879 - 1939)

Born 14 Apr 1879 in Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Delilah Effiline (Lake) Willson — married 7 Oct 1914 in Holden, Alberta, Canada

Died 2 Apr 1939 at age 59 in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

William Edgar was the son of William Henry Hayes (1837-1898) and Elizabeth Bell (1847-1921), both of Ontario, Canada. He was born on 14 April 1879 in Pickering of Durham in Ontario, Canada.^[1] He and his two sisters grew up in Reach township of York county in Ontario.^[2] His father died in 1898. He was living with his sister, Josephine, in Toronto in 1901.^[3] His mother is living with him in 1911 at Strathcona, Alberta.^[4] The 1911 census shows that he is a member of the Church of England, but previous census records show that he belonged to the Methodist Church.

William married Delilah Effiline Lake (1892-1973) on 7 October 1914 in her hometown of Holden in Beaver county, Alberta. They had two daughters; Muriel and Dorothy. They were living in Alberta in 1916, but the census transcription is not more specific.^[5]

He worked as a druggist. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus from 1935 until his death in 1939. Hayes died on April 2, 1939 from a reported heart seizure late into his first term in office at his home in Stony Plain, Alberta.^[6]

William was buried in the Edmonton Municipal Cemetery.^[7] Stony Plain is west of Edmonton and both are located in Parkland county.

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [1], Canada Births.
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [2], 1891 Canada Census.
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [3], 1901 Canada Census.
4. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [4], 1911 Canada Census.
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [5], 1916 Canada Census.
6. ↑ WikiPedia.org, [6], William Edgar Hayes, politician.
7. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [7], Burial Index.

• William Edgar Hayes, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"

Indexed Information
Name: William Edgar Hayes
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1879
Birthplace: Reach, Ontario, Ontario
Father's Name: William H. Hayes
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bell
Citation
"Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2JR-F8Z : 10 February 2018), William Edgar Hayes, 14 Apr 1879; citing Reach, Ontario, Ontario, 14 Apr 1879, reference cn 22039; FHL microfilm 1,845,222.

• William Hayes, "Canada Census, 1891"

Indexed Information
Name: William Hayes
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Birthplace: Ontario
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
Province: Ontario
District: Ontaro South
District Number: 101
Sub-District: Reach
Affiliate Film Number: 30953_148160
Citation
"Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWLR-CFJ : 3 August 2016), William Hayes, Reach, Ontaro South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148160.

• William E Hayes in household of Josephen B Hayes, "Canada Census, 1901"

Indexed Information
Name: William E Hayes
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Toronto (centre) (city/cité), Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: Canadian
Ethnicity: English
Religion: Methodist
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Birthplace: Ontario
Citation
"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGF-HF9 : 18 March 2018), William E Hayes in household of Josephen B Hayes, Toronto (centre) (city/cité), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 9, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• William Hayes, "Canada Census, 1916"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
William Hayes - Head - Male - 32 - Ontario
Elisabeth Hayes - Mother - Female - 47 - Ontario
Citation
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-GG94 : 16 March 2018), William Hayes, 1911; citing Census, Strathcona Sub-Districts 1-32, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,656.

• Wm E Hayes, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Wm E Hayes - Self - Male - 37y - Ontario
Delila E Hayes - Wife - Female - 24y - Iowa USA
Citation
"Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5Y-TS6 : 11 March 2018), Wm E Hayes, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 4, line 1; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,970.

• William Edgar Hayes, "Find A Grave Index"

Indexed Information
Name: William Edgar Hayes
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Photograph Included: Yes
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1879
Death Date: 02 Apr 1939
Affiliate Record Identifier: 169168397
Cemetery: Edmonton Municipal Cemetery
Citation
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-THFY : 5 June 2019), William Edgar Hayes, ; Burial, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton Municipal Cemetery; citing record ID 169168397, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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