Re: Ernest HAY of Lexington, Henderson Co TN HAY/BROOKS Marriage Decatur County Herald newspaper, Decatur County TN Friday, Sept. 25, 1924 Monday evening at eight o'clock at home of REV. J.W. FOWLER, on Jackson street, Brother FOWLER, said the words that united in marriage MR. EARNEST HAY and MISS JESSIE BROOKS. The bride is the daughter of MR. and MRS. LON BROOKS, and is one of Lexington's best loved, prettiest and sweetiest [sic] girls. The groom is one of the most likable of men and is connected with the United Grocery Company. He is the son of HENRY HAY, formerly of Decatur county and is a near kinsman of Bishop SAM HAY of the Southern Methodist church. They will live in Lexington. Notes: -See obit of Ernest Hay, page 533, "Crossing the Dark River" by Brenda Kirk Fiddler -Bishop Sam Hay: Samuel Ross Hay, Methodist bishop, the son of William and Martha (England) Hay, was born on October 15, 1865, in Decatur County, Tennessee. He moved to Texas about 1881. (Source: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/fhabf.html )