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Benjamin Ausmus Mayes 1875–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 January 1875

Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1946

Death Location: Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Johnson Mayes

Mother: Manerva Hopper

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Benjamin Ausmus Mayes was born in 1875 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Johnson Mayes And Manerva Hopper. In 1880, Benjamin Ausmus Mayes resided in District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Ausmus Mayes passed away in 1946 in Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Ausmus Mayes was born in 1875 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Johnson Mayes And Manerva Hopper.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Ausmus Mayes resided in District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Ausmus Mayes passed away in 1946 in Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

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Benjamin Mayes's Ancestors

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Benjamin Mayes
1875–1946
Birth Place: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Johnson Mayes
1817–1900
Tennessee, USA
Manerva Hopper
1835–1884
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Daux) Mayes
1774–1846
Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sherrod Mayes
1746–1836
Elizabeth Smith
1738–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HENRY MAYES
1709–1787
Phebey Mayes
1729–1786

Benjamin Mayes's Timeline

3 Records

1875
3 January 1875
Birth of Benjamin Ausmus Mayes in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
Benjamin Ausmus Mayes resided here in District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1946
18 May 1946
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Ausmus Mayes in Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 January 1875
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 221A; Enumeration District: 109
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 11, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 221A; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1946
    Event Place: Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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