Question: Was Permelia Hair related to William Hair, the husband of Mahala Savila Morey who was the cousin of Sanford S. Scott? In 1840, the Josiah Scott1231 and William Hair2110 families lived very close to one another in Utica, Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio. A James Hair, also enumerated with Permelia and Sanford in 1870, was also living nearby the Scott and Wm. Hair families.

1828 Birth:3072,814 Birth date of 1 September 1828 taken from 1894 tombstone in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa; birth place of Ohio taken from 1850 census and is consistent with later enumerations.

1850 U.S. Census:814
Logan County, Ohio (Bellefontaine, District No. 87 Lake J.P.)
Enumerated 19 August 1850
Sanford L. Scott •• 23, male, cooper, born in Ohio
Permelia •• 21, female, born in Ohio
Samantha •• 2, female, born in Ohio
Mary F. Workman •• 20, female, born in Pennsylvania

1860 U.S. Census:2438 Permelia enumerated in the household of her husband in St. Charles Township, Floyd County, Iowa as a female, age 32, born in Ohio. Others enumerated were five children: Samantha, age 12; Diantha, age 10; Mary R., age 7; Abby, age 4; and James C., age 2. Fred Dutcher, a laborer at age 25, also resided in the household. Father-in-law Josiah Scott2437 was enumerated in an adjacent household.

1870 U.S. Census:2696 Permelia enumerated in the household of her husband in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa as a female, age 40, white, keeping house, born in Ohio. Others enumerated in the household were Diantha, age 19; Mary, age 17; Charles, age 13; Issey, age 9; Frederick, age 6; and Joseph, age 3. Also residing in the household was James Hair, male age 63, a farmer born in Ohio, who may have been Permelia's father.

1880 U.S. Census:2699 Permelia enumerated in the household of her husband in Charles Ciyt, Floyd County, Iowa as a white female, age 51, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Vermont, mother born in Vermont. Others enumerated in the household were Charles J., age 21; Isa P., age 19; Frank, age 16; Joseph, age 12; and E. Clyde, age 8.

1894 Tombstone:3072 Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa.
Permelia Hair Scott
Born 1 Sep 1828
Died 9 Aug 1894