Individual Details
Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Hayes
(17 Nov 1852 - 16 Jul 1926)
Betty's tombstone, next to Alvin Morgan's in the Confederate Cemetery, is engraved Sarah Elizabeth Coleman. J. W. Moore is trying to find more information about her second marriage.
Obituary: Alvin Sun, 23 Jul 1926, pg 1.
Funeral services for Mrs Betty Morgan Coleman, 75, who died at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston Monday were held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Savell here Tuesday afternoon, with internment in the confederate Cemetery, Rev. H. I. Robinson officiating.
Mrs Coleman was the wife of the late Alvin Morgan, in whose honor this town was named, and was a resident of Alvin a number of years. But after her marriage to W. H. Coleman, they moved to Houston where they have made their home the past ten years.
Obituary: Alvin Sun, 23 Jul 1926, pg 1.
Funeral services for Mrs Betty Morgan Coleman, 75, who died at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston Monday were held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Savell here Tuesday afternoon, with internment in the confederate Cemetery, Rev. H. I. Robinson officiating.
Mrs Coleman was the wife of the late Alvin Morgan, in whose honor this town was named, and was a resident of Alvin a number of years. But after her marriage to W. H. Coleman, they moved to Houston where they have made their home the past ten years.
Events
| Birth | 17 Nov 1852 | Victoria County, TX | ![]() | ||
| Marriage | 10 Oct 1876 | Jackson County, TX - Alvin Morgan | ![]() | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1909 | W. H. Coleman | |||
| Death | 16 Jul 1926 | Houston, Harris County, TX | ![]() | ||
| Burial | Confederate Cemetery, Alvin, TX |
Families
| Spouse | W. H. Coleman ( - ) |
| Spouse | Alvin Morgan (1842 - 1909) |
| Father | Rudolph Rufus Hayes (1820 - 1880) |
| Mother | Alzena Hayes (1828 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane "Mame" Hayes (1849 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Henry Harrison Hayes (1854 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Matthew Rufus Hayes (1856 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Ann Eliza Hayes (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Amanda Levenia "Mandy" Hayes (1862 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Elijah Rudolph Hayes (1864 - 1904) |
| Sibling | James Elisha "Jim" Hayes (1868 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Norah Alzena "Allie" Hayes (1872 - 1958) |
Endnotes
1. The Hayes Family History, 127B.
2. Tombstone Inscription.
3. Ruth McVey.
4. The Hayes Family History.
5. Tombstone Inscription.
