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John Wesley HAILS

Male 1823 - 1899  (75 years)


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  • Name John Wesley HAILS 
    Birth 19 Mar 1823  Sumner County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Mar 1899  Jefferson County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Piskey Cemetery, Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Perrin, William Henry, History of Jefferson County, Illinois, Chicago, IL: Globe Publishing Co., 1883, pp. 116-117:

      JOHN W. HAILS, farmer, P.O. Richview, was born in Sumner County, Tenn., March 19, 1823. His parents were Thomas and Sarah (Justice) Hails, his father a native of North Carolina and his mother of Virginia. Previous to their marriage, they had moved to Tennessee and in 1827 came to Illinois, settling in Jefferson County, near Mount Vernon, where they lived until their death. His occupation was that of farming making his home on the wild prairie, with Indians camping near. They were the parents of eleven children, six of whom are still living. He was in the war of 1812, and fought with Gen. Jackson at New Orleans. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and had been since early life. The subject of this sketch was reared on the farm and educated in the log schoolhouses of the day. When he reached his majority, he began life as a farmer and has followed the same occupation to the present time, being engaged in stock-raising in connection with his farm. When he left the old home, he came to his present farm and began to improve it. He has now a well-cultivated farm of 330 acres, and besides this has deeded to this children 360 acres. In politics, he still holds to the opinions of his fathers. Has held various township offices, and is now filling the position of Highway Commissioner. He and his wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church (South). He was married August 8, 1848 to Annis M. Casey, daughter of F.S. and grand-daughter of Abram Casey. Mr. and Mrs. Hails have one child, dead and eleven living - Narcissus C. (deceased), Thomas F., Alfred M., Zadok C., Sarah Harriet J., Ellen, Ida P., Mary, Charles, John and Samuel T. - all living in the immediate neighborhood.

      (2) www.findagrave.com:

      John Wesley Hails
      Birth: Mar. 19, 1823, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
      Death: Mar. 7, 1899, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

      Family links: Parents: Thomas Franklin Hails (1794 - 1857), Sarah E Justice Hails (1798 - 1871); Spouse: Annice M Casey Hails (1830 - 1895); Children: Thomas F. Hails (1852 - 1925), Alfred Marion Hails (1853 - 1930), Zadock C. Hails (1856 - 1935), Sarah M. Hails Pitchford (1858 - 1944), Charles W. Hails (1869 - 1944), Samuel Tilden Hails (1876 - 1926); Siblings: James Madison Hails (1819 - 1892), William S Hail (1820 - 1880), John Wesley Hails (1823 - 1899), Marcus Hails (1826 - 1875), Nellie E. Hails Wilson (1837 - 1919)

      Burial: Piskey Cemetery, Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
      GPS (lat/lon): 38.41193, -89.07079

      Created by: Jerry White
      Record added: Nov 01, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 79718222
    Person ID I40280  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Thomas Franklin HAILS,   b. 20 Nov 1794, Cumberland County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1857, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah E. JUSTICE,   b. 22 Dec 1798, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1871, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1817  Sumner County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F17280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Tennessee Marriages to 1825 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997: Name: Thomas Hails Spouse: Sally Justice Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1817 Marriage County: Sumner.

    2. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (2) Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008: Name: Thomas Hails Gender: Male Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1817 Marriage Place: Sumner, Tennessee, USA Spouse: Sally Justice.