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James Knox Polk Mayes 1847–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1847

Birth Location: Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 18 Apr 1914

Death Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Johnson Mayes

Mother: Leta Edwards

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dunn-Mayes

Children(s): Harriet Hopper, Joseph Mayes, John Mayes, Rachel Mayes, Oscar Mayes, William Mayes, China Mayes, Francislou Mayes, Eli Mayes, Easter Mayes

James Knox Polk Mayes was born in 1847 in Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, the child of Johnson Mayes And Leta Edwards. James Knox Polk Mayes married Elizabeth Ann Dunn Mayes, and had children including China Mae Mayes, Easter June Mayes, Eli Maryville Mayes, Francislou Emma Emmie Mayes, Harriet Alice Mayes Francisco Hopper, John Franklin Mayes, Joseph Matthew Mayes, Oscar Paris Mayes, Rachel Florence Mayes, William Henry Mayes. James Knox Polk Mayes passed away in 1914 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Knox Polk Mayes was born in 1847 in Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, the child of Johnson Mayes And Leta Edwards.
  • James Knox Polk Mayes married Elizabeth Ann Dunn Mayes, and had children including China Mae Mayes, Easter June Mayes, Eli Maryville Mayes, Francislou Emma Emmie Mayes, Harriet Alice Mayes Francisco Hopper, John Franklin Mayes, Joseph Matthew Mayes, Oscar Paris Mayes, Rachel Florence Mayes, William Henry Mayes.
  • James Knox Polk Mayes passed away in 1914 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA.

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James Mayes's Ancestors

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James Mayes
1847–1914
Birth Place: Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Johnson Mayes
1817–1900
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Leta Edwards
1818–1857
Big Barren Creek, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Spencer (Edwards) Sr.
1780–1848
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Lucinda (Catherine "Katy") Riddle
1790–1840
Big Barren Creek, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Edwards
1720–1801
Jane Evart
1740–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Edwards
1690–1781
Lady Downing
1692–1742

James Mayes's Descendants

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James (Knox Polk) Mayes (25 Apr 1847–18 Apr 1914) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Dunn-Mayes (21 Oct 1850–16 Jun 1935)
  1. 1. Harriet (Alice Mayes Francisco) Hopper 1867–1927 m. Thomas (Jefferson "Tommy") Hopper 1841–1926 m. Israel (Paris) Francisco 1854–1884
    1. 1. Bessie Hopper 1891–1966
    2. 2. Oscar (Mathew) Hopper 1895–1967
    3. 3. Hattie (E) Hopper 1901–1987
    4. 4. Allie ("Pearlie") Hopper 1903–1994
    5. 5. Sylvenia ("Sylvia") Mayes 1889–
    6. 6. Della (Columbia) Francisco 1883–1968
    7. 7. Leona Francisco 1885–1935
    8. 8. Luther (Jasper) Mayes 1886–1968 m. Theodocia ("Docia") Weaver 1894–1958
      1. 1. Earl (Carlos(Carless)) Mayes 1918–1999 m. Frieda (Lucile) Vogt 1921–2017
      2. 2. Oleson (C) Mayes 1914–1997
      3. 3. Enver (Clondus) Mayes 1915–1994
      4. 4. Argel (E) Mayes 1919–1998
      5. 5. General (Hubert) Mayes 1921–2000
      6. 6. Lorena Petersen 1925–2002
      7. 7. Lillis Mayes 1927–2008
      8. 8. Herbert Mayes 1929–1999
      9. 9. Dorothy Mayes 1936–2001
      10. 10. Geneva Mayes 1922–2009
      11. 11. Madonna Mayes 1924–2013
      12. 12. Lois Mayes 1931–2017
      13. 13. Robert (Lee) Mayes 1932–2013
      14. 14. Boy Mayes 1917–1917
  2. 2. Joseph (Matthew) Mayes 1870–1939
  3. 3. John (Franklin) Mayes 1872–1939
  4. 4. Rachel (Florence) Mayes 1878–1917
  5. 5. Oscar (Paris) Mayes 1881–1893
  6. 6. William (Henry) Mayes 1886–1953
  7. 7. China (Mae) Mayes 1889–1915
  8. 8. Francislou (Emma Emmie) Mayes 1891–1928
  9. 9. Eli (Maryville) Mayes 1884–1972
  10. 10. Easter (June) Mayes 1875–1916

James Mayes's Timeline

2 Records

1847
25 Apr 1847
Birth of James Knox Polk Mayes in Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1914
18 Apr 1914
Age 67
Death of James Knox Polk Mayes in Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1847
    Event Place: Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA

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