Soldier Information
Name: Jordan Hays
Alias: Haze
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1841
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 10
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: August 26, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 4th
Company: H Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: November 22, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
Notes:
Promoted to Corporal Dec 6, 1865. In April and June 1866 detached to Freedmen’s Bureau presumably at Washington, D.C.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: November 14, 1903
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: October 25, 1890
Application No.: 1027184 Certificate No.: 1050112
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 25, 1904
Application No.: 800736 Certificate No.: 581558
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Pension card confirms Jordan Hays of Co H 107th USCI. Invalid pension application filed Oct. 25, 1890 (does not specify state from which filed); card has both application number and certificate number, which indicates application was approved. Full pension file has not been retrieved.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
Freedman’s bank record identifies a sibling, Laura Hays
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GV-CHV?i=218&cc=2475025
A labor contract for employment on a farm in Henderson Co for the year 1867.
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings: Laura Hays
Wife #1 First Name: Matilda Maiden Name: Unknown
Wife #2 First Name: Henrietta Maiden Name: Eaves
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Sterling Hays 1881
Theodore Hays 1882
Mamie Hays 1886
Eulice Hays 1887
Rosalind Hays 1890
Yeaman 1892 Hays
Nettie Hays 1897
Family Notes:
No credible records found for Laura Hays as Jordan Hays’ sibling. A Laura Hays marries John Crow and settles in Bullitt Co, Ky. In her death record, her birthplace is Nelson Co, born about 1843. Father listed as Wilson Hays and mother unknown. Whether this is the Wilson Hays, father to USCT Charles Hays, cannot be determined.
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Farm laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Farming
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
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1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farmer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: Farm
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1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Washerwoman
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
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1920 Census
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: Washerwoman
1920 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Unknown 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
1920 Census Notes:
Jordan Hays dies in 1903 and his widow continues to reside in Henderson County until her death in 1938.
Enslaver Information
Name: George Hays Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
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1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 23
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $30,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $12,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 42
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $40,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $4000
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No