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William C Hays, Rusk Co, TX
at Maple Grove Cemetery - from Henderson, go South on Hwy
259 10-1/2 miles. Turn left oto FM 1798. Go one mile and take right fork onto FM
95. Go short distance (3/10 mile) and turn right on County Road 3141D. Go to end
of paved road.
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(April 24, 1806 - December 20, 1893) Enlisted in cause of Texas independence
in Kentucky, Dec. 18, 1835. Fought in victory at San Jacinto, April 21, 1836.
Received land grants as service pay, and brought family to Texas to live. Here
he aided Gen. Sam Houston in treating with Chief Bowles at Shawnee village; was
a charter member and elder in Maple Grove Presbyterian Church, and an early
Worshipful Master, Mt. Enterprise Masonic Lodge. Five of his sons fought for
Confederacy in 1860s.
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