"History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Co.'s, Indiana"
Goodspeed Bros. and Co., 1884



JOHN HAYS was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1818; son of Moses and
Sarah (Barnes) Hays, and is of Scotch-German origin. The father of Mr. Hays
was a native of Virginia, and his mother was born in Pennsylvania. His
paternal grandfather was David Hays, a native of Ireland, who came to
America prior to the Revolutionary war, in which he was a soldier during its
entire continuance. The parents of Mr. Hays came to Indiana in 1819 and
made settlement in Washington County. The early life of our subject was
spent in flat-boating and trading on the rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys. He was married in 1845 to Miss Sabrina Rains, a native of Lawrence
County. To this marriage were born eight children. Mrs. Hays died in 1875.
In 1873 Mr. Hays removed from Washington to Lawrence and settled where he
now lives. He has 400 acres of land. He is an earnest Republican and cast
his first Presidential vote for Harrison. The father of Mr. Hays was an
1812 soldier. Mr. Hays is a member of the Christian Church. He is a
successful farmer and a leading citizen of his neighborhood.


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