George Haye (1846-1917)

HAYE, SMIDT, PECK, SCHUCH, HICKS, ZAIZER, MOORE, MARTINI

Posted By: Alan Nicholson
Date: 10/21/2011 at 14:00:07

Sutherland Courier, 11 Jan 1917, p 5 col 2

George Haye, who has been confined to his bed for several months, is getting very weak and his condition grows more critical each day.

Sutherland Courier, 18 Jan 1917, p 1, col 2

Answers Final Roll Call

George Haye, son of John and Sarah Haye was born January 9th, 1846 in Tuscarora, Ohio, and moved with his parents when a small boy to Winnebago County Ill. He enlisted February 22, 1864, at St. Charles, Ill. in the Company M. 8th Illinois Cavalry. He served in several skirmishes and was discharged July 17, 1865 at Chicago, Ill.

October 1, 1873, he was united in marriage to Tena Smidt of Freeport, Ill. To this union five sons and four daughters were born, one son, George, dying in infancy.

In the spring of 1888 they moved to a farm near Sutherland, Iowa. Two years ago, retiring from the farm he moved to a home in Sutherland where he passed away January 12, 1917, after an illness of nearly a year, thus living to the age of 71 years and 3 days.

He leaves to mourn his death his wife, four sons: Fred, Charles, Claude and Claire, and four daughters: Mrs. Chas. Peck and Mrs. Earl Schuch of Royal, Ia., Mrs. E. A. Hicks of Sutherland and Mrs. Peter Zaizer of Hartley, Iowa, besides numerous relatives and friends.

One sister, Mrs. Fannie Moore, and a nephew, Zeff Haye, of Byron, Ill., came Tuesday to help cheer his last few days.

The large concourse of friends, who assembled to pay their final respects to the departed at the funeral services which were held at the Church of Christ last Sunday afternoon, filled the building to overflowing. The funeral sermon was delivered by the pastor, W. H. Hardaker. Interment was made in Waterman cemetery.

Other relatives who came from a distance to attend the funeral were: John Martini and John Smidt of Freeport, Ill., and Jacob Martini of Terril, Iowa.