The Islands: Biographies: Wolfe Island Bio Nancy Jane Hayden

Wolfe Island Biographies

Nancy Jane Hayden Bio

By Mary Anne Drobnak 2005

NANCY JANE HAYDEN
Wife of John H. Ledford
Mother of Thomas G. Ledford, their son
She is buried in the Old Sacred Heart Cemetery, Wolfe Island.

Tracing the US censuses:

1860:
*Nancy Jane is one year old, born in Michigan Living in Oxford, Oakland County, MI
Parents: Thomas H. & Grace Hayden of Ireland
Occupation: Farmer
Brother, John 3 years old

1870:
*Thomas H. Hayden, a MI farmer, is 41; Grace is 32
Living in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, MI
Nancy Jane: 11
John: 4
William: 9
Mary: 7
Francis: 3
Thomas Jr.: 2

1880:
*Thomas H, a MI farmer, is 58; Grace is 42
Living in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, MI
John, 23,
William, 19
Mary E. 15
Elizabeth Francis, 15
Thomas, Jr., 12
James, 10

1890 census-destroyed in fire

1900:
*Thomas, 31, farmer, Hadley Twp, Lapeer County, MI
James 29, partner, truckster
Grace 65, mother

*John, 40, born 1859, farmer, Hadley, Lapeer county, MI
Ida, L. wife, 36, born 1863 in Canada / English, Mother born. in NY, father in Canada/ English
Harold, son. 3, 1896
Francis, son, 1899, 1

*William Hayden, 39, farmer, Metamora Twp. Lapeer County (just down the same road from Hadley, MI)
Laura, wife, 29, born in Mi, Parents from Germany
Grace, daughter, 4

1910:
*Hayden, John, 51, MI farmer in Metamora Twp, Lapeer County MI
Ida, 44, wife
Harold, 14 son
Francis, 4 son

*Grace, head, 75,farm, Hadley Twp. Lapeer County, MI
Thomas, son, 41
James, son 39, both farm laborers

*Ledford, TG, 31, born in MI, farmer, in Metamora Twp, Lapeer County, MI, Father born in Canada/English, Mother born in Michigan,
Margaret V., wife, 25, born in Ohio, parents born �OH
Hosea, 4
Kenneth, 1 �
Knoerr, Christ, 52, father-in-law, farm laborer, parents and he born in Ohio.

*William Hayden, 48, farmer, Metamora Twp., Lapeer County, MI
Laura, wife, 38
Grace, daughter, 14
Ralph , 4

1920:
*Hayden, William, head, 57, farmer, Metemora Twp, Lapeer County, MI
Laura, wife, 47
Ralph l., son, 13

*Hayden, John, 64, farmer in Metamora Twp, Lapeer, MI
Ida, wife, 55
Harold, son, 24, farm laborer
Francis O., son, 20, farm laborer

*Hayden, James, head, 50, General farming,
Thomas, 52, brother, Wd, General farming

*Ledford, Thomas, head, 41, born abt 1879, in Lakewood, OH, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, conductor, Street Railway Co. (streetcar)
Margaret V., wife, 34,
Hosea, 14,
Kenneth H., son, 11
Thomas A., son, 3
Johns, Eva, sister-in-law, 30, seamstress

1930:
*Hayden, Will, 68, farmer in Metamora village, Lapeer county, MI
Laura, wife, 60
Ralph l., son, 23, Truckster, oil

Hayden, Thomas, James, Harold, John, Ida, -not found. Grace & Ida not found.

Was the depression a factor in the family moving on at this time?

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