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Henry Preston Mays 1831–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Aug 1831

Birth Location: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1892

Death Location: London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

Father: Green Mays

Mother: Nancy Ivy

Spouse(s): Martha Ivy

Children(s): John Mays, Evelyn Grew, Tennesee Fry, Ella Mayes

Henry Preston Mays was born in 1831 in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Berry Mays And Nancy Jane Ivy. Henry Preston Mays married Martha Ann Ivy, and had children including Ella Mayes, Evelyn Mc Grew, John James Mays, Tennesee Mays Fry. Henry Preston Mays passed away in 1892 in London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Preston Mays was born in 1831 in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Berry Mays And Nancy Jane Ivy.
  • Henry Preston Mays married Martha Ann Ivy, and had children including Ella Mayes, Evelyn Mc Grew, John James Mays, Tennesee Mays Fry.
  • Henry Preston Mays passed away in 1892 in London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA.

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Henry Mays's Ancestors

Self
Henry Mays
1831–1892
Birth Place: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Green Berry Mays
1810–1887
Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nancy (Jane) Ivy
1813–1856
Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Jack) Ivy
1788–1868
Orange County, North Carolina
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Kidwell
1792–1880
Grainger County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Rev Kidwell
1765–1848
Nancy McKey
1774–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kidwell
1717–1774
Elizabeth Colclough
1715–1748

Henry Mays's Descendants

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Henry (Preston) Mays (06 Aug 1831–10 Jan 1892) m. Martha (Ann) Ivy (1837–20 Jan 1898)
  1. 1. John (James) Mays 1862–1934 m. Chairity (Belle Kirk) Mays 1867–1927
    1. 1. John (Henry) Mays 1890–1956 m. Carrie Belcher 1912–2005 m. Mary (Ann Miller) Mays 1889–1928
      1. 1. Cora (Edith) Mays 1909–1978 m. Dewey (Milburn Smith) Sr 1907–1989
        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
      2. 2. Theodore (Henry) Mays 1922–1995
      3. 3. Robert (Woodrow) Mays 1913–1980
      4. 4. Nadine (Francis Mays) Rambeau 1925–1992
      5. 5. Betty (Ruth Mays) Smith 1913–1977
      6. 6. William (Hughie) Mays 1920–1982
      7. 7. Carrie (B) Wilson –1915
    2. 2. Robert Mays 1885–
    3. 3. Calvin Mays 1892–
    4. 4. Albert Mays 1896–
    5. 5. Samuel Mays 1900–
    6. 6. Ivy (Samuel) Mays 1900–1973
    7. 7. Axie (Viola) Mays 1903–1918
    8. 8. Lucy (Evelyn Mays) Humphrey 1905–1942
    9. 9. Anna (Mae Mays) Mike 1910–1995
  2. 2. Evelyn (Mc) Grew 1854–1934
  3. 3. Tennesee (Mays) Fry 1858–1938
  4. 4. Ella Mayes 1864–1904

Henry Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1831
06 Aug 1831
Birth of Henry Preston Mays in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
1892
10 Jan 1892
Age 61
Death of Henry Preston Mays in London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1892
    Event Place: London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA

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