James Franklin Hays
b. 9 October 1867, d. 10 April 1947
- Father: Thomas Marion Hays b. 5 November 1841, d. 5 January 1894
- Mother: Elizabeth Jane Nolen b. 10 November 1838, d. 8 September 1924
- James Franklin Hays was born on 9 October 1867 in Randolph County, Alabama.
- Thomas Marion Hays and Elizabeth Jane Nolen appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Blakes Ferry, Randolph County, Alabama. Other members of the household included James Franklin Hays, Mary Catherine Hays and Nancy Elizabeth Alice Hays. Also in the household was "Waldrop" Hays, age 13.
- Thomas Marion Hays and Elizabeth Jane Nolen appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Randolph County, Alabama, living not far from Thomas' brother Benjamin, and next to Isaac Nolen, likely a brother of Elizabeth's father.. Other members of the household included James Franklin Hays, Mary Catherine Hays, Nancy Elizabeth Alice Hays, Laura Eliza O. Hays, Francis W. Hays and Thomas Stephen Benjamin Hays.
- He was working on the farm, according to the 1880 census.
- He married Rachel Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of James Mason Johnson and Catherine J. Atkinson, on 10 December 1896 in Clay County, Alabama, at James Johnson's residence, with Rev. L. P. Hodnett, officiating.
- James Franklin Hays died on 10 April 1947 at age 79 in Arab, Blount County, Alabama.
- His wife Rachel Elizabeth Johnson became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 28 Mar 2011
Family: Rachel Elizabeth Johnson b. 10 August 1881, d. 24 November 1966
- Leslie LelaMae Hays+ b. 6 October 1901, d. 7 September 1981