June 28, 2004

Hays was born on Nov. 15, 1862, and was graduated from Kalamazoo High School in 1881. He attended both Kalamazoo College and the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) for two years. Hays came from a family with long ties to Kalamazoo. His grandfather, John Hays, was a mason who came to Southwest Michigan in 1832. ................
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