William Hays 1838 - 1908

William Hays b. 10-7-1838 d. 2-8-1908, son of Wm. J. Hays Jr. and Letitia Morrow, married on 12/29/1864 in Rimersburg, PA Catherine Ann John b. 3-5-1843 d.4-29-1916, daughter of Martin John III and Mary Whitaker, granddaughter of Peter John and great granddaughter of Martin John.

William came to this country from Ireland with his parents and his fathers two brothers, Robert Hay(es) and Fred Hay(s) in about 1854. The family located on a farm in Madison Twp., Armstrong County, PA., where his father followed agricultural pursuits and ran a distillery. Soon after William married Catherine, he settled in Washington Twp. on a tract of 120 acres, which he cultivated and also ran a saw mill. He was a veteran in the Civil War, serving 3 years as a member of Company E in the 62 Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry from Clarion Co. There is an account of his war experiences written by Carolyn Raham, including some letters on The Western Pennsylvania Civil War Resources Page. He was wounded slightly in the battle of Gettysburg. William was my ggrandfather and as indicated he fought on the side of the North while my grandfather fought for the South. William was elected to various supervising offices of the school district and was County Auditor. William and Catherine had sixteen (16) children.

  1. A son born 10-20-1865, died 10-21-1865.
  2. Mary Jane (Jennie) Hays, b 9-25-1866 d. 8-10-1941 in Tazewell, Virginia. (My Grandmother). Married Joseph Barber.
  3. A son born June 17, 1867, died the same month.
  4. Letitia Laura Hays b.5/7/1868 d.8/17/1959 married Mr. William Curtis Marshall b,5/9/1874 d.5/29/1929. William and Letitia had one child:
  5. Catherine (Katie)Ann Hays b. 4-21-1869 d.12/6/1939 m. Austin Stouffer b.1/25/1858 d.12/23/1930. Katie and Austin had 3 children: The Catherine page is under construction.
    1. Anna Zella Stouffer b.9/20/1889 d.8/22/1975 m. Robert Hamilton
    2. Earl R. Stouffer
    3. Dent F. Stouffer
  6. Martha Elizabeth Hays b.4-11-1870 d. 2-19-1894. Martha was born and died in Washington Twp, Adrian, PA
  7. Suzanna Elvina Hays b.6-2-1871 d.3-11-1876
  8. Rosa Belle Hays b.6-23-1872 d.3-29-1883
  9. Margaret Alvina Hays b.7-15-1873 d.1-22-1897
  10. William Martin Hays b.11-5-1874 in Adrian, PA d.7-30-1958 in Adrian, PA.  m. Arma Zella Smith b.5-27-1879 in Chambersburg, PA d. 7-3-1955 in Kittanning, PA.   William and Zella had 4 children:
    1. John William 'Will' Hays b.1/4/1900 in Adrian, PA d.12/10/1971 m. Mary Lou Trulick b.9/8/1908 d.1995 dau. Lawrence Trulick. J. Will Hays was the Clan Historian, and for many years put out a Newsletter. John and Mary had one child:
      • Frank William Hays b.2/22/1941 m. first Gwendolyn B. Grimshaw b.2/13/1943 and second Judy Unknown. No children.
    2. Nina Isabel Hays b.7/21/1903 in Adrian, PA d.5/28/1984 m. Valentine Kerry Noble b.2/14/1895 d.11/2/1982 in New Kensington, PA. Nina and Valentine had 3 children:
      • James John Noble b.10/28/1928 d.9/12/1930.
      • Susanne Noble b.12/3/1931 m. Ralph Louis Sherbondy b.7/20/1930. They had 2 children:
        • Mark Louis Sherbondy b.9/29/1955
        • Lisa Ann Sherbondy b.4/14/1957
      • Nancy Jane Noble b.1/16/1933 m. Charles Lous Nixon and they had one child:
        • Charles Patrick Nixon b.8/13/1957.

        Nancy Jane m. 2nd Frederick Thomas Greco b.5/14/1935 and they had 2 children:

        • Rene Corina Greco b.1/16/1961
        • Andrea Greco b.3/15/1965
    3. Rev. Carl Thornton Hays b.3/15/1908 d.1/9/1993 in Zelienople, PA. m. Anna Paxton (Anne) Gray b.8/25/1917 in Philadelphia dau. Ralph C. Gray. They were married on 8/25/1938 in Quakertown, PA. Carl and Anne had 3 children:
      • Carolyn Anne Hays b.7/14/1940 in Indiana, PA m. Rev. Roland Victor Raham b.2/25/1940 in Niagara Falls, NY. They were married 6/26/1965 in Pittsburgh, PA. Carolyn is the current family historian and lives in Florida They had 2 children:
        • Nancy Jeanne Raham b.2/11/1967 in Fort Devens, Shirley, Mass. m. on 8/9/1997 in Jacksonville, FL Scott Justyn Butville b.3/10/1962 in Philadelphia, PA. Nancy and Scott had one child:
          • Constance Anne Butville b.5/9/1998 in San Diego, CA.
        • Cynthia Jane Raham b.8/1/1969 in Pittsburgh, PA m. 9/26/1987 in Warren, MI. Todd Michael Cholger b.2/16/1969 in Augusta, GA (Fort Gordon). They had two children:
          • Elaine Marion Cholger b.8/15/1990 in Waukeegan, IL
          • Dianne Marie Cholger b.2/2/1994 in Southfield, MI
      • Thornton Lee (Thorne) Hays b.9/29/1943 in Knox, PA.
      • Robert (Bob) Gray Hays b.6/9/1947 in New Kensington, PA m. on 4/28/1972 Margaret Cambell b.5/30/1947 in Pittsburgh, PA. Robert and Margaret had 1 child:
        • Anna beth Hays b.1/4/1991
    4. Rebecca Catherine Hays b.11/29/1914 d.8/20/1981 m. Clyde Edward Weigley b.9/8/1906 d.1/18/1974 in Buffalo, NY. Rebecca and Clyde had 2 children:
      • Patricia Delores Weigley b.5/22/1933 m. on 8/4/1951 William Belak. They had 2 children:
        • Denise L. Belak b.3/27/1953 m. on 6/26/1976 in Heidelberg Castle, Germany Douglas J. Richardson
        • Gregory Belak b.1/1/1955 m. in Oct. 1977 Patricia Hill.
      • Jean Harriet Weigley b.12/13/1949 m. Nelson Sullivan in Lakawana, NY. Jean married 2nd Paul Bausch.

      2nd husband of Rebecca Catherine Hays, George W. Flayhart m. on 10/31/1965.

  11. Nancy (Nannie)Alice Hays b.1-11-1876 d.2/8/1938 m. John Calvin Bowser and they had 4 children:
    1. William D. Bowser b.11/14/1898 d.8/7/1987
    2. Albert Freeman Bowser b.1/2/1902 d.abt.1995 m. Dorothy Jane Bush b.11/19/1918. No children.
    3. John Kenneth Bowser b.11/12/1907 d.12/2/1980 m. Vera Rothwell b.3/17/1915 and they had one child:
      • Richard Raymond Bowser b.10/31/1945 m. Barbara Jean Battaglia b.2/24/1946. Richard and Barbara had 2 children:
        • David Michael Bowser b.2/11/1968 m.Kim Brewer b.2/12/1970. David and Kim had 2 children:
          • Allison Senna Bowser b.12/16/1994
          • Zachary Hunter Bowser b.8/14/1997
        • Diane Michele Bowser
    4. Mary Catherine Bowser b.10/7/1914 d.ca.1989 m. Roy Scott Hepler. They had one child:
      • Mary Alice Hepler b.12/4/1939 d.10/1988 m. William T. Waugaman.
  12. Thomas Herbert Hays b 3-5-1877 d.8/8/1946 m. Mary Catherine Fair b.12/20/1878 d.1/13/1957. They had one child:
    • Homer Robert Hays b.5/10/1908 d.4/5/1985 in Ashland, KY m. Mary 'Lou' Louise Haun b.6/15/1911 d.3/9/1987. They had one child:
      • Thomas Wilbert Hays b.2/5/1935 m. 7/27/1956 in Flat Woods, KY Anna Ruth Frost b.1/17/1937 in New Tazewell, TN. Thomas and Anna had 3 children
        • Paul Thomas Hays b.10/14/1963 in Lexington, KY m. on 10/17/1987 Joy Fugitt b.1/13/1967. They had one child:
          • Ann Marie Hays b.7/9/1988 in Ashland, KY.
        • Sharon Jean Hays b.1/26/1966 m. on 9/30/1989 Douglas England b.xxxx in Louisa, KY. They had one child:
          • Austian England b.5/5/1995.
        • Scott David Hays b.4/17/1972 m. Angie Adkins b.7/23/1974. They have one child:
          • Matthew David Hays b.12/20/1995 in Huntington, WA
  13. Robert Sherman Hays b.7-27-1878 d.2-6-1907
  14. Emily Pearl Hays b.11-6-1879 d.10/13/1950 m. James M. McAuley b.11/10/1880 d. 11-24-1964. They had two children:
    • John Roy McAuley b.12/10/1901 d.2/21/1922.
    • Martha Ruth McAuley 1/21/1915 m. Walfred N. Claypool b.9/20/1911. They had 2 children;
      • James Roy Claypool b.2/7/1939 m. Joan Harkless b.11/30/1940. They had one child:
        • Unknown Claypool
      • Fred John Claypool b.5/10/1943.
  15. Minta Hays b 5-26-1881 d. 11-29-1883
  16. Ruth Ella Hays b.4-4-1882 d.7-19-1965 m. Lewis Nelson Crissman

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