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Elizabeth Jane Mays 1843 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1843

Birth Location: Kanawha Co VA

Death Date: 1 December 1925

Death Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA

Father: Hamilton Mays

Mother: Nancy Stanley

Spouse(s): Wayne Knight

Children(s): Nancy Knight, John Knight, Catherine Knight, Adalade Knight, Lafayette Knight, Abraham Knight, William Knight, Theadore Knight, Samuel Knight

In 1843, Elizabeth Jane Mays entered the world in Kanawha Co VA, born to Hamilton Mays and Nancy Stanley. In 1850, Elizabeth Jane Mays resided in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Elizabeth Jane Mays resided in Cabell Court House, Cabell, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth Jane Mays married Wayne W Knight, and had children including Nancy Ann Knight, John Thomas Knight, Catherine Francis Knight, Adalade Knight, Lafayette Robert Knight, Abraham Lincoln Knight, William M Knight, Theadore Knight, Samuel C Knight. Elizabeth Jane Mays passed away in 1925 in Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1843, Elizabeth Jane Mays entered the world in Kanawha Co VA, born to Hamilton Mays and Nancy Stanley.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth Jane Mays resided in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Elizabeth Jane Mays resided in Cabell Court House, Cabell, Virginia, USA.
  • Elizabeth Jane Mays married Wayne W Knight, and had children including Nancy Ann Knight, John Thomas Knight, Catherine Francis Knight, Adalade Knight, Lafayette Robert Knight, Abraham Lincoln Knight, William M Knight, Theadore Knight, Samuel C Knight.
  • Elizabeth Jane Mays passed away in 1925 in Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hamilton Mays
1820 – 1882
Birth Location: Virginia
HM
Nancy Stanley
1820 – 1893
Birth Location: Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA
NS

Spouses(s)

Wayne Knight
1838 – 1925
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
WK

Children(s)

Nancy Knight
1863 – 1888
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
NK
John Knight
1865 – 1939
Birth Location: , Cabell, West Virginia, USA
JK
Catherine Knight
1867 – 1887
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia
CK
Adalade Knight
1870 – 1960
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
AK
Lafayette Knight
1875 – 1953
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
LK
Abraham Knight
1875 – 1942
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
AK
William Knight
1877 – 1943
Birth Location: West Virginia
WK
Theadore Knight
1880 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
TK
Samuel Knight
1882 – 1975
Birth Location: West Virginia
SK

Elizabeth Mays's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Mays
1843 – 1925
Birth Place: Kanawha Co VA
Parents
Hamilton Mays
1820 – 1882
Virginia
Nancy Stanley
1820 – 1893
Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Stanley
1796 – 1860
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Ellison
1802 – 1836
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Mays's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth (Jane) Mays (29 May 1843 – 1 December 1925) m. Wayne (W) Knight (11 July 1838 – 27 April 1925)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Knight (15 March 1863 – 29 December 1888)
  2. 2. John (Thomas) Knight (7 May 1865 – March 29 1939) m. Estella (Mae) Chapman (10 June 1871 – 23 October 1934)
    1. 1. Ernest (D) Knight (22 Jul 1890 – 2 Jun 1978)
    2. 2. Laura Knight (19 Jan 1893 – )
    3. 3. George (Washington) Knight (13 June 1895 – 12 December 1956) m. Virgie Clark (1898 – 25 October 1977)
    4. 4. Lola (F) Knight (8 Nov 1896 – 18 Mar 1997) m. John Butcher (abt 1887 – )
      1. 1. Pearl Butcher (abt 1914 – )
      2. 2. Paul Butcher (abt 1915 – )
      3. 3. Stella Butcher (abt 1919 – )
      4. 4. Homer Butcher (abt 1921 – )
      5. 5. Arthur Butcher (abt 1926 – )
      6. 6. William Butcher (abt 1928 – )
    5. 5. Fannie Knight (17 Jan 1900 – 7 Jul 1970)
    6. 6. Sada (Ann) Knight (11 Nov 1904 – )
    7. 7. Myrtle (Clara) Knight (abt 1908 – 2 Nov 1979)
    8. 8. Russell (C) Knight (3 Apr 1910 – 10 Feb 1998)
    9. 9. Lucille Knight (9 Aug 1913 – 2 Aug 2003)
  3. 3. Catherine (Francis) Knight (18 Jul 1867 – July 1887)
  4. 4. Adalade Knight (15 April 1870 – 7 Dec 1960) m. John Dean (abt 1866 – )
    1. 1. Adelia Dean (1893 – )
    2. 2. Myrtle Dean (24 Jan 1895 – )
    3. 3. Bertha Dean (1897 – )
    4. 4. Martha (I) Dean (1901 – )
    5. 5. Katherine (L) Dean (1903 – )
    6. 6. John (R) Dean (1905 – )
    7. 7. Caldwell Dean (1908 – )
    8. 8. Lown (D) Dean (abt 1910 – )
    9. 9. Owen (Dewey) Dean (abt 1912 – )
  5. 5. Lafayette (Robert) Knight (4 May 1875 – 15 February 1953) m. Emmazetta Mays (22 March 1880 – 3 April 1943)
  6. 6. Abraham (Lincoln) Knight (Sep 1875 – 14 May 1942)
  7. 7. William (M) Knight (Abt 1877 – 3 June 1943) m. Ethel (E) Eades (24 Oct 1897 – 1968)
    1. 1. William (Arron) Knight (3 March 1918 – 12 May 1978) m. Mary (Ellen) Smith (abt 1915 – 21 May 2002) m. Dorothy (Delores) Corderman (1 Jun 1916 – 27 Feb 2004)
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Knight (5 Nov 1936 – 8 Dec 2003) m. Austin (Allen) Valentine ( – 1979) m. Clarence (Vernon) Eastes (Est 1934 – 14 Sep 1980)
        1. 1. Clare (Ann) Valentine
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Valentine
      2. 2. Florence (Lee) Knight (20 Sep 1938 – 9 2002) m. Kenneth (Ray) Hamlin (30 Jan 1928 – 2 Dec 2001) m. Earl (H) Caslow (abt 1936 – )
        1. 1. Terri (Lynn) Hamlin (3-1-1957 – ) m. Steven (Eugene) Cook (19 Aug 1955 – 11 Jul 2010) m. Charles (R) Sopha (18 Apr 1963 – )
        2. 2. Kenneth (Ray) Hamlin (25 Mar 1958 – ) m. Anita (B Michelle) Hamlin
        3. 3. Roddney (Eugene) Hamlin (4-11-1962 – ) m. Heidi (H) Howard (abt 1967 – 18 Jul 1993)
        4. 4. Robert (Leon) Hamlin (8 January 1964 – 6 February 2020) m. Carol (Ann) Staten (4 July 1967 – 23 January 2013)
      3. 3. William (Harvey) Knight (8 May 1941 – 9 Jun 2005)
      4. 4. Scott (L) Knight (10 Nov 1943 – )
      5. 5. Jack (Leon) Knight (26 January 1947 – 5 May 2008) m. Kathleen (India) Delair (28 July 1946 – 21 June 2014)
      6. 6. Donna (Mae) Knight (Oct 1948 – )
    2. 2. Frank (Earl) Knight (1 March 1919 – 25 May 1981) m. Hazel (Ruby) Baumgardner (abt 1917 – 10 December 2004)
      1. 1. Linda (Lou) Knight (abt 1942 – )
      2. 2. Donna (K) Knight (28 April 1944 – ) m. John (Robinson) Bowman (15 Jan 1931 – )
    3. 3. Beulah (Christeen) Knight (27 Nov 1922 – 14 May 1993) m. Floyd (E) Pike (abt 1918 – )
      1. 1. Scott (Lee) Pike (abt 1942 – )
    4. 4. Mable (Avis) Knight (10 Oct 1924 – 16 March 2019) m. Roger Jones (29 December 1925 – 17 January 2019)
    5. 5. Leonard (Leon) Knight (22 January 1927 – 12 February 2010) m. Shirley (J) Roe (abt 1932 – )
    6. 6. Margaret (E.) Knight (1930 – 22 May 1932)
  8. 8. Theadore Knight (Abt 1880 – )
  9. 9. Samuel (C) Knight (20 Sep 1882 – Jan 1975)

Elizabeth Mays's Timeline

11 Records

1843
29 May 1843
Birth of Elizabeth Jane Mays in Kanawha Co VA
Kanawha Co VA
1850
1850
Age 7
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here in District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 17
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here in Cabell Court House, Cabell, Virginia, USA
Cabell Court House, Cabell, Virginia, USA
1867
1867
Age 24
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here
None
1870
1870
Age 27
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here in Barboursville, Cabell Court House, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Barboursville, Cabell Court House, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1873
1873
Age 30
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here
None
1880
1880
Age 37
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here in Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 57
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here in McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 77
Elizabeth Jane Mays resided here in McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1925
1 December 1925
Age 82
Death of Elizabeth Jane Mays in Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1843
    Event Place: Kanawha Co VA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 10, Cabell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Cabell, Virginia; Roll: 938; Page: 22b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cabell Court House, Cabell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Cabell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1338; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 805338

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1867
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell Court House, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 539A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1873
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McComas, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1925
    Event Place: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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