Individual Details

Birth year on his grave marker states he was born in 1900 - but he was already one year old in the 1900 census.

12 Sept 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Perry Hays of Dora, Crawford Co, AR was age 19, born 22 Mar 1899. He was farming; B. M. Hays, father was his nearest relative. Medium height and build. Brown eyes, light hair.

In 1930 in Ft. Smith is "Prairie" Hayes. Age 26 [he was, I believe, listed as Perry in 1899]. Married at age 19, Farming with his father. Lula, wife was age 21, married at age 16. She was born in OK, her mother b. AR, her father b. OK. They had two sons, Ben Perry age 5 and Wayne age 3.

1940 Census. Upper Twp, Sebastian County, AR, Hh 477
Lived in same house in 1935
Perry V. Smith, 40, b. AR, Common labor, WPA
Eula, wife, 27, b. OK
Ben Perry, son, 15, b. OK
William Wayne, son, 12, b. AR
Mary Frances, dau, 9, b. AR

Perry Victor Hays is the father of William Wayne Hays, who contacted me by a third party in an attempt to find out more about his family.

World War I, Draft Registration.
Perry Hays, age 19, born 22 Mar 1877. Permanent address given as Dora, Crawford Co AR
He was a Farmer. B. M. Hays, father of Dora, AR is listed as his nearest relative. He was of medium height, small build. Brown Eyes, light hair. 12 Sep 1918.

He had a second marriage to Eula Jones, 17 Apr 1937, Sebastian Co, AR. He was age 35; she was age 24.

Birth	26 Mar 1899	Arkansas
Marriage	26 Jan 1924	Sebastian County, Arkansas - Lula Fern James
Marriage	17 Apr 1937	Sebastian County, Arkansas - Living
Death	23 Jan 1951

Spouse	Lula Fern James (1909 - 1937)
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Mary Frances Hays (1930 - 1991)

Spouse

Living

Father	Benjamin McClure Hays (1860 - 1936)
Mother	Harriet Elizabeth "Lizzy" Murphy (1875 - 1955)
Sibling	Golda Hays (1890 - 1975)
Sibling	Roy Lee Hays (1892 - 1918)
Sibling	Velda Oscar Hays (1902 - 1989)
Sibling	Cecile Hays (1905 - )
Sibling	Arvil Joseph Hays (1909 - 1951)
Sibling	Lucille Mandy "Lucy" Hays (1914 - 1996)
Sibling	Ben Floyd Hays (1920 - 1965)