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Edward Wayne Mays 1929–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1929

Birth Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 February 2019

Death Location: Dixon, Solano County, California, United States of America

Father: Amos Mays

Mother: Mildred Light

Spouse(s): Marilyn Richter

Children(s):

Edward Wayne Mays was born in 1929 in Lubbock, Texas, USA, the child of Amos Walker Mays And Mildred Opal Light. In 1935, Edward Wayne Mays resided in Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico. In 1940, Edward Wayne Mays resided in Prec 20, Oil Center, Lea, New Mexico, USA. Edward Wayne Mays married Marilyn Richter. Edward Wayne Mays passed away in 2019 in Dixon, Solano County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward Wayne Mays was born in 1929 in Lubbock, Texas, USA, the child of Amos Walker Mays And Mildred Opal Light.
  • In 1935, Edward Wayne Mays resided in Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico.
  • In 1940, Edward Wayne Mays resided in Prec 20, Oil Center, Lea, New Mexico, USA.
  • Edward Wayne Mays married Marilyn Richter.
  • Edward Wayne Mays passed away in 2019 in Dixon, Solano County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Edward Mays's Ancestors

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Edward Mays
1929–2019
Birth Place: Lubbock, Texas, USA
Parents
Amos Walker Mays
1904–1971
Wood, Texas, USA
Mildred (Opal) Light
1908–
Texas
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry) Mays
1867–
Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Loduska) Cross
1872–1911
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Wiley Cross
1852–1882
Samantha Moore
1856–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Cross
1815–1891
Delaney Crowley
1810–1892

Edward Mays's Timeline

4 Records

1929
11 Feb 1929
Birth of Edward Wayne Mays in Lubbock, Texas, USA
Lubbock, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Edward Wayne Mays resided here in Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico
Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico
1940
1940
Age 11
Edward Wayne Mays resided here in Prec 20, Oil Center, Lea, New Mexico, USA
Prec 20, Oil Center, Lea, New Mexico, USA
2019
22 February 2019
Age 90
Death of Edward Wayne Mays
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [3] Texas, Birth Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Prec 20, Oil Center, Lea, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 2019
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dixon, Solano County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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