Roy C. Hayward
Roy C. Hayward, auditor for the city of Xenia, a former member of the common council of that city and formerly and for years actively engaged in business there, was born in the neighboring county of Clark and has lived in this state all his life. He was bom on a farm in the immediate vicinity of the city of Springfield on October 27, 1881, son of Charles R. and Cora (Coffin) Hayward, both of whom were born in that same county, and he was reared in the household of his maternal grandfather, Elijah G. Coffin, formerly warden of the Ohio state penitentiary at Columbus. Charles R. Hayward and wife were the parents of two children, the subject of this sketch having a brother, Swayne G. Hayward, born on March 23. 1883, who married Bessie Cohan and is now living at Springfield, where he is connected with the local agency of R. G. Dun & Company at that point.
Reared at Springfield and at Columbus, Roy C. Hayward completed his common-school education in the high school in the latter city and then took a course in a business college at Columbus. He afterward returned to Springfield and not long after became engaged as a motorman on the Springfield & Dayton Traction Railway, continuing thus engaged for four years, at the end of which time he became employed as a clerk in the Frazer shoe store at Xenia. Mr. Hayward remained in the shoe store for more than eight years. He then, in partnership with C. F. Taylor, bought the Wilkins & Snyder cigar store, continuing his interest in that concern until December 18, 1917, when he sold out in order to prepare to give his undivided attention to the duties of the office of auditor of the city of Xenia, he having been appointed to that office at the first meeting held by the city commission under the provisions of the new charter granting to the people of Xenia a commission form of government. Mr. Hayward entered upon the duties of this office on January 1, 1918, and is now thus occupied. He is a Republican and in 1913 was appointed a member of the common council of the city to fill a vacancy in the representation from his ward and in 1915 was elected to succeed himself in that office, holding that position until his resignation on April I, 1917, to accept the position of clerk to the deputy state supervisor of elections for this county, which latter position he resigned upon entering upon his duties as city auditor.
On October 16, 1906, at Xenia, Roy C. Hayward was united in marriage to Harriet P. Conklin, daughter of H. H. Conklin and wife, who are the parents of five children, Mrs. Hayward having a brother, Clyde Conklin, and three sisters, Cora, Laura and Hannah. Mr. and Mrs. Hayward are members of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. To them four children have been born, Jane, Cora (deceased) and Dora, twins, and Mary. Mr. Hayward is a Royal Arch Mason, affiliated with Xenia Lodge No. 49, Free and Accepted Masons; with the local chapter, No. 36, Royal Arch Masons, and with the local council, Royal and Select Masters.
From History of Greene County Ohio, Its People, Industries and Institutions, vol. 2. M.A.Broadstone, editor. B.F.Bowen & Co., Indianapolis. 1918