Bays Families

Descendants of Thomas Jefferson Bays Sr.

Thomas Jefferson Bays Sr. was born 16Dec1811, Ky (from 1850 census) He married 13 Aug 1832, to Sarah Ann Waltz, born 19July1794.They had 8 children: Thomas J.Bays Jr., John, Chris, Lucretia, Matilda, and 3 others. They owned land in and near Grandview, Ind. Thomas Sr. died 16April1893, in Spencer Co. Sarah died 15April1878, Spencer Co., age 83. Both are buried at Beasley Cemetery, east of Chrisney, Ind. There are also a single grave(as infant) and a double as for twins, with no names or dates.

Note: After finding the 1850 Census, Spencer Co, Centre Twp, I noted the following: Lucretia, age 13, Thomas Jr, age 10, but did not find John or Chris. What I found was Joseph, age 14 (could be John Joseph), Iuop?, age 5, Sarah Ann, age 4, Frances A, age 2, Nancy, age 1 month. Also an Isaac N.Bays, age 24, living in the household.

1 John Bays, lived in Grandview,Ind. with his wife, Lou.

2 Chris Bays, lived in Arkansaw.

3 Lucretia Bays, lived in Newtonville, Ind., married 1st: Brady, 2nd: Fisher.

4 Matilda Bays, lived in Richland, Ind., married a Brand.

5 Thomas Jefferson Bays Jr., born 20Oct1841, Switzerland Co., Vevay, Ind. Owned land in and near Chrisney, Ind. He died 10 Dec 1930, Chrisney, Ind., age 89.

Thomas married Sarah Ann Fahy, born 14 May 1846, died 15 July 1936, Chrisney, Ind. Daughter and only child of John and Catherine Fahy (also Fahey). John was born in Ireland on 15 May 1804, died 29 Dec 1882, Spencer Co., Ind., age 78. Catherine was born 19 Sept 1806, died 1 March 1878, Spencer Co. Both are buried at Oakhill Cemetery.

Marriage was probably Spencer Co., because John Fahy owned a farm east of Chrisney, and their sons were born there.

Catherine had a previous marriage, and had at least 2 girls. One was kidnapped at age 2, and never found.

Thomas Jefferson Bays Jr. served in the Cival War, Co H, 42nd Reg., Indiana Vol.

Thomas and Sarah had 4 sons: Washington, Nathaniel, Louis, and John.

1 Washington Bays, b Dec. 1867, Spencer, died 13 Feb 1868, age 2 mos, 21 days, and is buried at Beasley Cem.

2 Louis Edward Bays, b 2 March 1871, Spencer Co., d 10 Feb 1953, Chrisney. Never married.

3 John Jefferson Bays, b 1873, Spencer Co., d Jan 1938, Chrisney, Ind. Married Susie Painter, and two children: Helen, and Robert Bays.

4 Nathaniel Amerithus Bays "Mac", was born 14 Jan 1869, Spencer Co., died 21 Jan 1940, Chrisney. Married Sudie Eveline Tinkler, b 3 Oct 1870, Spencer Co., d 23 Oct 1910, Chrisney. She died in childbirth with "Jerry". The daughter of Ely Tinkler, d 1879, Missouri, and Malinda Wise, b 27 April 1836, d 7 July 1878 in childbirth.

Ely Tinkler is thought to be buried in his sister's plot (Eve Wood) in Louisville, Kentucky. Ely's brother, Joseph, is buried at Chrisney, Ind. Joseph served in the Cival War, Co 1, 12th Kentucky Calvary. Ely's and Malinda's other children were: Lanie Tinkler, b 1871, d 20 Jan 1888, age 17 and Harvey H.Tinkler, b 1875, d 6 April 1897, age 22, served with Co B, 8th US Infantry.

Malinda Wise Tinkler had been married before to a Mr. Tuley, who died in Andersonville Prison. She had 4 children by him: Mary Margaret, John, Will, and Frank Tuley. Mary Margaret married Mac's cousin, Andrew Bays. I'm trying to prove at the moment that it was William R.Tuley, b 1836, d 22 Aug 1864. All buried at Oakhill Cemetery.

4 Nathaniel "Mac" and Sudie Bays had 7 children: Onie Ethyl, Florence Hazel, Jefferson Raymond, Louis Harvey, Nell Blanche, Victor Nathaniel "Vic", and Lilas Geraldine "Jerry".

Onie Ethyl d 1889, age 7 months.

Hazel Bays, d 30 May1966, in Oklahoma City. She married Irl Kramer, and had 3 sons: Leland, Le Juan, and Lemois.

Raymond died 21 July 1968, Stanton Island, N.Y. He married Mae Mc Kinney, then Irene Le Strange.

Harvey, b 27 Jan 1895, d 1 Jan 1975, Chrisney, Ind. He married Anna Campbell, b 6 Aug 1900, and had 4 children: Hazen "Harvey", Delene, Raymond (killed in cyclone, 1925) and Evelyn (stillborn).

Nell Bays married Howard S.Cohoon , and had a son, Howard S.Cohoon Jr. After his death, she married Thomas E.Owen.

Vic Bays died 20 Sept 1969, at Lake Tahoe, and is buried at Happy Homestead Cemetery. He married Mae Lotten, and had 2 daughters: Maizie, and June.

Lilas Geraldine"Jerry", b 12 July 1910, d 27 April 1980, Burbank, Calif., buried at Rose Hill Memorial Park. Married 1st to Harold Tarpley Harves, Evansville, Ind., in the home of Ollie James, on Court St. Married 2nd to Claude Mc Clain, and 3rd to Harry Milem.

"Jerry" and Harold had 4 children: Jerry Joyce, Harold, and twin sons (died at birth). Jerry Joyce, b 28 July 1929, married Leonard B. Arnold. They had 2 sons: Michael, and Joseph Arnold. Later she married Richard Winstead "Dick". Both still living. Harold Harves, b 25 June 1931, married Carolyn Sue Moore on 14 June 1962, Indpls., Ind. They had 3 children: Michelle Spring, Nathaniel Scott, and Mary Kathleen. Harold served in the Korean War, with the 101st Airborne, and infantry, and also US Marine Corp.

*Note: Most information was given to me by Nell Bays Owens, in 1970.

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