Benjamin Franklin Hays
b. February 1850, d. 14 December 1913
- Father: Benjamin W. Hays b. circa 1800, d. April 1880
- Mother: Catherine (?) b. circa 1817, d. between 1850 and 1860
- Benjamin Franklin Hays was born in February 1850 in Alabama.
- 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 Benjamin Franklin Hays, Mary Ann Hays, Nancy A. Hays, Thomas Marion Hays, Elizabeth P. Hays and Sarah L. Hays. They were enumerated on the page preceding the William Hays and Isaac Williams households.
- 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 Benjamin Franklin Hays, Thomas Marion Hays, Elizabeth P. Hays, Sarah L. Hays, Oscar Zenella Ward and James Olander Ward.
- 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 married Martha Lavenia Pugh circa 1879.
- Benjamin Franklin Hays and Martha Lavenia Pugh appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Randolph County, Alabama, living nearby Benjamin's brother Thomas.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Benjamin Franklin Hays and Martha Lavenia Pugh appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Pikeville, Marion County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Isaac Benjamin Hays, William Jackson Hays, James T. Hays, Thomas Wilburn Hays, John Washington Hays and Henry Webster Hays.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
- Benjamin Franklin Hays became a widower at the 11 June 1901 death of his wife Martha Lavenia Pugh.
- Benjamin Franklin Hays appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Pikeville, Marion County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John Washington Hays and Henry Webster Hays.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
- Benjamin Franklin Hays died on 14 December 1913 at age 63 in Marion County, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 21 Jul 2016
Family: Martha Lavenia Pugh b. 12 August 1861, d. 11 June 1901
- Isaac Benjamin Hays b. 6 May 1881, d. 17 November 1943
- William Jackson Hays+ b. 12 June 1886, d. 13 January 1938
- James T. Hays b. August 1888
- Thomas Wilburn Hays b. 1 January 1891, d. 16 October 1950
- John Washington Hays b. 18 December 1892, d. 23 May 1977
- Henry Webster Hays b. 30 May 1896