Gazlay Family History
Dr. Erasmus Darwin Hayward
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 February 2011; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 2057 |
| Name | Erasmus Darwin Hayward |
| Title | Dr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1814 in Solon, Cortland County, New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 1835 to Elizabeth M. Hinkley2 |
| Married | 19 June 1877 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York to Helen E. Tilton (née Fox) 4, 5 |
| Died | 23 February 1891 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York4, 6 |
| Buried | in Columbus Corners Cemetery, Columbus, Chenango County, New York6 |
Biography
Dr. Hayward started the practice of medicine 13 January 1838 in Columbus, New York, and he relinquished his practice in the fall of 1883. He was Supervisor of Columbus in 1858, ’59, ’60, and ’64. He served as president of the Chenango County Medical Society for one year, and he was the second oldest member of the society when he died. He was a director of the First National Bank of New Berlin since its organization. He first married Elizabeth M. Hinkley, of Sherburne, in 1835, by which he had two sons, Hiram S. and Charles Hayward. On June 19, 1877, he married Helen E. Tilton, the daughter of the late Dr. James L. Fox.4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Elizabeth M. Hinkley |
| Born | ca. 1812 in New York |
| Married | 1835 to Dr. Erasmus Darwin Hayward |
| Died | 23 January 1877 |
| Children | of Dr. Erasmus Darwin Hayward and Elizabeth M. Hinkley: |
| 1. | Hiram S. Hayward |
| Born | 1837 |
| Died | 1896 |
| 2. | Mary Elizabeth Hayward |
| Born | May 1842 |
| Died | 28 February 1856 |
| 3. | Charles L. Hayward |
| Born | ca. 1846 |
| Died | 28 July 1848 |
| 4. | Charles S. Hayward |
| Born | ca. July 1850 in New York |
| Died | 1907 |
| Spouse 2 | Helen E. Tilton (née Fox) (daughter of James Lloyd Fox and Caroline Hubby) |
| Born | 1841 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | to _____ Tilton |
| Married | 19 June 1877 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York to Dr. Erasmus Darwin Hayward |
| Died | 5 February 1917 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 553, family of E. D. Haywood (36, NY, physician), Elizabeth Haywood (38, NY), Hiram S. Haywood (11, NY), Mary E. Haywood (8, NY), Chas Haywood (2/12, NY), Julia Hinkley (41, NY), Martha Smith (48, RI).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, Page No. 12, family of Dr. E. D. Hayward (46, NY, physician), Elizabeth M. Hayward (48, NY), Julia Hinkley (57, NY), Charles C.(?) Hayward (10, NY).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, Enumeration District 91, Page No. 17, family of E. Darwin Hayward (66, NY, physician) and wife Helen Hayward (38, NY)
- Obituary, Brookfield Courier, Brookfield, Madison County, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. Dr. E. Darwin Hayward, 4 March 1891. His obituary says he died on Monday in New Berlin, New York, which was actually two Mondays previous, on 23 February 1891.
- Obituary, Utica Herald-Dispatch, Utica, New York, available at www.fultonhistory.com. Helen E. Hayward, 6 February 1917. Died 5 February 1917.
- Find a Grave (website). Columbus Corners Cemetery, Columbus, Chenango County, New York; Dr. E. D. Hayward, died Feb 23, 1891, age 77 years 8 months.