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Hayes Family History
Hayes Genealogy & Family TreeHayes is an English surname from Herefordshire, England, where the first Hayes relative—Bartholomew de la Hase—was recorded in 1165. It comes from the Old English word haye, meaning “enclosure.” family held a seat from the 11th Century. Roots for this name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Audaces fortuna juvat which means “Fortune favors the bold.”
Other spellings include “Hayse” and “Hays.” Notable people with the surname include American President Rutherford Hayes (the 19th President of the United States), American actress Helen Hayes (A Farewell to Arms, Anastasia, Airport), and American actor Sean Hayes (Will & Grace, The Three Stooges, Monsters University). The first Hayes to come to America was Richard Hayes in Virginia in 1635.
Hayes Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Franklin Hayes -- --, 1836 December 18, 1871 North Carolina
- Annie Verneice Hayes -- --, 1927 June 13, 1993 Texas
- Leonard O. Hayes -- --, 1838 March 28, 1883 Ohio
- Harriet A. Hayes -- --, 1823 June 13, 1899 New York
- Edwin T. Hayes -- --, 1926 December 0, 2004 Iowa
Hayes Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas William Hayes -- --, 1894 June 24, 1950 Iowa
- Catherine Francis Hayes -- --, 1872 July 24, 1953
- William Crofford Hayes -- --, 1853 March 6, 1926 Alabama
- John Hayes -- --, 1788 December 0, 1875
- Charles Ray Hayes -- --, 1922 May 31, 2000 Utah
