He married Harriet Jane McNeely . Harriet Jane McNeely was born at Kenton, Obion, Tennessee 13 Aug 1859 daughter of A. H. McNeely and Martha .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Nettie Lee Hays
born 9 Nov 1880.
William Harvey Hays
born 5 Feb 1886.
Ethel Hays
born 1 Feb 1890.
Edith Hays
born 1 Feb 1890.
John Elvis Hays
born 24 Aug 1895.
James Edgar Hays
born 24 Aug 1895.
John Wesley Hays died 18 Nov 1928 at Oklahoma .
Harriet Jane McNeely died 24 Mar 1900 at Monroe, Le Flore, Oklahoma .