Individual Details

Roy is said to have died 1918.

Roy married Sarah "Essie" Knight, 30 Oct 1910. She was born about 1892, died 1982.

World War I Draft Card for
Roy Lee Hays, age 24, living at Dora, AR
Natural born citizen; born in Arkansas.
Farmer by occupation.
Has dependants - wife and 3 children.
Married; Caucasian
Claims Exemption because of wife and 3 children
He was tall with blue eyes, black hair.
Completer 5 Jun 1917, Dora Precinct, Crawford Co, AR.

I believe this is Roy's widow in 1920. Living in Dora, Crawford Co AR, Hh 61
Essie Hays, head of household, widow, age 28, b. AR, parents b. AR
Charley, son, age 8. Harrold, son, age 6. Leovie/Leorie, dau, age 4 years, 1 month.
Roy L, daughter, age 1 year 6 months. [Birth is given as 16 Aug 1918 - Ancestry FamilyTree. I suspect she was born soon after her father died.]

Married Sequoyah Branhm, 1 Dec 1921, Sebastian Co, AR

1940 Census. Dora, Crawford, AR, Hh 36
Lived in same place in 1935
Sequoiah Branham, 53, b. AR, Laborer, Railroad
Essie, wife, 48, b. AR
Sequoiah Jr., son, 17, b. AR, Laborer, Railroad
Albert George, son, 15, b. OK
Earl Stuart, son, 11, b. AR

1950 Census. Dora, Crawford Co, Ar, Hh 21
Sequoyah Branham, 63, b. AR, loads lumber, Furniture Factory
Sarah E., wife, 58, b. AR

Birth	Jul 1892	Arkansas
Marriage	30 Oct 1910	Crawford County, Arkansas - Sarah Ellen "Essie" Knight

Spouse	Sarah Ellen "Essie" Knight (1891 - 1962)
Child	Roylee Hays (1918 - 2009)

Father	Benjamin McClure Hays (1860 - 1936)
Mother	Harriet Elizabeth "Lizzy" Murphy (1875 - )
Sibling	Golda Hays (1890 - 1975)
Sibling	Perry Victor Hays (1899 - 1951)
Sibling	Velda Oscar Hays (1902 - 1989)
Sibling	Cecile Hays (1905 - )
Sibling	Arvil Joseph Hays (1909 - 1951)
Sibling	Lucille "Lucy" Hays (1914 - )
Sibling	Ben Floyd Hays (1920 - 1965)