Individual Details

Provisional son of Delitha Hays - lived nearby and she had an unaccounted-for son of the approximate age with her in the 1840 census in Tippah Co. His birth in SC is puzzling - was more likely TN if he was indeed her son. Also three generations of his descendants had atDNA testing and match my uncle as well as other descendants of Delitha Hays.

Thomas has been said to have married Nancy Robinson. The marriage records from Tippah Co. are lost for this time period.

1850 Census. Tippah Co, MS.
Hh 519
Asa Robinson, 71, b. VA
Frances, 57, b. SC
Priscilla F., 28, b. KY
Thomas J., 22, b. TN
Elizabeth J., 19, b. TN
John A. Wadkins, 5, b. MS
Hh 518
Thomas Hays, 30, b. SC
Nancy, 26, b. TN
Alsey C., 2, b. MS
John, 7 months, b. MS
Rebecca Robinson, 18, b. TN
Hh 519
Asa Robinson, 25, b. TN
Polly, 29, b. L
Thomas H., 3, b. MS
William W., 1, b. MS

1860 Census. P.O. Ruckersville, Tippah Co, MS
Hh 177
Asa Robinson, 82, Farmer, b. VA
Frances, 65, b. SC
Thomas Hays, 35, b. SC
Nancy, 33, b. KY
John Cox Hays, 12, b. MS as were all the children
Silas B., 7
Elizabeth, 5
Thomas, 3,
William, 1
Delila Roinson, 2
Elizabeth Robinson, 25, b. TN

1870 Census. Twp 3, Range 4, Tippah, MS
Hh 34
Thomas Hais, 50, b. SC
Nancy, 46, b. SC
John, 20, b. MS
Silas, 17
Elizabeth, 14
Thomas, 13
Wm, 11
Susan, 7
Madison, 4

Birth	Abt 1820
Marriage	Abt 1846	Tippah County, Mississippi - Nancy Robinson

Spouse	Nancy Robinson (1824 - )
Child	Alsey C HAYS (1848 - 1860)
Child	John Cox HAYS (1849 - )
Child	Silas B HAYS (1852 - 1933)
Child	Elizabeth HAYS (1855 - 1936)
Child	Thomas HAYS (1856 - 1901)
Child	William Robert HAYS (1859 - 1938)
Child	Robert Charlie HAYS (1863 - 1948)
Child	Susan HAYS (1863 - )
Child	Madison or Mathew HAYS (1866 - 1931)

Father	HAYS ( - )
Mother	DELITHA [HAYS] (1797 - 1860)
Sibling	Mary "Polly" HAYS (1816 - )
Sibling	Lucinda HAYS (1821 - 1867)
Sibling	[Daughter] HAYS ( - )
Sibling	John HAYS (1824 - )
Sibling	Martin HAYS (1828 - 1860)
Sibling	ELIAS B. HAYS (1829 - 1879)
Sibling	Parthenia Jane "Thena" Hays (1838 - 1900)