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Martha Hays 1798 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Adair, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1853

Death Location: Russell, Kentucky, USA

Father: Cleveland Coffey

Mother: Jane Witherspoon

Spouse(s): Gabriel Hays

Children(s): Elizabeth Grimes

The story of Martha Hays began in 1798 in Adair, Kentucky, USA. Martha Hays married Gabriel Hays, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Grimes. Martha Hays passed away in 1853 in Russell, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Hays began in 1798 in Adair, Kentucky, USA.
  • Martha Hays married Gabriel Hays, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Grimes.
  • Martha Hays passed away in 1853 in Russell, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cleveland Coffey
1765 – 1814
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Jane Witherspoon
1775 – 1853
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gabriel Hays
1792 – 1846
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Grimes
1823 – 1908
Birth Location: Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Martha Hays's Ancestors

Self
Martha Hays
1798 – 1853
Birth Place: Adair, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Cleveland Coffey
1765 – 1814
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Jane Witherspoon
1775 – 1853
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joel Coffey
1746 – 1789
Orange, Orange County, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Chesley Coffey
1727 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Hays's Descendants

1.
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Martha Hays (1798 – 26 Feb 1853) m. Gabriel Hays (1792 – 1846)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Grimes (10 October 1823 – 8 January 1908) m. Obediah Grimes (4 Jun 1805 – 9 Apr 1897)
    1. 1. Evaline Davis (11 April 1827 – 18 September 1910)
    2. 2. Lucinda Burgess (25 September 1829 – 12 December 1910)
    3. 3. Marion (Francis) Grimes (Dec 05, 1831 – Feb 24, 1912) m. Lucinda (Elizabeth) Pippin (7 Jun 1837 – 24 Jul 1924)
      1. 1. Mary (Alice) Grimes (17 Dec 1862 – 12 Oct 1952) m. John (Wallace) Marlow (11 SEP 1847 – 22 FEB 1918)
        1. 1. Allie (Leone) Marlow (28 FEB 1880 – 12 APR 1963)
        2. 2. Marion (Sylvester Albert Lee) Marlow (18 Jan 1884 – 11 Mar 1969) m. Alice (Lee) Pierce (Feb 1888 – 17 Oct 1972) m. Jewell (Mae) Clifton (05 MAY 1905 – 25 Feb 1999)
        3. 3. Edward (Leroy) Marlow (07 FEB 1886 – 28 NOV 1963)
        4. 4. Fred (Luarther) Marlow (1889 – 13 DEC 1959)
        5. 5. Floyd (L.) Marlow (17 NOV 1890 – 13 JAN 1964)
    4. 4. William (C.) Grimes (7 March 1834 – 7 April 1928)
    5. 5. Judith Judd (1840 – 1920)
    6. 6. Nathaniel Grimes (1844 – 1925)
    7. 7. Emily Long (9 January 1844 – 17 May 1928)
    8. 8. Lewis (Washington) Grimes (27 February 1845 – 18 August 1939)
    9. 9. Wallace (Owens) Grimes (7 March 1848 – 3 December 1929)
    10. 10. Sarah (Ann) Kelley (7 March 1851 – 26 October 1939)
    11. 11. James (Walter) Grimes (28 October 1856 – 29 October 1940)
    12. 12. Nancy (Katherine Mae) McFarlane (21 July 1866 – 15 August 1902)

Martha Hays's Timeline

3 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Martha Hays in Adair, Kentucky, USA
Adair, Kentucky, USA
1813
26 Dec 1813
Age 15
Martha Hays was married in Adair, Kentucky, USA
Adair, Kentucky, USA
1853
26 Feb 1853
Age 55
Death of Martha Hays in Russell, Kentucky, USA
Russell, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1813
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1853
    Event Place: Russell, Kentucky, USA
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