Wallis HAYS was born ca. 1792 probably in Wilkes Co., NC. He married about 1818 place unknown and name of wife unknown. First wife died about 1845 in either Lauderdale Co.,AL or Wayne Co. TN and Wallis remarried to a widow, Mrs. Lucinda CANTRELL COCKBURN in Wayne Co., TN 13 March 1850. By 1860 they were in Hardin Co., TN and Wallis died in Hardin Co., TN 23 July 1877 and is buried in the Gant Cem (599) north of Savannah. Lucinda died 30 July 1895 in LAuderdale Co., AL and is buried at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery near the Central Community. Am trying to locate descendants of Wallis' children. He had ten known children by first wife or wives: 1. Susan Hays, d. bef. 1881, m. Levi R. SEATON. 2. Mary Polly Hays, b. ca. 1823, m. 13 Oct 1842 to James WESSON. 3. Nancy Hays, b. 1825/6, m. ______HUNT. 4. Elizabeth Hays, b. 1826, m. Samuel LAWSON. 5. Lawson Hays, b. 1828, d. 1863, m. Calista L. CANTRELL 6. William Berton "Bert" Hays, b. 2 July 1836, killed 2 June 1868, m. Teresa Emily CANTRELL on 28 Mar 1855 Hardin Co., TN. 7. Sara Amanda Hays, b. 1838, d. bef. 1881, m. John COCKBURN, son of Lucinda and her first husband, Canny COCKBURN Jr. 8. Abigail Hays, b. 1841, m. John COLE. 9. Louisa Paralee Hays, m. D. M. JONES 10. Margaret "Maggie" Hays, b. 1847, m. Azariah Isiah DAVIS on 27 Jan 1867 Hardin Co., TN. Would like to hear from anyone who has information on these people. I have information on some of the children of the sons, but little about the daughters. Edgar Edgar D. Byler, III edby3@netease.net Editor, Wayne County Historian Wayne County, Tennessee, USA Co-Coordinator Wayne County Web Page: http://www.netease.net./wayne