Willis Hays
Willis Hays, farmer, Jeffersonville, is a son of John, who came to this county, from near Cynthiana, Kentucky, in the fall of 1806. He was married, in 1808, to Miss Mary Parrett, who died September, 1821; she bore him two children: William and John J.; William is deceased. He married Miss Catherine Webrigh, in 1823, our subject's mother. Mr. Hays was one this county's early pioneers. He enlisted as a captain in the war of 1812, and served during the entire war. He lived to be ninety-nine years of age, and was a large and strong man.
Our subject was born, in Paint Township, this county, July 15, 1827, where he was reared, educated, and married Miss Margery J. Janes, daughter of William Janes, April 20, 1854 ; eleven children are the result of this union: Amy, Ann, George L., Catherine, Lucy, Laura, Ellen, Grant, Noah, Callie and Jessie.
Mr. Hays has a farm, of five hundred and five acres, situated about one and one-half miles, east of Jetfersonville, on the Washington pike. He farms to both grain and stock, and is very successful. He is a well and favorably known citizen, who has many friends throughout his acquaintances.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County