Gayhart, Michael J.

1880 - 1971  (91 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Gayhart, Michael J.
  Born	14 Apr 1880
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1199
  MICHAEL J.GAYHART, one of the enterprising and progressive young farmers of Outagamie county, who has spent his entire life in Grand Chute township, is now the owner of a fine farm of forty acres. He was born on the farm on which he now lives, April 14, 1880, and is a son of Michael and Elizabeth (Bohn) Gayhart, the former born in Tonawanda, New York, September 29, 1836, and the latter in Weisbach, Germany, September 29, 1833. Michael Gayhart was reared on a New York farm, and in 1854 came with his parents to Wisconsin, the family settling at Barton. In 1862 Mr. Gayhart came to Outagamie county, and after his marriage located in Appleton, where for about eight years he was engaged in teaming for a Mr. Finney. At the end of this period he opened a brickyard near the city, which he continued to operate for about fifteen years, and also engaged in farming in the summers and working in the woods winters at lumbering. He had previously purchased the farm in Grand Chute township that is now occupied by his son, Michael J., and here he farmed for one year, then renting it and removing to Split Rock, Wisconsin, where he was engaged in lumbering and operating a sawmill until 1891. In the latter year he returned to the farm, where he spent the balance of his life, dying December 30, 1899. He and his wife had a family of twelve children: Anna, the wife of William Aderman, in the lumber business at Appleton; Lizzie, wife of John Miller, a farmer of Grand Chute township; Caroline, wife of Michael Spielbauer, a member of the Appleton Fire Department; Minnie, wife of George Carter, a farmer of Paris, California,; Jennie, wife of Frank Merrit, a resident of Pasadena., California; Hattie, who is single and resides at home; Henry and Lena, who are deceased; Emma, wife of William Miller, a Grand Chute farmer; Laura, who is single and residing at home; Mary, wife of Ben Derby, a farmer of West Menasha; and Michael J. Michael J. Gayhart attended the district schools of Grand Chute township, the district school at Split Rock and St. Joseph's school in Appleton. With the exception of a few winters spent in the woods, he has always resided on his present farm, of which he took charge at the time of his father's death. He now has forty acres under cultivation, and is carrying on general farming with great success. His land is finely cultivated and yields large crops, his buildings are modern and substantial, and his stock of good breed and well-fed appearance. Mr. Gayhart is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and in politics he is a Democrat. He has never married.
  	Gayhart, Michael J. Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Death Record - Civil	12 May 1971
  Name:Michael J Gayhart Social Security #:391059635 Gender:Male Birth Date:14 Apr 1880 Birth Place:Wisconsin Death Date:12 May 1971 Death Place:Los Angeles
  Died	12 May 1971  [1]
  Buried	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California
  Person ID	I144947	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Gayhart, Michael,   b. 29 Sep 1836, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA ,   d. 30 Dec 1899, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Bohn, Elizabeth,   b. 29 Sep 1833, , , , Germany ,   d. 25 Sep 1922, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F36420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Palmer, Martha,   b. 11 Jun 1894, , , Oklahoma, USA ,   d. 25 Jul 1976  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Aft 1920
  Children	+ 1. Gayhart, Joyce,   b. 7 May 1924,   d. 2 Jan 1972  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F68198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S740] U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.), 391-05-9635, 21 Dec 2011.