Margaret Hayes was born on October 6, 1850 in Wayne County, Tennessee to William R. Hayes and Sarah Elizabeth Allen. Margaret married late in life to John "Jack" Sims on March 25, 1909.[1] She is enumerated in the United States 1900 Census in the household of John Sims and his wife.[2] Margaret died of tuberculosis nine months after her husband, John Sims. Margaret's final resting place is at Vincent Cemetery in Lewis County, Tennessee.
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↑Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002database, FamilySearch, Jack Sims and Margurite Hays, 25 Mar 1909; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002; citing p. 14, Lewis, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
↑United States Census, 1900database with images, FamilySearch, Margaret E Hayes in household of John Sims, Civil Districts 5-6, Lewis, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,584.
United States Census, 1860database with images, FamilySearch, Margarett Hays in entry for William Hays, 1860.
United States Census, 1870database with images, FamilySearch, Margarett Hays in household of Wm R Hays, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 1, family 4, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,042.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7G-4F1 : 14 July 2016), Margaret Hayes in household of Wm B Hayes, District 5, Lewis, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 113, sheet 326B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1267; FHL microfilm 1,255,267.
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