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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE
HAYER FAMILY
(HYER)
Published 1954
Logan, Utah
WALTER HAYER AND FATHER OLIVER HAYER
E.
First Compilers
ANNIE HYER KEMP
Present Compiler
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That we may know about our ancestors; that we may learn about
each other in this large family; and that we may become friends,
indeed, is this record gathered and printed.
Kemp
Loverill Beutler (537)
Dayton, Idaho.
With the deepest appreciation
Of our ancestors noble and true,
The present-day generations
Now
give them the honor that is due.
And with diligence and affection
For the family that's living today,
These records have been gathered
all
To treasure along the way.
And now may
our children's children
we
All cherish the records as
Y/ho feel in our hearts its a privilege
A
part of this family to be.
And so may we leave this message:
Will every one earnestly try
To faithfully keep and send their records
To compilers as the years go by.
Maude Olson Judson (454)
Corpus Christi, Texas.
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PRELIMINARY NOTE
my
After the death of Uncle Joseph Hyer, son of Christian Hyer,
the records which he had gathered of the Hayer people and those
published by Oliver Hayer in the booklet "What Know About the
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Hayer Family," were given to me. In order to get the records up to
date put the families given in the Hayer book on family sheets and
I
sent them to the respective families for corrections and additions.
This book attempts to bring the records of the descendants of Andrew
Hayer up to date as much as possible.
wish to thank the following who have cooperated in this work:
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Walter E. Hayer, who gave consent to use anything needed from the
Hayer booklet, Elizabeth (Bessie) Hayer Knutson, Audentia Hayer
Kelley, Beatrice Constance, William Ethan Hayer, Percy Hayer, and all
other members who have so willingly sent in their data, and to Elna
Kemp Wallace and Lillian Budge Hartwell, typists.
I hope that all of you will cooperate in the correction of mistakes
When
or omissions in this printing. you have a birth, a marriage,
or a death or any other information you think desirable, will you
please send it to me, giving the date and the place, so that I can
continue to compile this information, and for supplements.
Mrs Annie Hyer Kemp (216) or son Harry H. Kemp
Logan, Utah.
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GUIDE TO ABBEVIATIONS
a Either wife or husband of direct descendant
abt about
b born, or second husband or wife when with a number
Co county
d died
father
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junior
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mother
md
married
Sr Senior
* same number will be found later with wife or husband
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see later
***
~ see war list
x added
later
1, 2, 3, and etc. _. 1 first generation, 2 second gen., 3 third gen, and etc.
when was
- still alive, this written
L.D.S Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
U.S.A.C Utah State Agricultural College
Supplement see back of book
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WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT THE
HAYER
FAMILY
(HYER)
(Taken by permission from Oliver Hayer's book.)
We
are unfortunate in that no effort has ever been made to com-
mit to writing any historical data concerning our family. All that we
know is what has come under our own observation and what has
We
been handed down by tradition. are, therefore, in possession of
only a few facts.
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Our a—ncestors, for many generations how long no one seems
to know resided in Norway. They occupied the rural districts
following agricultural pursuits, with the possible exception of serving
in military duty.
It is a matter of regret that the date of the emigration from Norway,
and many other facts connected therewith have not been preserved.
All the information we have received is that the branch from which
we descended left there in the early spring of 1842. The evident
cause of their migration was to better their future conditions. Wages
were low, taxes very high, and it was by the strictest economy and
frugality that they were enabled to eke out a scanty subsistance. They
had hoped to find conditions more to their liking in America. This,
the southeast part of Norway had been their home for generations.
The nearest town was Konksberg, located not a great distance from
Christiania, the capital. Leaving their home, they traveled by land
some distance, mostly on foot, and took ship from Larvik, Norway.
We
can hardly realize with what heavy hearts they must have had
as they moved out. They must say farewell to friends, relatives, and
their native land, where for generations they had sojourned, and the
remains of their forefathers were laid to rest, and try the unknown
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strange land far across the mighty deep. can but admire the
courage of those brave people who would dare to go forward in the
face of such untoward conditions, and try the realities of life in the
Western World. We, their descendants, should try to appreciate the
advantages that have come to us by their wise and courageous under-
taking.
A
voyage across the Atlantic ocean at that time meant a great
deal more than does now in our day. Steam boats were unknown
it
to them, and the slow sailing vessels were the only means of travel.
This ship on which they sailed was old and heavily loaded with a
cargo of iron. It surely looked like a hazardous undertaking. Bu:
nothing daunted, they bravely stepped on board, set sail, and were
headed for America. Their progress was very slow and tedious.
They suffered much from seasickness, and to make matters worse,
they ran short of water; each being limited to only a small portion
daily of the stale, and slimy liquid, having been fourteen weeks on
same
the vessel.
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It is not positively known where they landed on the American
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shore, but from the best information available are of the opinion
it was at New York. They then went up the Hudson River as far as
Albany, where they changed to the Erie Canal, sailed over the Great
Lakes, finally landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was their desti-
nation by water.
It was now September (1842), and it would be difficult for us to
realize the relief that must have come to them after having been so
long a time on the water.
About one year previous to their arrival, in 1841, two families
from the same locality in Norway, and connected by some family tie
had preceded them. It was only natural for them to desire to locate
in the same vicinity. These earlier immigrants had gone some dis-
tance southwest from Milwaukee, and settled in what is now Rock
County, Wisconsin. Our people finally located them, and were soon
there.**
Strange were the sights and sounds that greeted them on every
hand. No one could speak a word of the English language. For a
time they were bewildered and confused. But a home the family
must have. So, securing a small claim, a rude cabin of logs was soon
constructed, and gradually they adjusted themselves to these new
conditions.
The country being new, there was more or less sickness among
them, and not a few died during the first twelve months after their
arrival. There were many things with which to contend, sickness and
poverty prevailing everywhere.
Up to this time they had been believers in the Lutheran doctrine.
But sometime during the first winter after their arrival, a distant rela-
tive, in company with another man, came into their neighborhood
preaching, and advocating the doctrine as held by the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, or as they were frequently called 'Mor-
mons.' These elders, Ole Hayer, and Goodman Hougas, were quite
successful in converting these newcomers to their theological ideas.
A
story is told of the difficulties these elders encountered when
they first came up from Illinois, which may be well to relate here. A
report of their coming had preceded them. The Lutheran preacher,
fearing these elders might have some influence on his members, ran
ahead of the incoming elders, stopping at every house warning the
inmates "Do not invite them in."
When Lars Hayer and his wife saw the elders coming up the road
she was very much agitated. Ole Hayer. relative whom she had not
seen in several years was coming. She felt she was not equal to the
occasion, so as a last resort ran up stairs in the house. Mr. Hayer,
when the elders rapped on the door, opened and invited them
it in.
She however, kept her ear to an opening in the floor, and listened.
After the usual greetings, the elders began conversing on religious
matters. Everything he said seemed so reasonable, his voice so
natural, she said to herself, "What a fool I am, I shall go down and
visit with them, too."
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