[p. 1004] one of North Beaver Township's enterprising citizens and successful agriculturists, resides on his valuable farm of eighty-five acres, which is situated on the Moravia-Petersburg Road, about four miles west of Moravia. Mr. Hayes was born July 13, 1857 on a farm in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Joseph H. and Mary (Clark) Hayes. The paternal grandfather was David Hayes, who at one time was a man of large estate and a prominent attorney in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He died two months before the birth of his son, Joseph H. When the child was old enough to travel the widow came to North Beaver Township, where one of her late husband's farms was located, and there Joseph H. Hayes was reared. He followed an agricultural life and died in September, 1905. His widow survives and resides with her son, Willis Clark Hayes.
Samuel B. Hayes was educated in the country schools, and from boyhood was trained to be a farmer. After his marriage he came to his present excellent property and has erected all the buildings except the barn, which his father put up. In 1905 Mr. Hayes completed his commodious, comfortable and attractive residence. In addition to cultivating his land,. Mr. Hayes does a large dairy business, and he also deals in stock, and in the winter seasons does considerable butchering. Mr. Hayes married Jane Patterson, daughter of Thomas Patterson, of near Eastbrook, where she was reared. They are valued members of the Bethel United Presbyterian Church. He is a good citizen, but does not concern himself to any undue degree over politics.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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