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John Hays (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1804? d. 1863?

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. South Carolina native. Married to Alcey H. Kivel Hays in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on October 1, 1827. Father of Thomas R. Hays, George W. Hays, Uriah Hays, Andrew J. Hays, Mary A. Hays, and Nancy B. Hays. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 391B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 810.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 66.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 321.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Caldwell County Administration Bonds, 1830-1869; Vol 19-20, 1970-1975, p. 19 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com.

Citation

Hays, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203149 (November 12, 2026).

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