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James A. Mayes 1828–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Point Lookout, MD

Father: Julius May

Mother: Matilda Myrick

Spouse(s): Emaline Mayes

Children(s): Elizabeth Lee, Catharine Sharp, William Mayes, Jane Mayes, Lydia Mayes, Estella Mayes

James A. Mayes was born in 1828 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Julius P May And Matilda Myrick. James A. Mayes married Emaline Taylor Mayes, and had children including Catharine Mays Lee Sharp, Elizabeth Louisa Mayes Sharp Ward Lee, Estella Mayes, Jane Mayes, Lydia Mayes, William F Mayes. James A. Mayes passed away in 1880 in Point Lookout, MD.

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Biography

  • James A. Mayes was born in 1828 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Julius P May And Matilda Myrick.
  • James A. Mayes married Emaline Taylor Mayes, and had children including Catharine Mays Lee Sharp, Elizabeth Louisa Mayes Sharp Ward Lee, Estella Mayes, Jane Mayes, Lydia Mayes, William F Mayes.
  • James A. Mayes passed away in 1880 in Point Lookout, MD.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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James Mayes's Ancestors

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James Mayes
1828–1880
Birth Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Julius P. May
1794–1863
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
Matilda Myrick
1805–1870
Warren County, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (B) May
1750–1834
Virginia, United States
Penelope Stallings
1749–1807
North Carolina, USA
Charles Myrick
1769–1851
Bute County, North Carolina
Martha ("Polly" Patty) Ray
1769–1855
Warren, NC
Great-Grandparents
William McMay?
1725–1790
Mary Jeffery
1730–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1715–1790
Sarah Pleasant
1715–1797

James Mayes's Descendants

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James (A.) Mayes (1828–1880) m. Emaline (TAYLOR) Mayes (5 Oct 1828–29 Jan 1914)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Louisa MAYES Sharp Ward) Lee 1853–1942 m. Joseph Lee 1852–1929
    1. 1. Laura (Matilda) Lee 1880–1951 m. Henry (Ellsworth) Wyman 1874–1947
      1. 1. Claude (E) Wyman 1902–1964 m. Marie (Inez) Ward 1904–1984
        1. 1. Joyce (A.) Wyman 1932–1969 m. Raymond Wyman 1924–1992
        2. 2. Harry (Lloyd) Wyman 1927–1994
        3. 3. Steve (Raymond) Wyman 1926–1990
        4. 4. Robert (D) Wyman 1947–1999
        5. 5. Laura (Patricia) Wyman 1935–1945
        6. 6. Dolorous Wyman 1930–1987
        7. 7. Donna (Marie) Wyman 1937–2016
    2. 2. Bertha Lee 1894–
    3. 3. Moddie Lee 1898–
    4. 4. Grandille Lee 1908–
    5. 5. Walter Lee 1883–1919 m. Matilda (Jane) Sharp 1893–1955
    6. 6. Bessie Lee 1876–
  2. 2. Catharine (Mays Lee) Sharp 1857–1938
  3. 3. William (F) Mayes 1854–1909
  4. 4. Jane Mayes 1853–1943
  5. 5. Lydia Mayes 1866–
  6. 6. Estella Mayes 1859–1925

James Mayes's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of James A. Mayes in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Death of James A. Mayes in Point Lookout, MD
Point Lookout, MD

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Point Lookout, MD

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