The William Sydney Hayes Family of Woodstock, Alabama

The Hayes Family, written by the late Samuel Dowdle

William Sydney Hayes, son of Andrew Wilson Hayes was born in Burke County N.C. Dec 19 1821 and died Nov 22 1895 and is buried Greenpond

He married Irene Smith Moore who was born Aug 11 1823 died April 26 1906 at Woodstock, Alabama, buried at Greenpond. She was the daughter of Mike Moore and Nancy Smith Moore. She was the sister of Sarah Starr Moore Dowdle.

Their children 

1. Nancy Jane born Nov 24 1845 died Nov 29 1916 she married William D Wood
2. Micheal Young Hayes born June 19 1848 died July 28 1895 He married Mattie A. Hickman
3. Mary Rebecca Hayes born Jan 7 1852 died Jan 6 1896 she married James M Mason
4. An unnamed daughter who died young
5. Andrew Wilson (Prof. Baldy) Hayes born Sept 7 1855 buried at Greenpond. He married Josie Going
6. Sarah Louise Hayes unmarried buried at Greenpond
7. William Robert Smith Hayes born Feb 7 1862 died April 30 1930 buried Greenpond. Never married and ran a store (which burned) at Woodstock, Ala for some time.