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Cora Lou Hays 1885–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 April 1885

Birth Location: Rock Springs, Walker, Georgia, United States,

Death Date: 30 Apr 1970

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA

Father: W.P. Ealey

Mother: Sarah Snyder

Spouse(s): Robert Burgess

Children(s): Dorothy Burgess, Harold Burgess, Grace Burgess, Loran Burgess

Cora Lou Hays was born in 1885 in Rock Springs, Walker, Georgia, United States,, the child of W P Ealey And Sarah Jane Snyder. In 1900, Cora Lou Hays resided in Peavine, Walker, Georgia, USA. In 1910, Cora Lou Hays resided in Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Cora Lou Hays married Robert Alexander Burgess, and had children including Dorothy Mae Burgess, Grace Hays Burgess, Harold Clayton Burgess, Loran Lee Burgess. Cora Lou Hays passed away in 1970 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA.

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Biography

  • Cora Lou Hays was born in 1885 in Rock Springs, Walker, Georgia, United States,, the child of W P Ealey And Sarah Jane Snyder.
  • In 1900, Cora Lou Hays resided in Peavine, Walker, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1910, Cora Lou Hays resided in Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Cora Lou Hays married Robert Alexander Burgess, and had children including Dorothy Mae Burgess, Grace Hays Burgess, Harold Clayton Burgess, Loran Lee Burgess.
  • Cora Lou Hays passed away in 1970 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA.

Immediate Family

Parents

W.P. Ealey
1861–1952
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sarah Snyder
1858–1934
Birth Location: Tennessee
SS

Spouses(s)

Robert Burgess
1879–1945
Birth Location: La Fayette, Walker, Georgia, USA
RB

Children(s)

Dorothy Burgess
1914–2004
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Harold Burgess
1918–1996
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
HB
Grace Burgess
1910–2002
Birth Location: Tennessee
GB
Loran Burgess
1906–1922
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
LB

Cora Hays's Ancestors

Self
Cora Hays
1885–1970
Birth Place: Rock Springs, Walker, Georgia, United States,
Parents
W.P. Ealey
1861–1952
Tennessee
Sarah (Jane) Snyder
1858–1934
Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Monroe) Hayes
1838–1912
Liberty, De Kalb, Tennessee, US
Lucy (Ann) Wood
1838–1915
Barren, Kentucky, United States,
Anderson (Russell) Snyder
1834–1902
Tennessee, United States of America
Martha James
1832–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
James Hays
1805–1884
Mary Jennings
1809–
Elihu Woods
1800–1844
Mary Pryor
1800–1846
John Snider
1801–1889
Sarah Harmon
1814–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hays
1785–1853
Mary Hendricks
1785–1850
Elihugh Wood
1760–1807
Eleanor Faucett
1765–1843
John Pryor
1770–1830
Elizabeth Palmer
1774–1830

Cora Hays's Descendants

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Cora (Lou) Hays (26 April 1885–30 Apr 1970) m. Robert (Alexander) Burgess (12 Sep 1879–09 Sep 1945)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Burgess 1914–2004
  2. 2. Harold (Clayton) Burgess 1918–1996
  3. 3. Grace (Hays) Burgess 1910–2002
  4. 4. Loran (Lee) Burgess 1906–1922

Cora Hays's Timeline

8 Records

1885
26 April 1885
Birth of Cora Lou Hays in Rock Springs, Walker, Georgia, United States,
Rock Springs, Walker, Georgia, United States,
1900
1900
Age 15
Cora Lou Hays resided here in Peavine, Walker, Georgia, USA
Peavine, Walker, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Cora Lou Hays resided here in Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Cora Lou Hays resided here in Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Cora Lou Hays resided here in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 65
Cora Lou Hays resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1970
30 Apr 1970
Age 85
Death of Cora Lou Hays in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA
1974
1974
Age 89
Death of Cora Lou Hays in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 April 1885
    Event Place: Rock Springs, Walker, Georgia, United States,
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Peavine, Walker, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1501; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1375514

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1743; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 199

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 2341986

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 1323; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 96-231

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1970
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, UsA
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