Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893)

Main

Biography

Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President of the USA, was born 4 October 1822 in Delaware, Ohio, United States to Rutherford Hayes (1787-1822) and Sophia Birchard (1792-1866) and died 17 January 1893 Fremont, Ohio, United States of complications of a heart attack. He married Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) 30 December 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). Hayes was elected President by one electoral vote after the highly disputed election of 1876. Losing the popular vote to his opponent, Samuel Tilden, Hayes was the only president whose election was decided by a congressional commission.

For a detailed biography, see the Biography tab.

Children

Offspring of Rutherford Birchard Hayes and Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
James Hayes (c1850-?)
Rutherford Hayes (c1852-?)
Birchard Austin Hayes (1853-1926)
Sardis Birchard Hayes (1853-1887)
Fanny Hayes (c1854-?)
James Webb Hayes (1856-1835)
Scott Hayes (c1856-?)
Rutherford Platt Hayes (1858-1927)
Joseph Thompson Hayes (1861-1863)
George Cook Hayes (1864-1866)
Frances (Fanny) Hayes (1867-1950)
Scott Russell Hayes (1871-1966)
Manning Force Hayes (1873-1874)

1880 US Census

President Hayes was president of the US during the 1880 US Census, and oddly enough, his household was improperly counted twice in the Federal Census of that year - once in Ohio and again in D.C.

1880 US Census - Ohio

Transcription of Federal Census - Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Rutherford B. HAYES	Self	M	Male	W	57	OH	President Of U.S.	VT	VT
Lucy Webb HAYES	Wife	M	Female	W	48	OH		KY	OH
Webb C. HAYES	Son	S	Male	W	24	OH	Sec'Y.	OH	OH
Rutherford P. HAYES	Son	S	Male	W	21	OH	Student	OH	OH
Fanny HAYES	Dau	S	Female	W	12	OH	At Home	OH	OH
Scott R. HAYES	Son	S	Male	W	9	OH	At Home	OH	OH
Winnie MONROE	Other	M	Female	B	35	OH	Domestic Servant	---	---
Mary F. MONROE	Other	S	Female	B	18	---	Domestic Servant	---	---
Isaiah LANCASTER	Other	S	Male	B	27	OH	Domestic Servant	---	---

1880 US Census - Washington DC

Transcription of US Census -Census Place Washington, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Rutherford B. HAYES	Self	M	Male	W	57	OH	President Of The U.S.	VT	VT
Lucy W. HAYES	Wife	M	Female	W	48	OH	Keeping House	KY	OH
Fanny R. HAYES	Dau	S	Female	W	12	OH	Attends School	OH	OH
Scott R. HAYES	Son	S	Male	W	9	OH	Attends School	OH	OH
Winnie MONROE	Other	W	Female	MU	50	KY	Servant	KY	KY
Mary MONROE	Other	S	Female	MU	23	OH	Servant	KY	KY
Anna E. O'BRIEN	Other	S	Female	W	45	IRE	Servant	IRE	IRE
Mary A. BURNS	Other	M	Female	W	36	SCO	Servant	SCO	SCO
Mary J. BURNS	Other	S	Female	W	3	DC	At Home	MA	SCO

External Links

Genealogy of Rutherford B. Hayes

Footnotes (including sources)

‡ General

Wikipedia article: Rutherford B. Hayes