John Hays Texas Ranger
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 hays texas ranger. By the age of fifteen he had moved to mississippi and began to learn surveying. 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.
John was born in little cedar lick tennessee on january 28 1817 to harmon and elizabeth cage hays. John coffee jack hays january 28 1817 april 21 1883 was an american military officer. 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. 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.
28 1817 in a place called little cedar lick tennessee. Because of his tactical proficiency and natural leadership skills john c. John coffee jack hays january 28 1817 april 21 1883 was a captain in the texas rangers and a military officer of the republic of texas. 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.
By mid 1836 hays was in texas where he joined a ranger company under erastus deaf smith. Jack hays texas ranger.