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Alexander Alex Mays 1850–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1850

Birth Location: Blount County,Tennessee USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1925

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Father: Flemming Mays

Mother: Jane Sherrill

Spouse(s): Nancy Newman

Children(s): James Mays

Alexander Alex Mays was born in 1850 in Blount County,Tennessee USA, the child of Flemming Flem Mays And Jane Sherrill. Alexander Alex Mays married Nancy Margia Newman, and had children including James Franklin Mays. Alexander Alex Mays passed away in 1925 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Alexander Alex Mays was born in 1850 in Blount County,Tennessee USA, the child of Flemming Flem Mays And Jane Sherrill.
  • Alexander Alex Mays married Nancy Margia Newman, and had children including James Franklin Mays.
  • Alexander Alex Mays passed away in 1925 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Flemming Mays
1818–1891
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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Jane Sherrill
1820–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Newman
1861–1920
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

James Mays
1875–1959
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Alexander Mays's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Mays
1850–1925
Birth Place: Blount County,Tennessee USA
Parents
Flemming "Flem" Mays
1818–1891
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Jane Sherrill
1820–1880
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
GARDNER (Barton) Mayes
1780–1859
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
CATHERINE ("Katie") Vineyard
1783–1859
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Maze
1755–1818
Lydia Witt
1753–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM MAYS
1726–1794
Sarah Latham
1732–1795

Alexander Mays's Descendants

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Alexander (Alex) Mays (27 Jan 1850–23 Mar 1925) m. Nancy (Margia) Newman (Sep 1861–14 August 1920)
  1. 1. James (Franklin) Mays 1875–1959 m. Esther (Mae Reed) Mays 1881–1914 m. Delia (C) Mays 1883–1950
    1. 1. Rosa (Vernell Mays) Worthington 1899–1986 m. Joseph (W) Worthington 1892–1973
      1. 1. Chap (K) Washington 1924–1983 m. Mary ("Carolyn" Bailey) Burke 1930–2007
      2. 2. Helen (W) Hawks 1919–2008 m. Ned (A.) Hawks 1910–2002
      3. 3. Majorie (Marcella Worthington) Powell 1921–2008 m. Lawson (Joseph) Powell 1913–1999
    2. 2. James (B.) Mays 1909–1991 m. Estella ("Stella" Mildred Brewer) Mays 1912–2008
    3. 3. Kathleen (Mays) Bates 1909–1939
    4. 4. Alberta Mays 1902–1903
    5. 5. Lawrence (Lee) Mays 1904–1952 m. Helene (J) Mays 1913–
    6. 6. Lorene (S Mays) Covington 1922–2012

Alexander Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1850
27 Jan 1850
Birth of Alexander Alex Mays in Blount County,Tennessee USA
Blount County,Tennessee USA
1925
23 Mar 1925
Age 75
Death of Alexander Alex Mays in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Blount County,Tennessee USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1925
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
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