Ida Ellen Hays was the daughter of Hiram Harrison Hays and Mary Green. She married Joseph Alfred Polston on February 12, 1887 in Allison Township, Lawrence County, Illinois.
Their children:
1. Annie P. Polston born 18 January 1888 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 24 March 1888 in Lawrence County, Illinois.
2. Hiram Harrison Polston born 9 May 1889 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 26 August 1940 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. He married Alice Landreth.
3. Edna May Polston born about 1892 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 14 June 1918 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. She married Elmer Fisher.
4. Claude D. Polston born 15 July 1894 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 9 March 1936 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Emma L. McCarter.
5. Freeman McKinley Polston born 12 November 1896 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 1956. He married Gladys Blanch Deisher.
6. John E. Polston born 3 March 1899 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 18 November 1899 in Lawrence County, Illinois.
7. Clinton Roosevelt "Red" Polston born 19 June 1901 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 28 January 1979 in Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana. He married Mary Olive Snyder.
Ida Ellen Hays was the daughter of Hiram Harrison Hays and Mary Green. She married Joseph Alfred Polston on February 12, 1887 in Allison Township, Lawrence County, Illinois.
Their children:
1. Annie P. Polston born 18 January 1888 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 24 March 1888 in Lawrence County, Illinois.
2. Hiram Harrison Polston born 9 May 1889 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 26 August 1940 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. He married Alice Landreth.
3. Edna May Polston born about 1892 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 14 June 1918 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. She married Elmer Fisher.
4. Claude D. Polston born 15 July 1894 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 9 March 1936 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. He married Emma L. McCarter.
5. Freeman McKinley Polston born 12 November 1896 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 1956. He married Gladys Blanch Deisher.
6. John E. Polston born 3 March 1899 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 18 November 1899 in Lawrence County, Illinois.
7. Clinton Roosevelt "Red" Polston born 19 June 1901 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died 28 January 1979 in Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana. He married Mary Olive Snyder.