Re the message "Cannot find anything about John B. Hays, born in 1849 to William Hunter Hays and Elizabeth Booth, in Columbiana County, Ohio, brother of George Craig Hays and James A. Hays, the latter being my great grandfather...": For what it's worth, my husband's g-g grandfather's name was John B[owen] Hays, and he was married to Sarah Craig. Possibly just a coincidence! At any rate, this Hays family was in Tennessee (Gibson Co. and later, Shelby Co.) during the 1800s, and the later John B. Hayses ended up in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. There were a total of 6 people named John Bowen Hays in this line, the last one being my late husband's son. Carole Hays Quitman, Jackson Parish, Louisiana