John Hays Ranger
This official state of texas plaque was placed during the 1936 texas centennial.
John hays ranger. A captain in the texas rangers and a military officer of the republic of texas hays served in several armed conflicts from 1836 to 1848 including against the comanche empire in texas and during the mexicanamerican war. John was born in little cedar lick tennessee on january 28 1817 to harmon and elizabeth cage hays. By the age of fifteen he had moved to mississippi and began to learn surveying. Hays was born at little cedar lick wilson county tennessee.
Because of his tactical proficiency and natural leadership skills john c. Jack hays texas ranger. 28 1817 in a place called little cedar lick tennessee. John hays was born in wilson county tennessee in 1817 into a prominent family.
Hamilton july 1839 august 1839 mounted rangers san augustine county capt. He was one of several children and when he was just. Hays served in several armed conflicts including the indian and the mexican american war. His father served during the war of 1812 and his uncle john hays for whom he was named.
In the early 1850s john coffee jack hays was elected sheriff of san francisco county and appointed united states surveyor general for california became one of the founders of the city of oakland and ran. John coffee jack hays january 28 1817 april 21 1883 was an american military officer. John coffee hays born in tennessee hays arrived in san antonio in 1837 shortly after texas won its independence from mexico. By murray montgomery i t seems that from the day he was born john coffee jack hays was destined to be a texas ranger when you consider his roots it shouldnt have been any other way.
John coffee jack hays. By 1841 at the tender age of 23 he was a ranger captain. Hall summer 1841 company in expedition to three forks of the trinity against indians houston county capt. If youve visited enchanted rock and climbed the spectacularly huge pink dome you may have spotted a commemoration near the peak which tells the story of a battle between native comanche warriors and captain john coffee jack hays a texas ranger who was onsite to survey for the republic of texas.
Hays january 1841 october 1841 company of spies bexar county. Hays has been referred to as the greatest ranger chief in the history of the lone star state. Jack hays was born 28 january 1817 at cedar lick in wilson county tennessee. Rough and ready yet polite and mild mannered john coffee jack hays was the prototypical texas ranger.
John coffee jack hays was a military officer of the republic of texas and a captain in the texas rangers in which he served in several armed conflicts from 1836 to 1848 against the comanche indians and in the mexican american war. John coffee jack hays january 28 1817 april 21 1883 was a texas ranger captain and military officer of the republic of texas.