Biography: William Hays, Sr, - 1 Jan 1998 - Macoupin County Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1997 Gloria Frazier Descendants of William Hays, Sr submitted by Gloria Frazier A “First Family” of Macoupin County IL. WILLIAM HAYS , SR was born Abt 1780 in NC 1, and died June 26, 1853 in Macoupin Co IL 2. He married (1) ELIZABETH Abt 1798. He married (2) SARAH PROCTOR 1846, daughter of Simon PROCTOR and Jane SCIFERS. Notes William lived in NC, SC, and Martin Co IN before coming to IL about 1830. William and Elizabeth are buried in Union Chapel Cem, N Otter Twp, Macoupin Co IL. There are two more sons on the 1820 Martin Co IN census. Daughter Betcy's age at death was 16yr/11m/15da. She is buried in Union Chapel Cem. Stone reads that she is the daughter of William HAYS. Betcy's burial was the first burial in Union Chapel Cemetery. Evelyn FREY, in her research, questioned if Betcy's death year might not have been 1836 "because the family did not come to IL until 1830 and it was common to use the earlier year for awhile after a new year," she wrote. If the age of 16 yrs is on the stone then might the birth year be 1819? William's stone reads that he was 73 years old at death. Marriage Notes Marriage date is about 1798. Elizabeth's stone reads that she was 64 years old at death. Children of William HAYS and Elizabeth are: i. CHILD ONE OF WM HAYS. ii. ELI HAYS, b. January 20, 1799, NC 3; d. December 17, 1878, Macoupin Co IL; m. (1) ELLEN "NELLIE" HURLEY, June 30, 1823, Martin Co IN; m. (2) MARY "POLLY", Abt 1869. iii. JOSEPH HAYS, b. Abt 1800 4; m. ELIZABETH DOBSON, August 03, 1830, Martin Co IN. iv. CHILD FOUR OF WM HAYS, b. Abt 1803. v. NANCY HAYS, b. Abt October 01, 1805 5; d. May 29, 1883; m. (1) AARON HALL , SR, February 10, 1825, IN; m. (2)WILLIAM DODD, July 06, 1852. vi. DAVID HAYS, b. January 18, 1807, SC 6; d. July 23, 1886; m. NANCY HALL. vii. SARAH "SALLY" HAYS, b. Abt 1808 7; d. Bef 1830, IN; m. ELIHU HALBERT, September 23, 1824, Martin Co IN. viii. ELIZA JANE HAYS, b. Abt 1810 8; d. February 02, 1874, (St Marys) Hancock Co IL 9; m. ELIHU HALBERT, June 24, 1830, Martin Co IN. ix. HIRAM D HAYS, b. 1812, SC 10; d. January 10, 1850, Girard Macoupin Co IL; m. NANCY AGNES STEWART, March 11, 1834, Macoupin Co IL. x. SAMUEL HAYS, b. July 05, 1812, IN 11; d. 1886; m. REBECCA MOLEN, November 11, 1838, Macoupin Co IL. xi. BETCY D HAYS, b. February 06, 1813 12; d. Abt January 12, 1830. xii. JAMES HAYS, b. March 11, 1816, IN 13; m. SARAH HUTCHINSON. xiii. JOHN HAYS, b. 1817, IN 14; m. HENRIETTA SPROUSE, December 26, 1839, Macoupin Co IL. xiv. ANDREW "ANDY" HAYS, 18; b. June 26, 1820, IN 15; d. July 25, 1891; m. SARAH ANN "SALLY" HALL, Sangamon Co IL. Information on Andrew Hays from Barbara Hays Clayton. Andrew Hays, born June 26, 1820 in Martin County, Indiana, was the son of William and Elizabeth (?) Hays, who settled in Macoupin County, Il approx 1830. Andrew Hays married Sarah Ann Hall on September 26, 1839 in Sangamon County, Il. Marriage license is on file in Springfield, Il. Andrew and Sarah (Hall) Hays were parents of seven boys and three girls, those known were Henry, David, Tom, George, Andrew and Ulysses. Andrew died July 25, 1891 and his wife Sarah died July 26, 1901, both in Christian County. Both are buried in the Hays Family Cemetery in Moweaqua, Il. Andrew and Sarah are listed in the 1850 Christian County Census, taken on October 19. A daughter Sally is also named on the census and is listed as 7 years of age, along with a daughter named Milda, listed as 2 years of age. Andrew's brother John is on the same census, with his wife Henrietta, both listed as 31 years of age. Henrietta's place of birth is listed as Germany. John and Henrietta's children listed in 1850 were Elizabeth, 9 years of age, Leah, 8 years of age, Sarah, 2 years of age and Nancy, 1 year of age. Andrew's brother David is also listed on the same census, his age is 43 and place of birth is listed as South Carolina. His wife is Nancy, she is listed as 48 years of age, born in Virginia. Their children listed are Louisa, age 28 years, Gennette, 14 years of age, Melinda, age 12, Susanna, age 9 and Emily age 7. William Hays, I suspect Andrew's brother as well, is listed, place of birth is Indiana, age 25, wife is Eliza, age 23, born in Indiana and daughter Eliza age 1. Henry Hays, the son of Andrew and Sarah (HAll) Hays, was born March 13, 1841 in Sangamon County, Il. He was first married to a Ruth A. Tilley on February 20, 1862 in Christian County, Il. Wedding license is on file in Christian County. His second wife was Elzirah Catherine Irwin, whom he married on August 7, 1873, also in Christian County, Il. Marriage license on file in Christian County. Elzirah was born in 1853 in Grant County, Indiana. After Elzirah'e death on July 11, 1908, Henry married Mary Evans on November 24, 1909 in Decatur, Il. At the time of Henry's death on May 18, 1914 in Christian County, Il, the following children survived: Sarah Engeline Hays, born October 27, 1866 and died March 23, 1875, Eudora Emaline Hays, born January 5, 1885 and died July 1, 1886, Thomas Dudly Hays, William Henry Hays, born August 21, 1875 George Thompson Hays, born September 11, 1877 and Mrs. John Winters. On Elzirah's obit two children are listed as step children, those being Andrew David Hays, born September 8, 1870 and Mrs. Jennie Clark, born March 24, 1863 and died March 23, 1922. Both Andrew and Jennie had to be the children of Henry and Ruth (Tilley) Hays. Barbara (Hays) Clayton owns a page from the Henry Hays Family Bible, that reveals all the dates of birth/death of some of Henry's children and marriage to Ruth and Elzirah. Henry Hays served in the Civil War, with Company E, 32nd Illinois Infantry and was a member of JV Clemens Post No. 363 GAR. Both Henry and Elzirah (Irwin) Hays are buried in the Hays Cemetery in Moweaqua, Il, along with some of their children. Henry's Civil War records are on file with the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Barbara (Hays) Clayton, also owns a copy of Henry's military and pension records along with a photo of Henry and Elzirah (Irwin) Hays. xv. WILLIAM HAYS , JR, b. IN 16; m. LOUISA TAYLOR. xvi. MARY ANN HAYS, b. April 10, 1824, IN 17; d. August 19, 1877; m. JOSEPH ENGLAND, December 19, 1839, Macoupin Co IL. Endnotes 1. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 2. Cemetery Stone, Janet Hays 3. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey, Cemetery Info, Courthouse records 4. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 5. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey, Early Settlers of Sangamon County 6. Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Janet Hays 7. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 8. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 9. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 10. Yvonne Stedman 11. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 12. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey, Cemetery Info 13. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 14. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey 15. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey, Early Settlers of Sangamon County 16. Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Janet Hays 17. Janet Hays, Evelyn Frey, Cemetery Info, Courthouse records 18. Barbara Hays Clayton For more information on this family, contact: Yvonne Stedman (Hiram Hays Descendant) E. 80 Fir Ct Shelton, WA 98584 stedman@westsound.com Evelyn Alexander (Hiram Hays Descendant) beryl@northwest.com Eric Adcock (Eli Hays Descendant) 606 E. Market St. Apt. 1 Bloomington IL 61701-3216 eadcock@dave-world.net Frank and Carolynn Bettis (Eli Hays Descendant) Rt #1, Box 17 Girard, IL 62640-9706 bettis@ctllc.com Gloria Frazier (Eli Hays Descendant) 3007 Paula Drive West Plains, MO 65775 glofra@townsqr.com Barbara Hays Clayton (Andrew Hays Descendant) NOTICE: This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities for educational and/or research purposes as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation without the permission of The Macoupin County Illinois USGenWeb Project. (c)1997 The Macoupin County ILGenWeb Project ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. 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