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John Coffee "Jack" Hays (January 28, 1817 – April 21, 1883) was an American military officer. 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 Mexican–American War .
Aug 3, 2020 · John Coffee (Jack) Hays, Texas Ranger extraordinary and Mexican War officer, son of Harmon and Elizabeth (Cage) Hays, was born at Little Cedar Lick, Wilson County, Tennessee, on January 28, 1817. His father, of Scots-Irish descent, fought with Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston in the War of 1812.
John C. Hays 1817 - 1883. John Coffee "Jack" Hays was born 28 January 1817 at Cedar Lick in Wilson County, Tennessee. By the age of fifteen he had moved to Mississippi and began to learn surveying. By mid-1836 Hays was in Texas where he joined a Ranger company under Erastus "Deaf" Smith.
Documentaries - Captain Jack: The Story of John Coffee Hays CAPTAIN JACK covers 15 scenes from Jack Hays' life, from his arrival in Texas and meeting President San Houston in 1838, recruiting rangers in San Antonio, fighting Comanches, the Mexican War, leading a wagon train to California during the gold rush, being elected the first sheriff of ...
John Coffee "Jack" Hays was an American military officer. 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 Mexican–American War.
He is the only San Francisco Sheriff to be the subject of a published, full-length biography. His exploits as a legendary Texas Ranger could fill volumes, his later adventures and accomplishments in California only added to his dramatic legend. John Coffee Hays. January 28, 1817 - April 21, 1883.
American frontiersman John (Jack) Coffee Hays helped make the Texas Rangers into a tough and effective military force celebrated in American legend. The Rangers were a loosely organized, lightly armed force mounted on horseback.
