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Samuel Leon HAYS 1842–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1842

Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1864

Death Location: Chesterfield, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Capt. HAYS

Mother: MARTHA HAYS

Spouse(s): Sarah Stephens

Children(s): William Hays, Asa Hays, Jacob Hays, E.N. Hays

In 1842, Samuel Leon HAYS entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, born to Capt Asa Nelson Blackhawk Hays And Martha Abigail Abbie Shipman Hays. Samuel Leon HAYS married Sarah Catherine Puss Stephens, and had children including Asa Nelson Black Hawk Hays, E N Hays, Jacob Hays, William Isaac Washington Hays. Samuel Leon HAYS passed away in 1864 in Chesterfield, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Samuel Leon HAYS entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, born to Capt Asa Nelson Blackhawk Hays And Martha Abigail Abbie Shipman Hays.
  • Samuel Leon HAYS married Sarah Catherine Puss Stephens, and had children including Asa Nelson Black Hawk Hays, E N Hays, Jacob Hays, William Isaac Washington Hays.
  • Samuel Leon HAYS passed away in 1864 in Chesterfield, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Samuel HAYS's Ancestors

Self
Samuel HAYS
1842–1864
Birth Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Capt. ASA NELSON "Blackhawk" HAYS
1818–1887
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
MARTHA (ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN) HAYS
1816–1876
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Elliott) Hays
1782–1820
Frederick County, Maryland
Martha (Brown) Davis
1786–1826
Tennessee
Jacob Shipman
1779–1850
North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Denton
1776–1855
White, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Hays
1729–1793
Mary Henderson
1732–1803
Jonathan Davis
1750–1831
ELIZABETH DAVIS
1752–1831
Jacob War
1746–1794
Sarah Gage
1749–1830
Benjamin *
1753–1810
Sealah Wiggins
1755–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas1 Wiggins
1730–1799
Mary Cooper
1735–1790

Samuel HAYS's Descendants

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Samuel (Leon) HAYS (4 Feb 1842–24 Mar 1864) m. Sarah (Catherine "Puss") Stephens (12 APR 1842–4 OCT 1910)
  1. 1. William (Isaac Washington) Hays 1860–1922
  2. 2. Asa (Nelson "Black Hawk") Hays 1862–1907 m. Mary (Alice) Wooten 1865–1954
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Hayes 1901–1993
    2. 2. Sarah (Lydia) Hayes 1893–1967
    3. 3. Ira (Ocia) Hayes 1895–1976
    4. 4. James (Lee) Hayes 1897–1899
    5. 5. Johnnie (Cordelia) Hayes 1899–1973
    6. 6. Bessie (Edna) Hayes 1903–1998
    7. 7. Acie (Nelson) Hayes 1905–1976
    8. 8. Robert (Dewey) Hayes 1908–1990
  3. 3. Jacob Hays 1856–
  4. 4. E.N. Hays 1859–

Samuel HAYS's Timeline

2 Records

1842
4 Feb 1842
Birth of Samuel Leon HAYS in Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
1864
24 Mar 1864
Age 22
Death of Samuel Leon HAYS in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Henderson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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