William Wiley HAYES1,2,10,3,6,7,8

also known as 9

10th Aug 18191,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 - 15th Dec 19095,8

Life History

10th Aug 1819	Born in Habersham County, Georgia.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
21st Jan 1836	Married Mary Rebecca HOLBROOK in Habersham County, Georgia.5,8
about 1838	Birth of son Simpson Westbury HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.11,6,12,8
1842	Birth of son William Jasper HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.13,9,6,14,15,8
4th Mar 1844	Birth of son Albert Pittner HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.6,8,16,17,18,19
15th Mar 1846	Birth of son Barrett Chambers HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.6,10,8
about 1847	Birth of daughter W Rebecca HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.6
18th Nov 1851	Birth of son John Pruitt HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.7,10,8
19th Jan 1854	Birth of son Hendrix HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.7,16,20,1,21,22,23,3,24,25,26
about 1856	Birth of daughter Arminda M HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.7,10
16th Mar 1858	Birth of son David Riley HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.10,7,27,8
15th Oct 1859	Birth of son Oliver Newton HAYES in Habersham, Georgia.28,29,7,30,3
about 1862	Birth of daughter Frances M HAYES in Habersham County, Georgia.3
10th Oct 1905	Death of Mary Rebecca HOLBROOK in Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma.5,8
15th Dec 1909	Died in Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma.5,8
after 15th Dec 1909	Buried in McGee Cemetery, Stratford, Garvin County, Oklahoma.8

Notes

Family Data Collection - Births
William Wiley Hays
Father: Elijah Hays
Mother: Mary Weaver
Birth 10 Aug 1819 GA

Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832
William W Hayes
Number 138
15th DISTRICT, FOURTH SECTION, CHEROKEE
Residence Craven's, Coweta County
Granted previous to the first day of January, 1838

If this lottery record is for the same William W Hayes, he was only 12 years old when he won this number in the land lottery.

Most family genealogies providing a middle name have it as Wiley. William's great granddaughter Mary Ollie Hayes Hilger, in her family story, says his name was William Wilson Hayes.

In the 1850 census all the children are listed by initials only. This census reports William's wife Mary born in Georgia, but in 1860 the state is South Carolina, which appears to be the correct state.

1850 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 4 September (?), District 12, page 116, Hse/Fam #78
Wm W Hayse 31 M Farmer b GA
Mary Hayse 32 F b GA
S W Hayse 12 M b GA
- page 117 -
W J Hayse 8 M b GA
A P Hayse 6 M b GA
B C Hayse 5 M b GA
W R Hayse 3 M b GA
D R Hayse 2mos M b GA

All the children are reported as Male. The child W R is reported as male, but matches the female child named Rebecca in the 1860 census.

1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 56, Hse/Fam #413
William W Hays 40 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $200 Personal born GA
Mary Hays 42 F Housekeeper born SC
- page 57 -
Albert P Hays 16 M born SC
Barret Hays 14 M born SC
Rebecca Hays 13 F born SC
David R Hays 10 M born SC
John P Hays 8 M born SC
Hendricks Hays 6 M born SC
Arminda M Hays 4 F born SC
Newton O Hays 8mos M born SC

Note that in this census all the children are reported to have been born in South Carolina. Yet William and Mary were born in Habersham, are in Habersham at this census and later, and in other censuses all children are reported born in Georgia.

Mary Ollie provides some additional information on the names. She names the children as :
"My Grandfather, William Wilson Hayes, settled in Georgia and married Mary Holbrooks to this union were born eleven children eight boys and three girls. The Boys were Westberry, Albert, Chambers, Jasper, David, John, Hendrix and Newton (Dock). The Girls were Rebecca, Marinda [Arminda] and Fanny."
-- Hayes Family History, by Mary Ollie Hayes Hilger (private paper, posted on Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20492695/person/20016033936/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum&ftm=1)

This list tells us the middle names of Barret Chambers, and tells us Newton's nickname was Dock. She appears to give the names in order of birth, but this is misleading here. In another list, where she reports spouses and children, Mary clarifies that Jasper was the second child. It appears he was born about 1842 or 1943. I found Jasper and his family in Baxter County, Arkansas, where his parents had migrated.

From this list I was able to confirm that the Westbury Hayes living next door to William and Mary was their eldest son.

1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 56, Hse/Fam #412
Westbury Hays 20 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $100 Personal born GA
Mary Jane Hays 14 F Housekeeper born SC

Two doors down from Westbury we find his brother Jasper, as William J. His wife's name here appears to be Mary J L A Hays. Family information reports his wife as Tennessee, and the 1880 census in Arkansas reports her as Rachael T, matching Tennessee. Perhaps this Mary J L A is a first wife who died young. In this census, William J is 17 and Mary is 14.

1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 56, Hse/Fam #410
William J Hays 20 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $25 Personal born GA
Mary J L A Hays 14 F Housekeeper born SC

1870 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia, 20 July, Tocoah district, PO Clarksville, page 891, Hse #713, Fam #665
Hays, Wm W 50 M W Merchant $400 Personal b GA
Hays, Mary 50 F W Keeping House born SC
Hays, David R A 20 M W Works on Farm born GA
Hays, John P 18 M W Works on Farm born SC
Hays, Mary B 22 F W born GA
Hays, Hendricx 14 M W born GA
Hays, Arminda M 12 F W born GA
Hays, Oliver N 12 M W born GA
Hays, Fanny M 8 F W born GA

"This is the parents of Albert P Hayes and grandparents of William T Hayes that made it to Oklahoma Indian Territory by 1906 and both are buried in McGee cemetery. William Wiley Hayes and wife Mary Rebecca Holbrook were both born in Habersham County, Georgia, moved to Baxter county, Arkansas by 1871 and to Oklahoma Indian Territory before 1906. They had four boys enlisted in the 24th Infantry of Georgia during the Civil War and all made it but were all sick from the battles travel across country! Two were captured by General Sherdian at Fort Royal sent to Washington Hospital, Fort Delaware prison, and Elmira prison, NY, before they were given the oath to the Union and sent home by train. Both were sick! Tough life for this family but they stayed together and found peace in Arkansas & Oklahoma IT afterwards."
-- Richard D Jones, Comments on a photo he posted on OKGenWeb, http://okgenweb.net/~okgarvin/family/hayes.htm, accessed 8 June 2019

1880 Federal Census, Baxter County, Arkansas, 5 June, Whiteville Township, District 3, page 5, Hse/Fam #42
Hays, Wm W W M 61 Laborer GA NC GA
Hays, Mary W F 61 Wife Keeping House SC SC NC
Hays, Hendricks W M 25 Son GA GA NC
Hays, Newton W M 20 Son GA GA NC
Hays, Fannie F W F 17 Dau GA GA NC

1900 Federal Census, Baxter County, Arkansas, 11 June, Barren Creek Township, District 1, page 5B, Buckhorn, Hse/Fam #81
Hayes, Hendricks Head W F Jan 1851 49 Married 2 years GA GA GA Farmer Owns
Hayes, William W Father W M Aug 1819 80 Married 60 years GA NC NC
Hayes, Mary Mother W F Mch 1819 81 Married 60 years 12 children/11 children SC SC SC

About 1901 William and Mary moved into Chickasaw Nation, settling in the town of McGee. This is now a ghost town, being bypassed by the railroad.

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GHOST TOWN: McGEE INDIAN TERRITORY
By Brawner Shi
Published in the Chronicles of Oklahoma
By Charles W Mooney

Out of the mist and shadows of the almost forgotten past, most of the characters have been resurrected that once made up the little town of "McGee, I.T." The town was located north of Stratford, Oklahoma. Although the total population was less than one hundred within a mile radius of McGee in 1900, it was a proud town and made a gallant attempt to survive in the land of the Chicksaw Nation. It might have been alive today with its roots deep in the rich black soil of present Garvin Co. if some railroad agents had not demanded the payment of $3,000. from the storekeepers of McGee for the railroad line to come through town.> Today McGee is a ghost town, surviving only in memory without a single reminder to give evidence of its existence, except the mute witness of theold McGee Cemetery at the southeast edge of the place where the town once thrived.

William Wallace "Wally" McGee was the towns founder and namesake, not "Walter McGee" which has been eroneously quoted. He first came here as a lad of 18 back in 1885 when he trapped for a living in Indian Territory. In 1891 he opened the first business in the then embryo town, his blacksmith shop adjoining his log cabin home. He had learned his trade before coming to the wind swept prairies of Oklahoma. Wally McGee was a tall, thin, clean shaven white man, and was married and had two children. Soon after he opened his blacksmith shop in 1891, W.J. Long built the first store in town, about 150 yards south of the McGee house and blacksmith shop. The new store had a big sign on the front: "W.J.Long-Dry Goods Groceries, Provisions". Long sold the "Springfield" make of wagons, and had one pound cans of Black Beauty brand axle grease for sale. Early in 1892 Wally McGee expanded his business interests by opening a sawmill, and soon afterward, he built the first cotton gin in McGee. He operated both from a nearby pond formed from rains during the year. After several seasons, Mr. W.W. McGee moved to Avoca in Pottawatomie Co., two miles north of present Asher where his brother Tom McGee operated a cotton gin.

The third business in the town of McGee was a post office, which had opened on Apr. 15, 1891. It was located in the rear of W.J. Long's store, with Joe Moad (not William G. Mood) as postmaster. Joe's left hand was amputated at the wrist. He would "bunch" the letters in the crook of his left elbow, then thumb through, sort, and alphebetized them with his good right hand. Joe Moad was killed in 1897, by unknown outlaws who shot at him through the back door of the store while attempting to burglarize the place.
-- "History of McGee," Weebly, http://mcgeeindianterritory.weebly.com/history-of-mcgee.html
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William Wiley Hayes
Birth Aug 10, 1819 Habersham County, Georgia
Death Dec 15, 1909 Stratford, Garvin County, Oklahoma

William Wiley HAYES

Baxter County Arkansas History:
William Wiley Hayes was born in Habersham County Ga. His Parents were Elijah and Mary Weaver Hayes. He married May Holbrook in 1836 in Georgia. They had 11 children, 100+ grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren and 25 GG-grandchildren. They came to Baxter County in 1874. He homesteaded 160 acres where the town of Gassville now stands. Most of his children went to Oklahoma Indian Territory. He and his wife joined them there around 1901. He was a shoemaker and merchant. He had red hair, was Baptist, a Mason, a volunteer in the Mexican War, and served four years in the Civil War under Gen Robert E Lee.

Father Elijah HAYES b ABT 1785 in North Carolina
Mother Mary WEAVER b ABT 1801 in North Carolina

Married Spouse Mary Rebecca Holbrook Hayes (1819 - 1905) b ABT 1820 in South Carolina
Married ABT 1836 in Habersham Co, Georgia

Children:
1. Westbury HAYES b ABT 1838 in Habersham, Georgia
2. William J HAYES b 14 Sep 1842 in Habersham, Georgia
3. Albert Pittner HAYES b 4 Mar 1844 in Habersham, Georgia
4. Barrett Chambers HAYES b 15 Mar 1846 d 1911 in Habersham, Georgia, United States
5. Rebecca HAYES b ABT 1848 in Habersham, Georgia, United States
6. David Riley HAYES b ABT 1850 in Habersham, Georgia, United States
7. John P HAYES b ABT 1852 in Habersham, Georgia, United States
8. Hendricks HAYES b ABT 1854 in Habersham, Georgia, United States c in Baptist [?]
9. Aminada HAYES b ABT 1856 in Habersham, Georgia, United States
10. Oliver Newton HAYES b 15 Oct 1859 in Habersham, Georgia, United States
11. Fanny M HAYES b ABT 1862 in Habersham, Georgia, United States

Burial McGee Cemetery, Stratford, Garvin County, Oklahoma

Created by Alice Huitt Preston Aug 22, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #40971202, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40971202
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Sources

1. 1900 Federal Census, Baxter County, Arkansas
- 11 June, Barren Creek Township, District 1, page 5B, Buckhorn, Hse/Fam #81
2. Family Data Collection - Births
3. 1880 Federal Census, Baxter County, Arkansas
- 5 June, Whiteville Township, District 3, page 5, Hse/Fam #42
4. 1860 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee
- 21 August, Page 130, House #944, Fam #927
5. Ancestry Trees
- Hayes in a Haystack, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1930606/person/-291994893
6. 1850 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia
- 4 December, District 12, page 117, Hse/Fam #78
7. 1870 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia
- 20 July, Tocoah district, PO Clarksville, page 891, Hse #713, Fam #665
8. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
9. Hayes Family History
- Name: private paper, posted on Ancestry.com; Location: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20492695/person/20016033936/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum&ftm=1;
10. 1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia
- 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 56, Hse/Fam #413
11. 1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia
- 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 56, Hse/Fam #412
12. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
13. 1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia
- 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 56, Hse/Fam #410
14. 1880 Federal Census, Baxter County, Arkansas
- 7 June, Whiteville Township, District 2, page 6, Hse/Fam #55
15. 1900 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas
- 12 June, Springdale Township, District 116, page 16A (scan 317), Hse #342, Fam #345
16. 1860 Federal Census, Habersham County, Georgia
- 27 June, PO Clarksville, page 57, Hse/Fam #413
17. 1870 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee
- 25 June, PO Pulaski, p 28, Hse/Fam #3
18. 1880 Federal Census, Baxter County, Arkansas
- 23 June, Whiteville Township, District 3, page 3, Hse/Fam #30
19. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
- 22 June, Township 2, District 121, page 13A, Hse/Fam #249
20. Earl Jones Genealogy
21. Gravestones of Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, Oklahoma
22. 1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
- 4 February, Whitebead, District 43, page 9B, Hse #172, Family #173
23. 1940 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
- 9 April, Lindsay, District 25-12, page 6B, Hse #64, Rents
24. Birth Certificates
25. 1910 Federal Census, Clay County, Texas
- 13 May, Precinct 4, District 34, page 11B, Hse #188, Fam #192
26. 1930 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma
- 25 April, Lindsay, District 11, page 19A, Hse #255, Fam #270
27. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
28. 1910 Federal Census, Clay County, Texas
- 5 May, Justice Precinct 1, District 29, page 8B, Henrietta Rd, Hse #128, Fam #130
29. 1860 Federal Census, Gordon County, Georgia
- 28 July, Coosawattee, PO Resaca, page 20, Hse #1169, Fam #1141
30. Ancestry Trees
- Dzubin, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26060193/person/12154184088