Mitchell married Harriet Electa Bowen on 24 Apr 1855 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. Harriet (daughter of Peleg Bowen and Rachel Burnett) was born on 29 Feb 1836 in Weathersfield Township, Trumbull, Ohio, USA; died on 9 Aug 1916 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Adresta Hayes was born on 18 Jun 1856 in Jackson, Iowa, USA; died on 27 Oct 1880 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA.
2. James Peleg Hayes was born on 13 Apr 1858 in Jackson, Iowa, USA; died on 17 Oct 1945 in Chapman, Dickinson, Kansas, USA.
3. Ida Jane Hayes was born on 28 Mar 1860 in Jackson, Iowa, USA; died on 29 Dec 1934.
4. Rachel Elvina Hayes was born on 27 Jul 1862 in Jackson, Iowa, USA; died on 27 Jul 1951 in Smith, Kansas, USA.
5. John Byron Hayes was born on 19 Feb 1865 in Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Sep 1902 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA.
6. Mitchell Elmer Hayes was born on 25 May 1868 in Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa, USA; died on 17 Oct 1951 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA.
7. Oscar Lee Hayes was born on 6 Dec 1870 in Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa, USA; died on 7 Jan 1939 in Brush, Morgan, Colorado, USA.
8. Harriet Isabelle Hayes was born on 3 Oct 1875 in Bremer, Iowa, USA; died on 9 Sep 1963.
9. Rutherford Burr Hayes was born on 20 Jul 1879 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA; died on 4 Nov 1893 in Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA.