Stella Mae Yates: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Stella Mae Yates was born 5 Jan 1908, Greene County, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1996; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 7, Greene County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 9, Washington County, Tennessee

Stella — William Gerald "Doc" Hays. William (son of Dr. George S. Hays and Fannie H. Jeralds) was born 3 Aug 1903, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1983; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Jerry Hays was born 1 Mar 1935, Greene County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 2018, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Feb 2018, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Jerry Hays

(1.Stella¹) was born 1 Mar 1935, Greene County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 2018, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Feb 2018, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 9, Washington County, Tennessee

Notes:

Gladys Russell lists surname as Harp.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 178.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154, 230, 231.
"The Mountain Press", Stella (Yates) Hays obituary.
"The Mountain Press", Jerry McCutchan obituary.

Jerry married Nancy Jane Huff 11 Jun 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of James Noah "Jim" Huff and Henrietta McCutchan) was born 25 Jul 1936, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. Sara Lynn Hays
4. Kendall Reed Hays was born 23 May 1959.
5. Richard Andrew Hays was born 25 May 1960.
6. Christy Leigh Hays

Generation: 3

3. Sara Lynn Hays (2.Jerry², 1.Stella¹)
Notes:
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Reference:
"The Mountain Press", Stella (Yates) Hays obituary.

Kendall Reed Hays

(2.Jerry², 1.Stella¹) was born 23 May 1959.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Mountain Press", Stella (Yates) Hays obituary.

Kendall married Rhonda Gay Stewart 12 Sep 1986, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 11 Feb 1994, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rhonda was born 20 Mar 1961. [Group Sheet]

Kendall married Maria Fatima Mota 4 Jun 2005, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

5.	Richard Andrew Hays (2.Jerry², 1.Stella¹) was born 25 May 1960. Richard married {removed by request} 17 May 1987, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 24 Sep 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] Richard — Teresa. [Group Sheet]

6.	Christy Leigh Hays (2.Jerry², 1.Stella¹) Notes: ---------- Reference: "The Mountain Press", Stella (Yates) Hays obituary. Christy married Larry Thomas Headla 4 Jan 1998, Sevier County, Tennessee. Larry was born 28 Apr 1971. [Group Sheet]