William James Hayes (1827 - 1908)

Born 11 Aug 1827 in Early County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Jenkins) Hayes — married 19 Dec 1856 in Early County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1908 at age 81 in Early County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

James was born about 1829. In the 1850 census James (age 21) was in Division 25, Early, Georgia, United States.^[1] The household was:

James Hayes was a Carpenter. He passed away about 1908 and is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (#2), Early County, Georgia.

Military

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 59th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ANDERSON'S BRIGADE, HOOD'S DIVISION LONGSTREETS CORPS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA C.S.A. CLAY COUNTY, GEORGIA COTTON PLANTERS GUARDS

HAYES, James - Appointed 3rd Corporal of Co. C, 7th Regt. Ga. State Troops Nov. 16, 1861. Mustered out May 1, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. E, 59th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 10, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Early County, Ga. Aug. 11, 1827. Died there Aug. 19, 1908.)

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 25, Early, Georgia; Roll: 68; Page: 334a
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18619954 (accessed 9 December 2021)
   James Hays (21) in Division 25, Early, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-M4M : 19 May 2020), James Hayes, Early, Georgia, United States; citing p. 116, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJ8-4DL : 7 February 2020), James Hays and Maryan Jhinkins, 21 Dec 1856; citing Marriage, Early, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 164,093.
• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW8K-YYB : 11 January 2020), James Hays, 1856.
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKVH-39W2 : 16 October 2019), James Hays, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSB-YBN : 19 March 2020), James Hays, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L5-BWM : 14 July 2016), James Hayes, Urquharts, Early, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 263C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0144; FHL microfilm 1,254,144.
• "Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1941", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4YHG-XTT2 : 28 April 2020), James Hayes, 1898.
• 1900 Census, Early County, Georgia
• Find a Grave Memorial 66586349 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66586349/james-hayes
• 1926 "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDN1-GZS : 24 December 2014), James Hayes in entry for William Joshua Hayes, 12 Aug 1926, Early, Georgia, United States; citing reference 19233, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2364179.