Hays Fizer was the daughter of John and Hays Fizer a grocer in Memphis with family ties to Missouri. She was born July 25, 1872 in Tennessee and died June 10, 1953 in Memphis, TN.
The John Fizer family can be found in the 1870 census for Memphis Ward 5:
John Fizer 32 M W Grocer TN
Hays Fizer 28 F W Keeping House TN
Mary 3 F W TN
Julia 11 months F W TN born in August 1870
In 1892, she married Jefferson Davis Fulmer, born in Georgia, who came to Memphis to help his brother John Walter Fulmer with his business interests.
The first mention of Jeff outside of Coosa County is in the 1890 City Directory for Memphis where Jeff is listed as a cashier at Fulmer, Thornton, and Company. The 1891 City Directory lists him as a bookkeeper.
The couple had two sons. Jeff died June 16, 1930 at age 60. (Source Death Certificate Card Index, File 1250, Collection Memphis/Shelby Death Index). Jeff and Hays are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Memphis. They had one additional other unidentified child.
John and Hays Fizer divorced sometime before 1900 because Jeff and Hays have his mother-in-law living with them in the 1900 and 1910 census records.
The Jeff Fulmer family is found in the 1900 Shelby County TN census for Memphis:
J D Fulmer Head W M born May 1862 38 Married 8 years GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fega Fulmer Wife F W born July 1871 28 S 1 of 1 living children Married 8 years TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W born March 1897 8 TN GA TN
Hays D Fizer Mother-in-Law F W 53 Born Nov 1846 Divorced 3 of 3 living children TN TN Missouri
Household included a cook and coachman.
In the 1910 Census for Shelby County, TN, Memphis Ward 7, this family is found again. Jeff is now a cotton broker and they have two children:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head M W 47 Married 18 years GA GA GA Cotton Broker
Hays F Fulmer Wife F W 36 Married 18 years 2 of 2 children living TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
John F Fulmer Son M W 8 S TN GA TN
Hays D Fiser Mother-in-Law R W 63 Divorced 3 of 3 children living TN Missouri Missouri
In the 1920 Census for Shelby County, TN Memphis Ward 33, Jeff and his wife Hays and their family can still be found:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head W M 58 M GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fulmer Wife W F 48 M TN TN TN
Arthur Fulmer Son M W 28 S TN GA TN Mechanic in an Auto Company
John Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
By 1930 both boys are married and have children, but no record can be found for Jeff and Hays.
Hays Fizer Fulmer's death certificate states that she died June 10, 1953, a widowed female born July 25, 1872 who was 80 at the time of her death. Her parents are listed as General John C. Fizer and her mother as Hays Dunn. The informant is Arthur Fulmer Sr. (implying there is an Arthur Fulmer Jr.). She died of a sudden stroke and is buried at Elmwood with husband Jeff.
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The John Fizer family can be found in the 1870 census for Memphis Ward 5:
John Fizer 32 M W Grocer TN
Hays Fizer 28 F W Keeping House TN
Mary 3 F W TN
Julia 11 months F W TN born in August 1870
In 1892, she married Jefferson Davis Fulmer, born in Georgia, who came to Memphis to help his brother John Walter Fulmer with his business interests.
The first mention of Jeff outside of Coosa County is in the 1890 City Directory for Memphis where Jeff is listed as a cashier at Fulmer, Thornton, and Company. The 1891 City Directory lists him as a bookkeeper.
The couple had two sons. Jeff died June 16, 1930 at age 60. (Source Death Certificate Card Index, File 1250, Collection Memphis/Shelby Death Index). Jeff and Hays are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Memphis. They had one additional other unidentified child.
John and Hays Fizer divorced sometime before 1900 because Jeff and Hays have his mother-in-law living with them in the 1900 and 1910 census records.
The Jeff Fulmer family is found in the 1900 Shelby County TN census for Memphis:
J D Fulmer Head W M born May 1862 38 Married 8 years GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fega Fulmer Wife F W born July 1871 28 S 1 of 1 living children Married 8 years TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W born March 1897 8 TN GA TN
Hays D Fizer Mother-in-Law F W 53 Born Nov 1846 Divorced 3 of 3 living children TN TN Missouri
Household included a cook and coachman.
In the 1910 Census for Shelby County, TN, Memphis Ward 7, this family is found again. Jeff is now a cotton broker and they have two children:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head M W 47 Married 18 years GA GA GA Cotton Broker
Hays F Fulmer Wife F W 36 Married 18 years 2 of 2 children living TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
John F Fulmer Son M W 8 S TN GA TN
Hays D Fiser Mother-in-Law R W 63 Divorced 3 of 3 children living TN Missouri Missouri
In the 1920 Census for Shelby County, TN Memphis Ward 33, Jeff and his wife Hays and their family can still be found:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head W M 58 M GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fulmer Wife W F 48 M TN TN TN
Arthur Fulmer Son M W 28 S TN GA TN Mechanic in an Auto Company
John Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
By 1930 both boys are married and have children, but no record can be found for Jeff and Hays.
Hays Fizer Fulmer's death certificate states that she died June 10, 1953, a widowed female born July 25, 1872 who was 80 at the time of her death. Her parents are listed as General John C. Fizer and her mother as Hays Dunn. The informant is Arthur Fulmer Sr. (implying there is an Arthur Fulmer Jr.). She died of a sudden stroke and is buried at Elmwood with husband Jeff.
Updates from Christopher Gadsen 49576146
Hays Fizer was the daughter of John and Hays Fizer a grocer in Memphis with family ties to Missouri. She was born July 25, 1872 in Tennessee and died June 10, 1953 in Memphis, TN.
The John Fizer family can be found in the 1870 census for Memphis Ward 5:
John Fizer 32 M W Grocer TN
Hays Fizer 28 F W Keeping House TN
Mary 3 F W TN
Julia 11 months F W TN born in August 1870
In 1892, she married Jefferson Davis Fulmer, born in Georgia, who came to Memphis to help his brother John Walter Fulmer with his business interests.
The first mention of Jeff outside of Coosa County is in the 1890 City Directory for Memphis where Jeff is listed as a cashier at Fulmer, Thornton, and Company. The 1891 City Directory lists him as a bookkeeper.
The couple had two sons. Jeff died June 16, 1930 at age 60. (Source Death Certificate Card Index, File 1250, Collection Memphis/Shelby Death Index). Jeff and Hays are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Memphis. They had one additional other unidentified child.
John and Hays Fizer divorced sometime before 1900 because Jeff and Hays have his mother-in-law living with them in the 1900 and 1910 census records.
The Jeff Fulmer family is found in the 1900 Shelby County TN census for Memphis:
J D Fulmer Head W M born May 1862 38 Married 8 years GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fega Fulmer Wife F W born July 1871 28 S 1 of 1 living children Married 8 years TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W born March 1897 8 TN GA TN
Hays D Fizer Mother-in-Law F W 53 Born Nov 1846 Divorced 3 of 3 living children TN TN Missouri
Household included a cook and coachman.
In the 1910 Census for Shelby County, TN, Memphis Ward 7, this family is found again. Jeff is now a cotton broker and they have two children:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head M W 47 Married 18 years GA GA GA Cotton Broker
Hays F Fulmer Wife F W 36 Married 18 years 2 of 2 children living TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
John F Fulmer Son M W 8 S TN GA TN
Hays D Fiser Mother-in-Law R W 63 Divorced 3 of 3 children living TN Missouri Missouri
In the 1920 Census for Shelby County, TN Memphis Ward 33, Jeff and his wife Hays and their family can still be found:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head W M 58 M GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fulmer Wife W F 48 M TN TN TN
Arthur Fulmer Son M W 28 S TN GA TN Mechanic in an Auto Company
John Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
By 1930 both boys are married and have children, but no record can be found for Jeff and Hays.
Hays Fizer Fulmer's death certificate states that she died June 10, 1953, a widowed female born July 25, 1872 who was 80 at the time of her death. Her parents are listed as General John C. Fizer and her mother as Hays Dunn. The informant is Arthur Fulmer Sr. (implying there is an Arthur Fulmer Jr.). She died of a sudden stroke and is buried at Elmwood with husband Jeff.
Updates from Christopher Gadsen 49576146
The John Fizer family can be found in the 1870 census for Memphis Ward 5:
John Fizer 32 M W Grocer TN
Hays Fizer 28 F W Keeping House TN
Mary 3 F W TN
Julia 11 months F W TN born in August 1870
In 1892, she married Jefferson Davis Fulmer, born in Georgia, who came to Memphis to help his brother John Walter Fulmer with his business interests.
The first mention of Jeff outside of Coosa County is in the 1890 City Directory for Memphis where Jeff is listed as a cashier at Fulmer, Thornton, and Company. The 1891 City Directory lists him as a bookkeeper.
The couple had two sons. Jeff died June 16, 1930 at age 60. (Source Death Certificate Card Index, File 1250, Collection Memphis/Shelby Death Index). Jeff and Hays are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Memphis. They had one additional other unidentified child.
John and Hays Fizer divorced sometime before 1900 because Jeff and Hays have his mother-in-law living with them in the 1900 and 1910 census records.
The Jeff Fulmer family is found in the 1900 Shelby County TN census for Memphis:
J D Fulmer Head W M born May 1862 38 Married 8 years GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fega Fulmer Wife F W born July 1871 28 S 1 of 1 living children Married 8 years TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W born March 1897 8 TN GA TN
Hays D Fizer Mother-in-Law F W 53 Born Nov 1846 Divorced 3 of 3 living children TN TN Missouri
Household included a cook and coachman.
In the 1910 Census for Shelby County, TN, Memphis Ward 7, this family is found again. Jeff is now a cotton broker and they have two children:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head M W 47 Married 18 years GA GA GA Cotton Broker
Hays F Fulmer Wife F W 36 Married 18 years 2 of 2 children living TN TN TN
Arthur F Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
John F Fulmer Son M W 8 S TN GA TN
Hays D Fiser Mother-in-Law R W 63 Divorced 3 of 3 children living TN Missouri Missouri
In the 1920 Census for Shelby County, TN Memphis Ward 33, Jeff and his wife Hays and their family can still be found:
Jefferson D Fulmer Head W M 58 M GA SC SC Cotton Factor
Hays Fulmer Wife W F 48 M TN TN TN
Arthur Fulmer Son M W 28 S TN GA TN Mechanic in an Auto Company
John Fulmer Son M W 17 S TN GA TN
By 1930 both boys are married and have children, but no record can be found for Jeff and Hays.
Hays Fizer Fulmer's death certificate states that she died June 10, 1953, a widowed female born July 25, 1872 who was 80 at the time of her death. Her parents are listed as General John C. Fizer and her mother as Hays Dunn. The informant is Arthur Fulmer Sr. (implying there is an Arthur Fulmer Jr.). She died of a sudden stroke and is buried at Elmwood with husband Jeff.
Updates from Christopher Gadsen 49576146
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