Ophelia Clarissa Hays

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Ophelia Clarissa Hays (Polk)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Death: April 18, 1854 (41)
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Place of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy Polk
Wife of Dr. John Brown Hays, Jr.
Mother of Jane Virginia Lee and Maria Naomi Hayes
Sister of James K. Polk, 11th President of the USA; Jane Maria Walker; Lydia Eliza Caldwell; John Lee Polk; Marshall Tate Polk, Sr. and 3 others

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About Ophelia Clarissa Hays

Subject was the youngest sister of James K. Polk. She was born 9/6/1812 in Maury County, married 9/25/1829 to Dr. John B. Hayes in Columbia, TN. She died on April 18, 1850.


Daughter of Samuel Polk & Jane [Knox] Polk

Wife of Dr. John B. Hayes Married 1830 - Maury Co., TN

Mother of: Jacob S. Hayes Ann Eliza Hayes Virginia Hayes Naomi Hayes Samuel Polk Hayes Charles Campbell Hayes

Sister of President James K. Polk

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Please change the DOD year to 1854 as it says this on headstone and all records. Debra http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47442357

Note: TS photo clearly has 1851. Also surname on ts is spelled Hays.. Stone cutter error? Mary Bob John B. HAYES was born in Rockbridge Co, VA. He married Ophelia Clarissa POLK on 24 Sep 1829 in Columbia, Tn.

Ophelia Clarissa POLK [Parents] was born 06 Sep 1811 in Maury Co, TN. She died 18 Apr 1851 in Columbia, Tn. Ophelia married John B. HAYES on 24 Sep 1829 in Columbia, Tn.

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Ophelia Clarissa Hays's Timeline

1812
September 6, 1812
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
1830
September 11, 1830
1838
1838
1854
April 18, 1854
Age 41
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA