1880 US Census: Central, Randolph County, Illinois
(entire family born in IL)
John B. Hayer, 50, farmer
Malinda, 47 keeping house
Margaret A. 19
Sarah E. 18
Libbie 16
Fannie L 14
John A. 12
Minnie 10
William 8
Homer 3
Living next door to Wm Temple, 52 (brother to Malinda?) and Joseph Lively
J.A. Hayer 24, marries Lilly Skelly 24, April 16, 1891in Randolph County. IL. Lilly Skelly is the daughter of John Skelly and R. Kennedy
1920 US Census: Central, Randolph, Illinois
Bert, 51, head, owns home/farm mort-free, farmer
Lilly, 51, none
Alberta, 20 teacher
Herrel 18, labor on farm
Russell 14, none
1940 US Census: Houston, Central Precinct, Sparta, RR#3, Randolph, Illinois
J. Albert 72, completed 8th gr. farmer
Lilly, 72, completed 8th gr.
living next to Homer Hayer and Anna (next farm)
J. A Hayer died at age 89, Lilly at 79 and both are buried at Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, IL.
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKH-29L : 22 August 2017), Malinda Hayer in household of John B Hayer, Central, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 101, sheet 495C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0244; FHL microfilm 1,254,244.
Illinois County Marriages:
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF22-K5G : 3 March 2016), John B. Hayer in entry for J. A. Hayer and Lilly Skelly, 16 Apr 1891; citing Randolph, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 975,011.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHT-1X6 : accessed 8 April 2018), Bert Hayer, Central, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 5B, line 71, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 396; FHL microfilm 1,820,396.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWC1-PYS : accessed 8 April 2018), J Albert Hayer, Houston, Central Election Precinct, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79-6, sheet 5A, line 23, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 872.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 07 April 2018), memorial page for John Albert Hayer (21 Feb 1868–7 Jun 1957), Find A Grave Memorial no. 179016370, citing Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374) .
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