LDS film # 09962913, Excerpts from History of Kentucky, Illustrated, 1885, by
Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin.  Appeared in the Central City Messenger and
Times-Argus, Central City, Kentucky, in seven installments during May, June,
and July 1959.

Marcellus C. Hay Was Wounded While Serving With Confederates at
Shiloh

MARCELLUS C. HAY, a leading attorney of Greenville, was born
January 17, 1839, in Muhlenberg Co., KY, four miles east of
Greenville.  He is the third of seven children born to Wiley S.
and Isaphene (Robertson) Hay, natives of North Carolina and
Muhlenberg County respectively, and on the father's side of
Scotch descent.  Wiley S. Hay was the son of Kinnard Hay, who
married Edith Moore, a native of North Carolina.  Subject's
mother was the daughter of David Robertson, who married Rachael
Dennis, whose people were among the first settlers of Muhlenberg
County were here when the county was organized.  Wiley S. Hay was
a member of the Kentucky legislature two terms, one term in the
senate.  Marcellus C. was reared on a farm, and received a good
English education.  At the age of fourteen, he engaged as a clerk
in the mercantile business, which business he continued for
twenty years in Greenville.  In 1874 he commenced the study of
the law.  From 1868 to 1883 he was master in chancery and ______
of the circuit court of Muhlenberg County.  In June, 1882, he
organized the Bank of Greenville, and became its president.  In
September, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Ninth Kentucky,
Confederate States army, under Capt. Mitchell, Thomas H. Hunt,
colonel commanding; was engaged in the battle of Shiloh, where he
was wounded in the right leg; was captured and taken to St.
Louis; took a non combatant parole, in July, 1862; he was an
orderly.  He returned to his home where he has since remained.
He was married December, 1864, to Sallie Brizendine, of Logan
County, KY, daughter of Bowler and Mary (Yost) Brizendine,
natives of Logan County.  To this union were born two children:
Annie L. and Mary B.  Mr. and Mrs. Hay are Presbyterians.  He is
a member of the K. of H.

Hay Robertson Moore Dennis Mitchell Hunt Brizendine Yost
=
NC Logan

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