I am a 5th-generation musician born into the musical Hayes family of Wetzel County. I became interested in family history listening to my grandmother Ruth Hayes Smith tell me musical stories about my ancestors and her siblings starting around 1994. From there, I began studying all of the branches of my family tree around 2003.

I am a 5th-generation musician born into the musical Hayes family of Wetzel County. I became interested in family history listening to my grandmother Ruth Hayes Smith tell me musical stories about my ancestors and her siblings starting around 1994. From there, I began studying all of the branches of my family tree around 2003.