Ahnentafel (ancestor) chart for the family tree of Rutherford B. Hayes that includes citations of all sources. The records of the General Society of the Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio were donated to the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in 1991 by the organization. Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, having served also as an American representative and governor of Ohio. Tour the president’s 31-room Victorian mansion, see his tomb, visit the newly renovated museum, explore the library and walk the mile of paved trails. The Toledo Colony of the Mayflower Descendants added their records, a single volume, to the state's records in 1998. Tour the president’s 31-room Victorian mansion, see his tomb, visit the newly renovated museum, explore the library and walk the mile of paved trails. Visit President Rutherford B. Hayes’ wooded estate named Spiegel Grove, home of America’s first presidential library. Visit President Rutherford B. Hayes’ wooded estate named Spiegel Grove, home of America’s first presidential library. Also includes family tree and ancestor charts showing the family relationships of Rutherford B. Hayes to many famous kin. Hayes was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings in the antebellum years.