Rodney Hayden of Savanna died Thursday in Savanna City Hospital. He was 75. Surviving are a son, Rodney Jr., of Chicago; a stepson, Kenneth Zink of Mount Carroll; two stepdaughters, Mrs. George Stricker of Mount Carroll and Mrs. C. C. Schupbach of Gary, Ind.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Law-Jones Funeral Home here. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. From the Freeport Journal Standard, Oct. 27, 1967; p. 6.
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The birth year on his tombstone is most likely an oversight and/or a continuation of a misnomer that began when he was first married, as the 1900 census and his WWI draft registration states he was born 12 Aug 1891. As well, there is a Peoria County birth record for a "Clide E. Haden" born to Eugene Haden and Catharine Sharbine, on
12 Aug 1891. The record is listed in chronological order and there is no other record listed in the same birth registry for any other Haden or Hayden, born 12 Aug 1892.
Like his brothers had done, Rodney added the "Y" to HADEN, between 1910 & 1920.
►1906/07 - When 14/15 yrs old, "Rodney Haden" is listed in the Peoria City Directory working at a "housewares and clothing retail" establishment, the "Larkin Company" in Peoria. He is living at 120 Isaac Street with his oldest brother "Walter C. Haden", who works as a "railroad engineer". Also in the household, "Miss Mabel K. Haden", possibly an unknown and unproven wife of Walter that had been previously unknown.
►20 Apr 1910 - Peoria Ward 8, Peoria, IL, Family hh # 168 living @ 139 Helen St.
Eugene Haden: 60 yrs, married 36 yrs, b. KY, father b. KY, mother b. KY; Carriage driver.
Catherine: wife, 59 yrs, 5 children - 4 living - [Curtis died the year he was born, 1875].
Rodney: son, 20 yrs, SINGLE, no occupation listed in this enumeration. Six days later, enumeration below has the same people at another address with "Ruby Haden".
►26 Apr 1910 - Peoria Ward 6 Census, Family hh # 268 living @ 502 Steubenville.
Eugene S. Haden: 60 yrs, married 32 yrs, b. KY; father b. KY, mother b. LA; Hack Driver.
Katherine: wife, 57 yrs, had 5 children - 4 are living, b. PA; father b. PA, mother b. PA.
R. Earl: son, 19 yrs, b. IL, married in last year; occupation bookkeeper.
Ruby: dau-in-law, 18 yrs, married last yr, b. IL; father b. IL, mother b. KY. No children.
►29 Nov 1910 - Rodney E. Hayden married Ruby Hunter in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
(FHL Film 1030490), 7 months after census above, has Ruby and R. Earl Haden married.
"Ruby B. Hunter" is listed in the 1900 Chicago IL census; b. Jun 1892, as the daughter of
Walter J. Hunter, b. May 1868; and Florence (Allison) Hunter, b. May 1873; and her sister Edna P. Hunter, b. Sep 1894. Ruby Belle Hunter was born 3 Jun 1892, Bloomington, Illinois to Walter and Florence "Flo" D. (Allison) Hunter; per the Illinois Births & Christenings file (1824-1940).
---In the 1930 Chicago census, "Ruby B. Dahl" is listed married ca. 1927, to Robert Dahl.
---In May 1937, "Ruby (Hunter) Dahl" listed in Social Security Applic/Claims Index.
---In the 1938 California voter registration rolls, she is listed as, "Mrs. Ruby B. Dahl.
---In the 1940 California voter registration rolls, she is listed as "Ruby B. Chrisman".
---Ruby Belle Hunter (1892-1956), married when/where? to Cloyd Graham Chrisman .
►1911 - Rodney listed in Peoria Directory (PD), foreman, Jensen Advertising Services.
►1912 - Rodney listed in PD, living at 411 Sixth Ave and 313 Sixth Avenue.
"Ruby" is also listed in PD, living at same address above, employed as "waitress".
Rodney E. Hayden is listed as an "appraiser" at the "American Loan Company",
address 819-820 Jefferson Building, like his brother Eugene S. Hayden Sr.
►1915 - Rodney listed in PD working at 819 Jefferson Bldg, living at 1109 Spencer.
►1917 - Rodney listed in PD as "collector".
►1917 Jun 5 - World War I Draft Registration of Rodney E. Hayden, age 25, single.
Address: 915 Butler St., Peoria, IL Born 12 Aug 1891, Peoria.
Laborer at Stone & Webster Construction Co., Bartonville.
States his parents are "dependent on him", as he claims exemption from the draft.
►1918 - Rodney E. Hayden served in WWI, in France, as Private/MP with 107th Infantry, Comp K; a unit part of the New York National Guard. He was likely drafted several months before the Armistice was signed on 11 Nov 1918. His name is listed in the company roll as, "men assigned to Company K AFTER THE LAST ACTION in which the regiment participated". The last action participated in would be the breaking of the Hindenburg line on 29 Sep 1918, in which their unit had 396 fatalities and 753 wounded out of a total of 1,662 men who began the battle. It can reasonably be inferred that Rodney did not participate in battle and soon departed Europe, within months of his arrival. Source: History of the 107th infantry, U.S.A., Gerald F. Jacobson, p 506. None of the men listed as "replacements" were wounded or killed, unlike the original Company K members whose many fatalities and injuries were documented.
►1919 - listed in PD with occupation of "appraiser" at "American Loan Company, living with parents and brother Walter at 915 Butler. His brother Eugene's occupation was listed as "manager of Hayden Motor Company, a distributor of the Cole 8 & Grant 6 Automobile". Their company address was 1416 -1418 [West] Main St (corner of Elmwood), where Burgess Hall / Business & Engineering Center of Bradley Univ. sits.
►1921 May 13 - married Hazel May (Poffenberger) Zink, Princeton, Bureau Co, IL.
►1923 - listed in PD, 311 Widenham. Hazel's occupation is sales at Peo D. G. Company.
►1925 - listed in PD with Hazel and occupation is salesman living at 318 Henry.
►1927 - listed in PD with Hazel. Occupation salesman, living at 240 Center.
►1938 - listed in Danville Directory with Hazel and occupation is salesman.
►1939 - listed in Rock Island Directory, 1210 3rd Ave. with Hazel. Occupation - laborer.
►1940 - listed in census living in Rock Island, 3102 1/2 S Ave, with wife and son.
►1942 - listed on WWII draft registration card living at 1116 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL.
►1950 - listed in census living in Savanna, IL, with wife and son. Occup. -Electrician
Biography compilation by grandson, Mark Hayden.
Rodney Hayden of Savanna died Thursday in Savanna City Hospital. He was 75. Surviving are a son, Rodney Jr., of Chicago; a stepson, Kenneth Zink of Mount Carroll; two stepdaughters, Mrs. George Stricker of Mount Carroll and Mrs. C. C. Schupbach of Gary, Ind.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Law-Jones Funeral Home here. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. From the Freeport Journal Standard, Oct. 27, 1967; p. 6.
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The birth year on his tombstone is most likely an oversight and/or a continuation of a misnomer that began when he was first married, as the 1900 census and his WWI draft registration states he was born 12 Aug 1891. As well, there is a Peoria County birth record for a "Clide E. Haden" born to Eugene Haden and Catharine Sharbine, on
12 Aug 1891. The record is listed in chronological order and there is no other record listed in the same birth registry for any other Haden or Hayden, born 12 Aug 1892.
Like his brothers had done, Rodney added the "Y" to HADEN, between 1910 & 1920.
►1906/07 - When 14/15 yrs old, "Rodney Haden" is listed in the Peoria City Directory working at a "housewares and clothing retail" establishment, the "Larkin Company" in Peoria. He is living at 120 Isaac Street with his oldest brother "Walter C. Haden", who works as a "railroad engineer". Also in the household, "Miss Mabel K. Haden", possibly an unknown and unproven wife of Walter that had been previously unknown.
►20 Apr 1910 - Peoria Ward 8, Peoria, IL, Family hh # 168 living @ 139 Helen St.
Eugene Haden: 60 yrs, married 36 yrs, b. KY, father b. KY, mother b. KY; Carriage driver.
Catherine: wife, 59 yrs, 5 children - 4 living - [Curtis died the year he was born, 1875].
Rodney: son, 20 yrs, SINGLE, no occupation listed in this enumeration. Six days later, enumeration below has the same people at another address with "Ruby Haden".
►26 Apr 1910 - Peoria Ward 6 Census, Family hh # 268 living @ 502 Steubenville.
Eugene S. Haden: 60 yrs, married 32 yrs, b. KY; father b. KY, mother b. LA; Hack Driver.
Katherine: wife, 57 yrs, had 5 children - 4 are living, b. PA; father b. PA, mother b. PA.
R. Earl: son, 19 yrs, b. IL, married in last year; occupation bookkeeper.
Ruby: dau-in-law, 18 yrs, married last yr, b. IL; father b. IL, mother b. KY. No children.
►29 Nov 1910 - Rodney E. Hayden married Ruby Hunter in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
(FHL Film 1030490), 7 months after census above, has Ruby and R. Earl Haden married.
"Ruby B. Hunter" is listed in the 1900 Chicago IL census; b. Jun 1892, as the daughter of
Walter J. Hunter, b. May 1868; and Florence (Allison) Hunter, b. May 1873; and her sister Edna P. Hunter, b. Sep 1894. Ruby Belle Hunter was born 3 Jun 1892, Bloomington, Illinois to Walter and Florence "Flo" D. (Allison) Hunter; per the Illinois Births & Christenings file (1824-1940).
---In the 1930 Chicago census, "Ruby B. Dahl" is listed married ca. 1927, to Robert Dahl.
---In May 1937, "Ruby (Hunter) Dahl" listed in Social Security Applic/Claims Index.
---In the 1938 California voter registration rolls, she is listed as, "Mrs. Ruby B. Dahl.
---In the 1940 California voter registration rolls, she is listed as "Ruby B. Chrisman".
---Ruby Belle Hunter (1892-1956), married when/where? to Cloyd Graham Chrisman .
►1911 - Rodney listed in Peoria Directory (PD), foreman, Jensen Advertising Services.
►1912 - Rodney listed in PD, living at 411 Sixth Ave and 313 Sixth Avenue.
"Ruby" is also listed in PD, living at same address above, employed as "waitress".
Rodney E. Hayden is listed as an "appraiser" at the "American Loan Company",
address 819-820 Jefferson Building, like his brother Eugene S. Hayden Sr.
►1915 - Rodney listed in PD working at 819 Jefferson Bldg, living at 1109 Spencer.
►1917 - Rodney listed in PD as "collector".
►1917 Jun 5 - World War I Draft Registration of Rodney E. Hayden, age 25, single.
Address: 915 Butler St., Peoria, IL Born 12 Aug 1891, Peoria.
Laborer at Stone & Webster Construction Co., Bartonville.
States his parents are "dependent on him", as he claims exemption from the draft.
►1918 - Rodney E. Hayden served in WWI, in France, as Private/MP with 107th Infantry, Comp K; a unit part of the New York National Guard. He was likely drafted several months before the Armistice was signed on 11 Nov 1918. His name is listed in the company roll as, "men assigned to Company K AFTER THE LAST ACTION in which the regiment participated". The last action participated in would be the breaking of the Hindenburg line on 29 Sep 1918, in which their unit had 396 fatalities and 753 wounded out of a total of 1,662 men who began the battle. It can reasonably be inferred that Rodney did not participate in battle and soon departed Europe, within months of his arrival. Source: History of the 107th infantry, U.S.A., Gerald F. Jacobson, p 506. None of the men listed as "replacements" were wounded or killed, unlike the original Company K members whose many fatalities and injuries were documented.
►1919 - listed in PD with occupation of "appraiser" at "American Loan Company, living with parents and brother Walter at 915 Butler. His brother Eugene's occupation was listed as "manager of Hayden Motor Company, a distributor of the Cole 8 & Grant 6 Automobile". Their company address was 1416 -1418 [West] Main St (corner of Elmwood), where Burgess Hall / Business & Engineering Center of Bradley Univ. sits.
►1921 May 13 - married Hazel May (Poffenberger) Zink, Princeton, Bureau Co, IL.
►1923 - listed in PD, 311 Widenham. Hazel's occupation is sales at Peo D. G. Company.
►1925 - listed in PD with Hazel and occupation is salesman living at 318 Henry.
►1927 - listed in PD with Hazel. Occupation salesman, living at 240 Center.
►1938 - listed in Danville Directory with Hazel and occupation is salesman.
►1939 - listed in Rock Island Directory, 1210 3rd Ave. with Hazel. Occupation - laborer.
►1940 - listed in census living in Rock Island, 3102 1/2 S Ave, with wife and son.
►1942 - listed on WWII draft registration card living at 1116 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL.
►1950 - listed in census living in Savanna, IL, with wife and son. Occup. -Electrician
Biography compilation by grandson, Mark Hayden.
