8. | Thomas A Hayes was born on 23 Feb 1809 in Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana (son of John "Jean" Hayes and Anne Clark); died on 21 Oct 1870 in Hayes, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Hayes Cem, Hayes, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1860, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
- Census: 1870, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Notes:
Hayes, Thomas (John & Anne Clark ) bt 5 June 1826 at age 16 (GC Ch.: v 1, p 50)
Hayes, Thomas (John & Anne Clark) bt 5 Jun 1826 at age 16 years. Spons: Jean Andres & Rebecca Bosseley. Fr. Jean D. Rosti (GC Ch: v1, p 50)
HAYES: TOWN FIRST KNOWN AS DUGAS PASTURE
In the beginning Hayes was known as DUGAS PASTURE, or La Savanne des Duga s. It was named for Dugas, a cattle grazer from Andrus Cove, who discover ed this bountiful pasture land ideal for grazing his wild cattle. They cou ld be kept here without supervision because the area was bounded on the ea st by the Lacassine Bayou, on the north and west by swamp, and on the sou th by marsh.
Eloi Primeaux of Hayes, who?s done extensive research on this area says, t here is no recorded history on the Dugas family, except that they were Aca dians, migrating to Louisiana in about 1755, and settling at AndrusCove, t wo miles northeast of Lake Arthur. They had large herds of cattle.
Dugas did not want settlers to come into this area because they?d ruin h is good cattle and his pastureland. He managed to keep them off, until Tho mas Hayes came along. It is believed that Dugas may have died about that t ime.
Thomas Hayes? ancestor - William Hayes - came to Louisiana some times befo re 1784 from Halifax , PA, and settled in St. Landry parish. In 1832 Thom as Hayes moved into Dugas Pasture to become the first white settler ther e. He married Mary Ann Foreman, from Andrus Cove, and they settled near t he Lacassine Bayou.
Hayes' great-great granddaughter, Mrs. Tom Taylor of Lake Charles tel ls of a near tragedy the Hayes suffered shortly after moving to Dugas Past ure. "Thomas Hayes was gravely ill with typhoid fever. There were no neigh bors, and no doctors. Their child -Paren - was just a toddler.
"Mrs. Hayes knew she had to leave to get help for her critically ill husba nd, so she tied the young toddler to the bedstead, put out plenty of fo od and water for him, and left. Crossing the Lacassine Bayou in a pirogu e, she then used a horse to travel about tifteen miles through the isolate d, unsettled territory to the Andrus Cove Ferry on the Mermentau. James An drus took her to his home by flatboat. Then he got William Holland To ri de to Crowley To find a doctor .
Two days later the group got back to the Hayes home where they found Thom as Hayes still alive and recuperating from his battle with typhoid. The yo ung child - Paren - who'd been tied to the bedstead, was dirty, and crust y, and upset. But he was physically alright.
Nola Mae Wittler
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Census:
1860 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
pg 31
214 Tanner Thomas L 39 1821 Tennessee
214 Tanner Melissa Ann (Forman) 30 1830 Louisiana
(dau of Wm Forman & Susan Cole.
pats: George Forman (s/o Edward) & Sarah Erwin
mats: Solomon Cole (s/o James & Mary Rentfroe)
214 Tanner Richard J 8 1852 Louisiana
214 Tanner Elizabeth 6 1854 Louisiana
214 Tanner Thomas W 4 1856 Louisiana
214 Tanner David A 2 1858 Louisiana
217 Holland William 48 1812 Tennessee
217 Holland Zelima (Forman) 35 1825 Louisiana (d/o James & Susanne Cole)
pats: Edward Forman & Marie Burnet; mats: James Cole & Jemimah Curtis
217 Holland James 15 1845 Louisiana
217 Holland David 13 1847 Louisiana
217 Holland Mary Ann 11 1849 Louisiana
217 Holland Susan 9 1851 Louisiana
217 Holland Elizabeth 7 1853 Louisiana
217 Holland William 4 1856 Louisiana
217 Holland John 2 1858 Louisiana
218 Hayes Perrin 26 1834 Louisiana (s/o Thomas & Mary Ann Forman, sis of Zelima Forman)
218 Hayes Mary 21 1839 Louisiana
218 Hayes Enoch 2 1858 Louisiana
218 Stine Rebecca 11 1849 Louisiana
219 Andrus James 34 1826 Louisiana
219 Andrus Lucetta (Hayes) 22 1838 Louisiana (dau of Thomas & Mary Ann Forman)
219 Andrus Martha 7 1853 Louisiana
219 Andrus Celistia 2 1858 Louisiana
219 Stine Florida 14 1846 Louisiana (Lucetta's 2nd cousin)
220 Hayes Thomas 52 1808 Louisiana
220 Hayes Mary Ann (Forman) 47 1813 Louisiana
(sis of Zelima Forman)
220 Hayes Melissa Ann 17 1843 Louisiana
220 Hayes Tolivar 15 1845 Louisiana
220 Hayes John 12 1848 Louisiana
220 Hayes Martha 10 1850 Louisiana
220 Hayes Lucretia 5 1855 Louisiana
220 Stine Mary 10 1850 Louisiana
(dau of Hypolite Stine, g/dau of Elizabeth Clark & John Stine Sr.
Thomas Hayes son of Elizabeth Clark's sister Anne; so his cousin's child)
Census:
residence 200
Paren Hayes 37 1833
Mary 30 1840
Enoch 12 1858
Elisa 10 1860
Sarah 7 1863
Lucretia 3 1867
Paren Hayes 2 1868
Thomas Hayes 62 farm 400; 2000
Mary Ann Hayes 55 keeping house
Alcide Hebert 18 farm laborer
Mary Hebert 19 keeping house
Lucretia Hayes 15 keeping house
Melliscar David 7
James Forman 17 farm labor
Fanny Derouen 12 black, servant
Thomas married Mary Ann Forman on 19 Nov 1831 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Mary (daughter of James Forman and Susanne Cole) was born on 04 Mar 1815 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 15 Oct 1889 in Lacassine, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Hayes Cem, Hayes, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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