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James Walter Hays

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James Walter Hays

Birth
Athens, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
13 Oct 1937 (aged 84)
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Hurricane, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Only son and youngest child of Margaret Jane "Mary" Sneed and Charles Leonidas Hays, Jr. Husband of Elizabeth Alabama Caskey; married 29 March 1874 in Claiborne Parish, LA.
Great-great grandfather of sponsor.

The Shreveport Journal (Shreveport, Louisiana) 15 Oct 1937, Fri page 16, column 8
JAMES HAYS, 85, IS SUMMONED BY DEATH
Confederate Veteran Passes Away at Home of Son Near Arcadia-Rites Thursday
Arcadia--Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock for James Hays, 85 years of age, who passed away on Wednesday afternoon at the home of his son, Clyde Hays, near Arcadia. The deceased had been ill about a week. He was a Confederate veteran.
Deceased is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. M. Gantt and Mrs. J.A. Watson of Arcadia, Mrs. Pardue and Mrs. Greer of Athens; three sons. Ward Hays of Jonesboro, Lon Hays of Arcadia, and Clyde Hays, near Arcadia, where he deceased made his home.
Funeral services were held at the Hurricane Methodist church, near Arcadia, with the Rev. H. M. Johnson, pastor of the M.E. church in Arcadia, in charge, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Whittaker of Athens and the Rev. Mr. Guian of Sterlington.
Only son and youngest child of Margaret Jane "Mary" Sneed and Charles Leonidas Hays, Jr. Husband of Elizabeth Alabama Caskey; married 29 March 1874 in Claiborne Parish, LA.
Great-great grandfather of sponsor.

The Shreveport Journal (Shreveport, Louisiana) 15 Oct 1937, Fri page 16, column 8
JAMES HAYS, 85, IS SUMMONED BY DEATH
Confederate Veteran Passes Away at Home of Son Near Arcadia-Rites Thursday
Arcadia--Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock for James Hays, 85 years of age, who passed away on Wednesday afternoon at the home of his son, Clyde Hays, near Arcadia. The deceased had been ill about a week. He was a Confederate veteran.
Deceased is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. M. Gantt and Mrs. J.A. Watson of Arcadia, Mrs. Pardue and Mrs. Greer of Athens; three sons. Ward Hays of Jonesboro, Lon Hays of Arcadia, and Clyde Hays, near Arcadia, where he deceased made his home.
Funeral services were held at the Hurricane Methodist church, near Arcadia, with the Rev. H. M. Johnson, pastor of the M.E. church in Arcadia, in charge, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Whittaker of Athens and the Rev. Mr. Guian of Sterlington.

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