Roland Wiltso Hayes (1887 - 1977)

Born 3 Jun 1887 in Curryville, Gordon, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1977 at age 89 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Roland Hayes is Notable.

Roland Hayes was awarded the Spingarn Medal for outstanding achievement by an African American.

Roland Hayes was a famous singer and composer.

In 1924, the NAACP awarded him the Spingarn Medal.

Links

• Roland Hayes Museum
• PBS: The Musical Legacy of Roland Hayes
• Brooks, Christopher A., and Robert Sims, Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2015, pp. 358, 361–362, 366–367, 379. ISBN 978-0-253-01536-5.
• Discography: Roland Hayes Collection

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JM-CZ3 : accessed 6 August 2020), Roland Hays in household of Fannie Hays, Militia Districts 1054, 1064, Sugar Valley, Ocstanaula Sugar Valley town, Gordon, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 3B, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,201.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZN5-PGP : 24 August 2019), Roland Wiltso Hayes, 1917-1918.
• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-8BDJ : 16 March 2018), Roland W Hayes, 1920; citing Passport Application, Massachusetts, United States, source certificate #174899, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1079, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFMR-Q62 : accessed 6 August 2020), Roland W Hayes, Boston Ward 13, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 341, sheet 5A, line 24, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 735; FHL microfilm 1,820,735.
• "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ5F-FK5 : 13 June 2019), Roland W Hayes, 1977.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Roland Hayes
• Wikidata: Item Q3440096, en:Wikipedia