Elza was admitted to the hospital 29 Jan 1906, and that is where he stayed for the rest of his life.

He had 3 wives. Margaret Bolyard (20 Oct 1877), Betty Gray (7 Oct 1883), and Cecelia Vandergrift (abt. 1888).

Children with Cecelia: Julia Ann, Mary Magdalena 'Mollie', Ella, Elmer, Virginia 'Jennie', Rachel, William, Levi, and Clara

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contributed by D. G. Keener 10/4/2023

Elza Hayes is listed in 1860 Fayette Co., Pa. Census as the son of George and Sabina (Goodnight) Hayes. His YOB is listed as 1854. This same info is given on his marriage license to Margaret Bolyard on Oct., 26, 1877 in Monongalia Co., WV (age 23, which would equate to 1854, born in Fayette Co., Pa., s/o George Hayes).
It should be noted that this marriage was his only legal marriage, as the Preston County Journal, Kingwood, WV, dated Mar. 12, 1896., page 3, lists that their divorce was finalized. So from 1877 until 1896 he was legally married to Margaret Bolyard.
His middle name appears to be "Johnson", as the birth record for his son Jacob Wilson Hayes lists his father as Johnson Hayes, and his mother was at that time still married to Elza Hayes.

Elza Hayes Dies. Fairmont West Virginian. Fairmont, WV. Wed., May 16, 1928. pg. 5
Elza Hayes, 78 years old, died yesterday in the State Hospital in Weston, where he had been a patient for several years. He is survived by several daughters and sons, Mrs. Clara Brown of Murray; Mrs. Jennie Shelton of Fairmont; Mrs. Ellen Fast of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Rachel Haney of South Dakota; Mrs. A. B. Lindsay of Fairmont; Will Hayes of Murray and Elmer Hayes of Philippi.

Hayes Funeral Today. Fairmont West Virginian. Fairmont, WV. Fri., May 18, 1928. pg. 5
Funeral services for Elza Hayes, 78 years old, whose death occurred in the State Hospital in Weston, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. B. Lindsey, on Harlem Street. The Rev. W. P. Cline, pastor of Grace Luther Church, conducted the services, following which burial was made in Maple Grove Cemetery by Carpenter & Ford.