Samuel Biddle HAY

                   Samuel Hay was not listed in 1910 census, his wife was listed as head
of the household.
Census information as follows:
    1850 Ohio, Fulton Co., York Twp., age 5, born in Ohio.
    1860 Ohio, Fulton Co., Clinton Twp., age 14, born in Ohio.
    1870 Ohio, Fulton Co., Clinton Twp., age 24, born in Ohio, living
      with parents, married and had 7 mos. old dau., Sarah. Com. laborer.
    1880 Kansas, Franklin Co., Hayes Twp., Farmer, age 33, born in Ohio.
    1900 Kansas, Franklin Co., Hayes Twp., Farmer, age 53, born in Ohio,
      Nephew, John L. Hay, age 9 living with family.
Middle name obtained from newspaper obituary for his daughter Lizzie Hay
Stead. (His mother's maiden name was Biddle.)
Death date and place of burial obtained through Mabel I. Hay of Ottawa, KS
and from obituary in Ottawa, Kansas newspaper.
Samuel served in Co K 130 Regt Ohio Vol Inf from May 31, 1864 to Sep 22,
1864 as a private. He was listed as absent, sick, at Beverly, NJ July 16,
1864. According to Reighard's 1920 History of Fulton County (Ohio) the 130th
was organized in early May 1864 and reported to General C.W.Hill at Sandusky
and after being mustered in was ordered to Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay to
guard rebel prisoners. On June 4, 1864 the regiment was ordered to Washington,
D.C. From Washington the regiment went to Bermuda Hundred and was then ordered
to Point of Rocks on the Appomattox where a Confederate attack was threstened.
Later they returned to Bermuda Hundred and were employed in digging rifle pits.
On June 22, 1864 the brigade had a sharp skirmish with the enemy. On August
11, 1864 they passed down the James River on the steamer "Keyport." At
Washington the regiment entrained for Toledo where it was eventually mustered
out. (Reighard's list of tropps lists Samuel Hay.)
His granddaughter gave date of death as 2 March 1909, however, I used the
newspaper obituary date of death.