Benjamin W. Hays
b. circa 1800, d. April 1880
- It is an educated guess that Thomas F. Willoughby and Agnes Hayes were the parents of Nancy Willoughby, and that Agnes Hayes was related to Nancy's husband Benjamin Hayes.
- Benjamin W. Hays was born circa 1800 in North Carolina.
- He married Nancy Willoughby.
- Benjamin W. Hays and Nancy Willoughby appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Chambers County, Alabama. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included Mary Ann Hays and Nancy A. Hays. Also in the household were two adult males, ages 20-29.
- Benjamin W. Hays became a widower at the about 1844-1847 death of his wife Nancy Willoughby.
- He married Catherine (?)
- Benjamin W. Hays and Catherine (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Chambers County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary Ann Hays, Nancy A. Hays, Thomas Marion Hays, Elizabeth P. Hays, Sarah L. Hays and Benjamin Franklin Hays. They were enumerated on the page preceding the William Hays and Isaac Williams households.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Benjamin W. Hays became a widower at the between 1850 and 1860 death of his wife Catherine (?)
- He married Eliza (?) between 1850 and 1860.
- Benjamin W. Hays and Eliza (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Lineville, Randolph County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Thomas Marion Hays, Elizabeth P. Hays, Sarah L. Hays, Benjamin Franklin Hays, Oscar Zenella Ward and James Olander Ward.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- Benjamin W. Hays and Eliza (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Fox Creek, Blakes Ferry, Randolph County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Benjamin Franklin Hays, James Olander Ward and Oscar Zenella Ward. Also in the household were Ben Waldrop (age 12), Delila Overton (age 16) and Henry Haze (age 14), probably all grandchildren.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Benjamin W. Hays died in April 1880 in Clay County, Alabama.
- His wife Eliza (?) became a widow at his death.
- Were Benjamin W. Hays and William Hays brothers? They were enumerated on consecutive pages in the 1850 census.
- Last Edited: 9 May 2017
Family 1: Nancy Willoughby b. circa 1817, d. about 1844-1847
- Mary Ann Hays+ b. circa 1838, d. between 1857 and 1860
- Thomas Marion Hays+ b. 5 November 1841, d. 5 January 1894
- Elizabeth P. Hays+ b. circa 26 October 1844, d. 2 June 1925
Family 2:
- Nancy A. Hays b. circa 1840
Family 3: Catherine (?) b. circa 1817, d. between 1850 and 1860
- Sarah L. Hays b. circa 1848
- Benjamin Franklin Hays+ b. February 1850, d. 14 December 1913