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Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens 1842–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 APR 1842

Birth Location: Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 4 OCT 1910

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

Father: William Stephens

Mother: Mary Thomas

Spouse(s): Samuel HAYS

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

In 1842, Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens entered the world in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to William Wilson Stephens And Mary Elender Thomas. Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens married Samuel Leon Hays, and had children including Asa Nelson Black Hawk Hays, E N Hays, Jacob Hays, William Isaac Washington Hays. Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens passed away in 1910 in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens entered the world in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to William Wilson Stephens And Mary Elender Thomas.
  • Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens married Samuel Leon Hays, and had children including Asa Nelson Black Hawk Hays, E N Hays, Jacob Hays, William Isaac Washington Hays.
  • Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens passed away in 1910 in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Sarah Stephens's Ancestors

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Sarah Stephens
1842–1910
Birth Place: Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Wilson Stephens
1811–1859
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elender) Thomas
1817–1895
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Vachel Stephens
1774–1850
Willistown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Martha (Jane "Jinny") JONES
1786–1850
Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Vachel Stevens\Stephens
1747–1811
Ann Ramsey
1744–1822
William Jones
1767–1837
Mary (Jones)
1767–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Stephens's Descendants

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Sarah (Catherine "Puss") Stephens (12 APR 1842–4 OCT 1910) m. Samuel (Leon) HAYS (4 Feb 1842–24 Mar 1864)
  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–

Sarah Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1842
12 APR 1842
Birth of Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1910
4 OCT 1910
Age 68
Death of Sarah Catherine "Puss" Stephens in Gulledge Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee
Gulledge Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 APR 1842
    Event Place: Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1910
    Event Place: Gulledge Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee

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

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