A genealogy and a history of the ancestors and descendants of Francis Eugene Hayes born 28 Jul 1924 in Wilmore, Comanche, Kansas the son of Garold Oleath Hayes (1896-1982) and Alice Gertrude French (1902- 1982). He married 1 Mar 1947 Hazel Juanita Southall in Vernon, Texas.
Thomas Hays was born in about 1678 in Charles County, Maryland. He married Mary LeMaistre, daughter of Richard LeMaistre and Martha Dennis, in about 1713 and they had seven known children. Thomas died 4 March 1747.
James Hays (1785-1851) was born in Warwickshire, England, son of Thomas Hays. He immigrated to the United States in 1804 with the family of William Reader and lived awhile with them in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He migrated to Harrison County, Indiana, in 1808. He married Mariah Faith (1799-1877), daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Pike Faith, in 1818 in Heth Township, Harrision County, Indiana. They had ten children, 1819-1840. Descendants listed lived in Indiana, Washington, Montana, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and elsewhere.
"Henry Hayes, the oldest of our ancestors from whom we can definitely trace a lineage, was of Epwell, Oxon County, England., where he died on December 9th, 1634 ... His wife's name was Isabella."--Page 40 "Henry Hayes, son of Richard [and grandson of Henry d. 1634], was baptized on May 23, 1667, in Spelsburg parish church, Oxfordshire, England. His first wife's name was Margaret ... It is probable that Margaret was the mother of the six children brought with to America and Rachel may have been the mother of the remainder, as there were 16 in all. He immigrated to West Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1705 ..."--Page 44. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and elsewhere.
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