Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed.,
1886. Monroe County.

SQUIRE JASPER HAYES was born March 4, 1838, on the place where he now
resides, on the East Fork of Big Barren River, in Monroe County, Ky.,
where he grew to manhood.  In1862 he enlisted in Company D, Ninth
Kentucky Infantry, and remained in the service until the supression of
the Rebellion.  His father, John Hayes, was born near Tompkinsville; was
a magistrate and captain of the militia, and died February 16, 1864,
aged sixty years.  He was the son of Aaron Hayes, a native of one of the
Carolinas, who was a gunsmith in the Revolultion; removed to Barren
County (now Monroe) previous to 1800, and died July 19, 1854.  John
Hayes married Betsa, daughter of Benjamin Gist, of Jackson County,
Tenn., and Betsa Hayes died May 22, 1861, in her fifty-sixth year.  From
their union sprang Eliza A. (Carver), Mary (Carver), Isabelle (Russell),
Duessee (Bratton), Serepta (Hestand), Savage and Ray (twins), Artemissa
(Welch), Jasper and Newton (twins), and Nancy (Harland).  Squire Jasper
Hayes has been twice married; first, January 18, 1866, to Nancy J.,
daughter of Alexander Harland, of Clay County, Tenn., died January 25,
1877, and to them were born Mary E., Mark F., Ida B. and Bruce.  He next
married, January 3, 1878, Virginia, daughter of Sylvanus and Lenora
(Roberds) Kirkpatrick, of Clay County, and this union has been favored
by the birth of Vanus, Howard, Norah and Nannie.  Squire Hayes is a
farmer, having 500 acres of productive and well improved land.  He is a
member of the Christian Church, and in politics is identified with the
Republican party.  His father was long an elder of Gamaliel, one of the
oldest Christian Churches in the Green River country.  For many years
past Squire Hayes has held the position of elder in the Christian
Church.  In 1871-72 he acted as deputy sheriff of Monroe County, and in
1883 he was elected magistrate and member of the court of claims,and now
retains that responsible position.

Bratton Carver Gist Harland Hayes Hestand Kirkpatrick Roberds Russell Welch
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Barren-KY Clay-TN Jackson-TN

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