Individual Details

Farmer; He inherited his father's place, the "Hayes Tavern" in W. Brattleboro, which for a long time was the family gathering place. The old residence was kept in the family until its destruction in 1960.
Some of Russell Hayes' original record books and papers, including his red handkerchief and other relics, are preserved in the Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, OH.
by Watt Marchman.

"Uncle Russell's little girls are very pretty indeed."
RBH to his mother, Sophia Birchard Hayes, July 29, 1847

"September 10, 1817. My brother Rutherford set out today for Ohio. I found it difficult to part with him. I see no probability that I shall ever have more acquaintance with him, and I know not how to reconcile myself to it. But I must console myself with the hope that it is for his good, and for the glory of God..."
Russell Hayes' Diary, July 6, 1817 - Jan. 1, 1818.

Birth	31 May 1784	West Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT
Marriage	Oct 1814 or Nov 1814	Granby, Hampshire Co., MA - Rhoda F Moody
Marriage	24 Aug 1831	Townsend, Windham Co., VT - Hannah Laurinda "Laura" Forbes
Marriage	13 Jun 1837	Feeding Hills, Hampden Co., MA - Martha Billings
Death	28 Jul 1856	West Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT

Spouse

Rhoda F Moody (1790 - 1828)

Spouse	Hannah Laurinda "Laura" Forbes (1798 - 1836)
Child	Hayes ( - )
Child	Hayes ( - )
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Spouse	Martha Billings (1800 - 1872)
Child	Mary Ann Hayes (1838 - 1925)
Child	Martha Jeannette "Jennie" Hayes (1841 - 1864)

Father	Rutherford Hayes Sr. (1756 - 1836)
Mother	Chloe Smith (1762 - 1847)
Sibling	Polly Hayes (1780 - 1866)
Sibling	Linda Hayes (1782 - 1833)
Sibling	Rutherford Hayes Jr. (1787 - 1822)
Sibling	Clarissa Hayes (1789 - 1883)
Sibling	Sarah "Sally" Hayes (1793 - 1882)
Sibling	Abigail Hayes (1796 - 1867)
Sibling	Fanny Hayes (1800 - 1870)
Sibling	William Rutherford Hayes (1804 - 1852)
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