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Cora Edith Mays 1909–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4/6/1909

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 5/9/1978

Death Location: Middlesboro, Ky, USA

Father: John Mays

Mother: Mary Mays

Spouse(s): Dewey Sr

Children(s): James Smith, Anna Hall, William Smith, Dewey Jr., Helen Smith, Roy Smith

In 1909, Cora Edith Mays entered the world in Kentucky, born to John Henry Mays And Mary Ann Miller Mays. Cora Edith Mays married Dewey Milburn Smith Sr, and had children including Anna Margaret Smith Hall, Dewey Milburn Tubby Smith Jr, Helen Sue Smith, James Donald Donnie Smith, Roy Lee Smith, William Douglas Smith. Cora Edith Mays passed away in 1978 in Middlesboro, Ky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Cora Edith Mays entered the world in Kentucky, born to John Henry Mays And Mary Ann Miller Mays.
  • Cora Edith Mays married Dewey Milburn Smith Sr, and had children including Anna Margaret Smith Hall, Dewey Milburn Tubby Smith Jr, Helen Sue Smith, James Donald Donnie Smith, Roy Lee Smith, William Douglas Smith.
  • Cora Edith Mays passed away in 1978 in Middlesboro, Ky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mays
1890–1956
Birth Location: Lilly,Laurel co, Ky
JM
Mary Mays
1889–1928
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Dewey Sr
1907–1989
Birth Location: Union County, Tennessee, USA
DS

Children(s)

James Smith
1946–2014
Birth Location: Middlesboro, Ky, USA
JS
Anna Hall
1934–2020
Birth Location: Bell, Kentucky, USA
AH
William Smith
1943–2019
Birth Location: Middlesborough, Bell, Kentucky, USA
WS
Dewey Jr.
1930–2010
Birth Location: Middlesboro, Ky, USA
DJ
Helen Smith
1941–2013
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
HS
Roy Smith
1927–2010
Birth Location: Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
RS

Cora Mays's Ancestors

Self
Cora Mays
1909–1978
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
John Henry Mays
1890–1956
Lilly,Laurel co, Ky
Mary (Ann Miller) Mays
1889–1928
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (James) Mays
1862–1934
Tennessee, USA
Chairity (Belle Kirk) Mays
1867–1927
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Mays
1831–1892
Martha Ivy
1837–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Green Mays
1810–1887
Nancy Ivy
1813–1856
John Ivey
1815–1873
Belinda\Malinda Ivy
1809–1880

Cora Mays's Descendants

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Cora (Edith) Mays (4/6/1909–5/9/1978) m. Dewey (Milburn Smith) Sr (Sept 11 1907–27 Oct 1989)
  1. 1. James (Donald "Donnie") Smith 1946–2014
  2. 2. Anna (Margaret Smith) Hall 1934–2020
  3. 3. William (Douglas) Smith 1943–2019
  4. 4. Dewey (Milburn "Tubby" Smith) Jr. 1930–2010
  5. 5. Helen (Sue) Smith 1941–2013
  6. 6. Roy (Lee) Smith 1927–2010

Cora Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1909
4/6/1909
Birth of Cora Edith Mays in Kentucky
Kentucky
1978
5/9/1978
Age 69
Death of Cora Edith Mays in Middlesboro, Ky, USA
Middlesboro, Ky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 461909
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 591978
    Event Place: Middlesboro, Ky, USA
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