Dear List, I have a marriage record for J. B. Hays to Manerva A. "Hays" (dau. of Alexander P. Hayes & Mary B. Strong) on 28 Dec 1876 in LCT. J. B. Hays was born 22 Apr 1850 and died 9 Mar 1925. Manerva A. Hayes was born 7 Jul 1854 and died 16 Aug 1906. [NOTE: J. B. Hays married, 2nd, Minnie B. Brandon (15 Dec 1877 - 7 Apr 1938) on 30 Apr 1911 in LCT.] Would anyone know if J. B. Hays is the son of James D. Hays (13 Aug 1815 - 3 Jun 1895) & Rebecca Hays (15 Oct 1821 - 4 Mar 1894)? In the 1850 LCT census, their son John is listed as being 2 months old. Any help in identifying J. B. Hays would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Jim Danley

This Hay, Hays, Hayes, name has driven me crazy in connection with the Turney family in Illinois, Tennessee and Alabama. As far as Lincoln Co TN....this is what I have. Jacob B Turney Sr (b 1771, died in Boone Co AR) and wife Nancy Gilliam had lived on Clear Forks in Smith Co TN (later Dekalb but on border with Cannon) in 1820s....1830 to Lincoln Co TN. Their daughter Elizabeth Turney born ca 1792 Tn married a James D. Hays, had a son also James.....this Elizabeth Turney Hays married a James Hancock and had children William Hancock ca 1826, Charles Hancock ca 1832, and Isaac Hancock ca 1836.....then the Hancock family moved to Arkansas. 1850 Mississippi County Arkansas Chickasaw township there is James Hancock age 53, Elizabeth age 58, and their Hancock children. 1840 census Lincoln Co Tn census page 81 James D hays 40/50 1 female 40/50 1 male 20/30 1 male 15/20 1 female 15/20 1 male 5/10 2 males to 5 1 female to 5 1 slave (I don't know who this Hays is....if I have the right one or not) But Jacob Turney Sr is guardian of a James D. Hays. One James was the son of a John Hays who died about 1818. Jacob Hays is at his estate sale of John, deceased. Also: Goodspeeds - says wife of Jacob Hays was Mary Turney - this Hays went around 1818 t6o Alabama, Mary Hays died 1836 in TN. and I have a lot more about Dekalb Co TN Hays/Turney and also in Illinois. There seem to be so many with same names and I have never gotten them right. And it does not help that two different Elizabeth Turneys married Hays....the one Elizabeth I told you about born ca 1792 d/o Jacob B Turney Sr and Nancy Gilliam the other Elizabeth Turney born ca 1838 d/o Isaac Turney and Emaline Clark married 25 Jan 1855 in Dekalb Co Tn to John W. Hays and had at least 5 children....this Elizabeth b. ca 1838 was a grand-daughter to George Turney. George Turney and Jacob B Turney of LCT were brothers. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "James L. Danley" <102454.746@compuserve.com> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: [LCT] Re: J. B. Hays > Dear List, > > I have a marriage record for J. B. Hays to Manerva A. "Hays" (dau. of > Alexander P. Hayes & Mary B. Strong) on 28 Dec 1876 in LCT. J. B. Hays was > born 22 Apr 1850 and died 9 Mar 1925. Manerva A. Hayes was born 7 Jul 1854 > and died 16 Aug 1906. [NOTE: J. B. Hays married, 2nd, Minnie B. Brandon > (15 Dec 1877 - 7 Apr 1938) on 30 Apr 1911 in LCT.] > > Would anyone know if J. B. Hays is the son of James D. Hays (13 Aug 1815 - > 3 Jun 1895) & Rebecca Hays (15 Oct 1821 - 4 Mar 1894)? In the 1850 LCT > census, their son John is listed as being 2 months old. > > Any help in identifying J. B. Hays would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > > Jim Danley