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George Rufus Mays 1892–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1892

Birth Location: Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1942

Death Location: Brilliant, Marion, Alabama, USA

Father: James Mays

Mother: Nancy Howell

Spouse(s): Gertha Burleson

Children(s): Jewell Mays

George Rufus Mays was born in 1892 in Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Thomas Mays And Nancy Taliteful Howell. George Rufus Mays married Gertha Ivie Burleson, and had children including Jewell Marie Mays. George Rufus Mays passed away in 1942 in Brilliant, Marion, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • George Rufus Mays was born in 1892 in Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Thomas Mays And Nancy Taliteful Howell.
  • George Rufus Mays married Gertha Ivie Burleson, and had children including Jewell Marie Mays.
  • George Rufus Mays passed away in 1942 in Brilliant, Marion, Alabama, USA.

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George Mays's Ancestors

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George Mays
1892–1942
Birth Place: Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Thomas Mays
1844–1916
Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA
Nancy (Taliteful) Howell
1855–1936
Grandparents
Burrell (Wright) Howell
1820–1877
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly" BURLESON Howell) #
1828–1892
, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burleson
1796–1860
Patience Ward
1798–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary (Burleson)
1774–1860
Burrel Ward
1775–1856
Naomi Branson
1772–1844

George Mays's Descendants

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George (Rufus) Mays (12 Oct 1892–24 Apr 1942) m. Gertha (Ivie) Burleson (10 Dec 1897–26 Oct 1978)
  1. 1. Jewell (Marie) Mays 1921–2009 m. James (Edwin) Parker 1924–1979
    1. 1. Judy (Faye) Parker 1943–1944

George Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1892
12 Oct 1892
Birth of George Rufus Mays in Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA
Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA
1942
24 Apr 1942
Age 50
Death of George Rufus Mays in Brilliant, Marion, Alabama, USA
Brilliant, Marion, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Pearces Mill, Marion County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1942
    Event Place: Brilliant, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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