Hair Researcher: Dorothy Hair is also researching this line and can be contacted at: <csmjames@verizon.net>

Family Remembrance:2541 Other Hair / Wheeler / Morey family researcher has information that the parents of William Hair may be William Hair and Sophia Morey, who married about 1814 and whose son William was born about 1816 in Vermont. It is possible this information is not correct. It is also possible that Sophia Morey was a daughter of Joseph Morey and his wife Jane. They had a daughter, thus far not identified by this researcher, who was under age 10 in 1800 and enumerated either as age 10 - 16 or 16 or 26 in 1810. Joseph and Jane Morey were in Licking County by 1813 and in Knox County by 1821.

1816 Birth:870,973 Birth date of 8 April 1816 estimated based on age at death of 77 years, 7 months, 24 days, as indicated by another Morey researcher. Birth place of Vermont taken from 1880 census enumeration in Batemantown, Knox County, Ohio.

1840 U.S. Census:1231
Licking County, Ohio (Utica, Washington Township)
Head of Family •• William Hair
Males 20-30 •• 1 << William, age 24
Females 20-30 •• 1 << A first wife who later died? Or Savila and the transcribed marriage date is incorrect ??
One person engaged in manufacturing and trade, probably indicating William as a wagon maker.
Household of Josiah Scott, uncle of Savila, enumerated2110 as 4th preceding family, only one separated from the household of James Hair Jr., age 50 to 60, perhaps the father or brother of William Hair.

1841 Transcribed Marriage Record:2513 Transcribed marriage application of Savila M. Wheeler and William Hare, 21 August 1841, Licking County, Ohio. "These records within contain the transcribed marriage records of 1808-1875 following the courthouse fire of 2 April 1875. Ministers and individuals brought in their records to reconstruct the materials between 1842-1879."

1850 U.S. Census:1091
Licking County, Ohio (Utica, Washington Township)
Enumerated 24 September 1850
William Hair •• 34, male, wagon maker, born in New York
Mahala •• 31, female, born in Ohio
William O. •• 8, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Laura A. •• age illegible, female, born in Ohio
Phoebe •• 2, female, born in Ohio

1870 U.S. Census:1449
Knox County, Ohio (Fredericktown, Middlebury Township)
Enumerated 7 June 1870
William Hair •• 54, male, white, farmer, real estate value $450, personal property value $205, born in Vermont, male over the age of 21
Mahala •• 50, female, white, keeping house, born in Vermont
Phebe •• 22, female, white, without occupation, born in Ohio
Cyrus •• 19, male, white, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Samantha •• 16, female, white, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
James •• 14, male, white, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Charles •• 10, male, white, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Spencer •• 7, male, white, born in Ohio, attended school within the year

1880 U.S. Census:973
Knox County, Ohio (Hamlet of Batemantown)
Enumerated 7 June 1880
William Haire •• white, male, 64, married, wagon maker, born in Vermont, father born in Vermont, mother born in Vermont
Sevelia M. •• white, female, 60, wife, married, keeping house, born in Vermont, father born in Vermont, mother born in Vermont
Charles W. •• white, male, 19, son, single, farm laborer, born in Ohio, father born in Vermont, mother born in Vermont
Spencer •• white, male, 17, son, single, farm laborer, born in Ohio, father born in Vermont, mother born in Vermont
William Herman •• white, male, 4, grandson, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio

1893 Death:870 Other Morey Researcher indicates "Age at death: 77 y 7 m 24 days."

Descendant Information:

Oscar Hair:2445, p. 679 "HAIR, OSCAR, Middlebury township, farmer, post office, Fredericktown, born in Utica, Licking county, September 15, 1842, and was married in 1865 to Emily Rapp, who was born in Knox county in 1844. They have four children, viz.: William L., born August 30, 1867; Charles W., born December 7, 1870; Wiley E., born July 22, 1872; Clara B., born January 14, 1874; Mr. Hair has been a citizen of this township about fifteen years, and owns a good farm." This is probably William O. Hair, age 8, in 1850 census.

Laura Hair:2820 Mrs. Laura Ann (Hair) Ruggles, daughter of William and Muhalia (Wheeler) Hair, was born near Utica, Licking county, Ohio, July 11, 1844. She departed this life at her home in Ashley June 12, 1930. On April 7, 1867, she was united in marriage with John Ruggles of near Westfield. To this union was born two sons and one daughter, Josiah Ruggles of near Fredericktown, and Charles Ruggles of near Westfield, and Clara Denton of near Ashley. In 1868, she united with the Fairview United Brethern Church at Shawtown, of which she remained a faithful member until she was called from the church militant here, to mingle in the joys and sweet realities of the church triumphant in the fair haven of peace. Mr. and Mrs Ruggles resided on a farm north of Westfield, where they reared their family and spent many happy days together among friends and neighbors, where their labor of love will ever be cherished by those with whom they mingled. When old age came on they moved from the farm to Ashley, where they have resided for the past several years, from which home she peacefully passed away on June 12 at the advanced age of 85 years 11 months and 1 day. She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, John Ruggles, and her three children, three brothers, James of Chesterville, Charles and Spencer of Fredericktown; twenty-three grandchildren, forty-two great-grandchildren, besides many other relatives, friends and neighbors. Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Ruggles was a good wife and companion, a kind and loving mother, and a good neighbor. Home life was her life. Kindly attentive to the wants of her family and neighbors. In her passing, the community will miss her and her many kind acts and friendly smiles and it will ever cherish her kind acts and many words of comfort as a wife, mother, neighbor and friend.

James Hair:3024 James Hair, son, born May 25, 1856 in Pulaskaville, Ohio, died April 27, 1937 in Chesterville, Ohio. Death certificate states his parents as William Wheeler and Mahalia Wheeler. Marriage certificate to Anna Frick on April 16, 1879 in Knox County, Ohio. They had two children: Lewis Garfield Hair born Nov. 3, 1880 and Ray Spencer Hair, born August 31, 1888. If you desire more info on these children please let me know.

Charles Hair:3024 Charles Hair, born 1859 in Ohio, died May 25, 1942 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Married to Blanche Kinney, born 1868 and died 1934 in Ohio. They had a son, Paul Hair, born April 10, 1897 in Ohio, died September 10, 1965 in California. His wife's name was Lenore.

Spencer Hair:3024 Spencer Hair, son, born October 22, 1863 in Fredericktown, Ohio, died 1937 in Fredericktown, Ohio. He married Nov. 22, 1881 to Mary Jane Frick (her name has been spelled several ways, Mary Jane, Jeannie, Lusetta but same wife. Census Records: 1900 Knox Co., Middlebury, Ohio: Spencer Hair, 37, born Oh; Jeannie, 35, born Ohio; Gertrude, 15, daughter, born Ohio. 1910 Miracode Index, Knox Co., OH: Spencer Hair, 47, Lusettia, 45, wife; Grandsons: Glen Tobin 8, Delbert Tobin 6, Hoy Tobin 4. (Their daughter Gertrude died 1n 1909 and the grandchildren were raised by the grandparents) 1930 Morrow Co., Franklin, Ohio: Spencer Hair 68, Jennie W., 66, wife.