Hello----- One of my g2grandfathers was John Norris Hays, b. ca.1804, SC; d. 1862, AL. Would this happen to the same or a relation to the John Hays you mention? John Norris' wife and my g2grandmother was Nancy (unknown), b. ca.1806, SC; d. ca.1885, AL. They were the parents of my ggrandfather, John Wilford Hays, b. 1850, AL; d. 1896, Franklin Co, TX. Ralph Banks, Austin, TX In a message dated 6/21/04 11:30:24 AM, gnelson942@aol.com writes: << I am working on the same family. I'd be interested in comparing notes and very interested in tracing John's parents. Thanks, Greg >>