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Keziah "Kissie" Hayes 1797–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan. 1797

Birth Location: Swain, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 Dec. 1875

Death Location: Fentress County, TN

Father: John Hays

Mother: Rachel Mitchell

Spouse(s): Thomas Norris

Children(s): Alfred Norris

Keziah "Kissie" Hayes was born in 1797 in Swain, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John L Hays And Rachel Mitchell. Keziah "Kissie" Hayes married Thomas Gilbert Norris, and had children including Alfred Norris. Keziah "Kissie" Hayes passed away in 1875 in Fentress County, TN.

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Biography

  • Keziah "Kissie" Hayes was born in 1797 in Swain, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John L Hays And Rachel Mitchell.
  • Keziah "Kissie" Hayes married Thomas Gilbert Norris, and had children including Alfred Norris.
  • Keziah "Kissie" Hayes passed away in 1875 in Fentress County, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hays
1775–1850
Birth Location: Granville County, NC
JH
Rachel Mitchell
1776–1860
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
RM

Spouses(s)

Thomas Norris
1793–1884
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
TN

Children(s)

Alfred Norris
1825–1889
Birth Location: Jamestown, Fentress Co., TN
AN

Keziah Hayes's Ancestors

Self
Keziah Hayes
1797–1875
Birth Place: Swain, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John L. Hays
1775–1850
Granville County, NC
Rachel Mitchell
1776–1860
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Keziah Hayes's Descendants

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Keziah ("Kissie") Hayes (17 Jan. 1797–25 Dec. 1875) m. Thomas (Gilbert) Norris (25 Dec 1793–14 Mar 1884)
  1. 1. Alfred Norris 1825–1889 m. Emaline ((Emily)) Wilson 1828–1880
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Norris 1857–1950 m. Rhoda (Jane England (Norris)) *** 1862–1938
      1. 1. Malena ((Leanor) "Lena") Norris 1886–1962 m. Fletcher (Charles Atkinson 3rd cousin 4x) removed 1879–1946
        1. 1. Gladis Baldwin 1912– m. Amlet (Arthur) Baldwin 1908–1978

Keziah Hayes's Timeline

2 Records

1797
17 Jan. 1797
Birth of Keziah "Kissie" Hayes in Swain, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Swain, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1875
25 Dec. 1875
Age 78
Death of Keziah "Kissie" Hayes in Fentress County, TN
Fentress County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan. 1797
    Event Place: Swain, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec. 1875
    Event Place: Fentress County, TN
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