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John Jesse Hays 1844–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1844

Birth Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 6 Sep 1924

Death Location: Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Connell

Mother: Sarah Wilcoxson

Spouse(s): Caldonia Hays

Children(s): Rosie Hays, Monroe Hays, Wiley Hays, Dee Hays, Cora Hays, Maud Hays, John Hays, Cligia Hays, Cleary Hays, Eliza Hays

The story of John Jesse Hays began in 1844 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. John Jesse Hays married Caldonia Callie Hays, Caldonia Grady, and had children including Cleary Hays, Cligia Hays, Cora Elis Hays, Dee Lora Hays, Eliza Hays, John Winston Hays, Maud Cleveland Hays, Monroe Hays, Rosie Tillman Hays, Wiley Hays. John Jesse Hays passed away in 1924 in Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Jesse Hays began in 1844 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.
  • John Jesse Hays married Caldonia Callie Hays, Caldonia Grady, and had children including Cleary Hays, Cligia Hays, Cora Elis Hays, Dee Lora Hays, Eliza Hays, John Winston Hays, Maud Cleveland Hays, Monroe Hays, Rosie Tillman Hays, Wiley Hays.
  • John Jesse Hays passed away in 1924 in Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hays's Ancestors

Self
John Hays
1844–1924
Birth Place: Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Parents
William Jesse Hays Andrea Connell
1803–1859
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Annis) Wilcoxson
1820–1898
Lauderdale, AL, USA
Grandparents
Kinchen Hayes
1768–1805
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
Sylvia Bell
1780–1830
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
Daniel (Morgan Wilcoxson) Jr
1794–1877
Fayette County, Virginia (now Woodford, Kentucky)
Lucy (Ann) Masterson
1794–1867
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lt Wilcoxson
1755–1837
Sarah (Falkner)
1760–1831
John 7
1765–1825
Catherine Mozingo
1765–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John* Wilcoxson
1720–1782
Sarah Boone
1724–1815
John .
1730–1805
Joyce Craig
1735–1813
Edward War
1730–1790
Mary Coleman
1732–1840
Charles Mozingo
1721–1805
Wilmouth McCANN
1721–1803

John Hays's Descendants

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John (Jesse) Hays (3 May 1844–6 Sep 1924) m. Caldonia (Callie) Hays (22 February 1849–7 October 1924)
  1. 1. Rosie (Tillman) Hays 1882–1917
  2. 2. Monroe Hays 1879–1893
  3. 3. Wiley Hays 1873–1888
  4. 4. Dee (Lora) Hays 1877–1962 m. Stella Davis 1883–1967
    1. 1. Jesse (Delora) Hays 1902–1950 m. Eva Stark 1905–1986 m. Lillian (Verda) Kay 1905–1984
      1. 1. Jesse (Paul) Hays 1924–1994 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Gereghty 1927–2004 m. Florence (C) MacPherson 1927–2003
      2. 2. Eva (Lyn) Walker 1939–2005
    2. 2. James (Monroe) Hays 1909–1981
    3. 3. William (Forest) Hays 1922–1922
    4. 4. Jean (Phoebe) Hays 1916–2004 m. George (William) Russell 1910–1986 m. Harley (Willis) LaMay 1906–2008
      1. 1. Harley (Robert) Russell 1946–1975
    5. 5. Cora Hays 1918–1983 m. Tearl ((Taack)) Isbell 1907–1971 m. Gerald (John (Gerrit Jan) VanDyke) II 1917–1969
      1. 1. Gerald (John Van Dyke) III 1938–2013
      2. 2. Rosemary Vandyke 1939–1992
      3. 3. David (Evan) Isbell 1943–2010
      4. 4. Linda (Lee Van) Dyke 1940–2017
      5. 5. Michael (Stanely) Isbell 1944–2019
    6. 6. Ethel Hays 1904–1997 m. Richard (Burt) Shipp 1905–1973
    7. 7. Edward (Davis) Hays 1913–1958 m. Charlotte Lichfield 1918–1966
      1. 1. Jesse (William) Hays 1938–2013
    8. 8. Caldonia Hays 1920–2001
    9. 9. Mary Hays 1906–1951
    10. 10. Stella Hays 1911–1912
  5. 5. Cora (Elis) Hays 1886–1969 m. Robert (L) Hawn 1878–
  6. 6. Maud (Cleveland) Hays 1889–1917
  7. 7. John (Winston) Hays 1870–1951
  8. 8. Cligia Hays 1888–
  9. 9. Cleary Hays 1888–
  10. 10. Eliza Hays 1888–

John Hays's Timeline

3 Records

1844
3 Aug 1844
Birth of John Jesse Hays in Chitnes Ferry, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Chitnes Ferry, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
1844
3 May 1844
Birth of John Jesse Hays in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
1924
6 Sep 1924
Age 80
Death of John Jesse Hays in Riverton, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Riverton, Colbert, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1844
    Event Place: Chitnes Ferry, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1844
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1924
    Event Place: Riverton, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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