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James Mays 1828–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: May 26 1865

Death Location: Point Lookout, Maryland, USA

Father: Julius May

Mother: Matilda Myrick

Spouse(s): Emaline Taylor

Children(s): Cathern Mayes, Elizabeth Mayes, Jane Mayes, Katie Mayes, Louisa Lee], Lydia Mayes, William Mayes, Estella MAYES, Margaret Mays, William Mays, Jane Mayes

In 1828, James Mays entered the world in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA, born to Julius P May And Matilda Myrick. James Mays married Emaline Jane Taylor, and had children including Cathern Kathrine Or Kate Eliza Mayes, Elizabeth Mayes, Estella Mayes, Jane Mayes, Katie Martin Mayes, Louisa Eliza Mayes Sharp Lee, Lydia Mayes, Margaret Maggie Lydia Mays, William F Mayes, William Mays. James Mays passed away in 1865 in Point Lookout, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, James Mays entered the world in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA, born to Julius P May And Matilda Myrick.
  • James Mays married Emaline Jane Taylor, and had children including Cathern Kathrine Or Kate Eliza Mayes, Elizabeth Mayes, Estella Mayes, Jane Mayes, Katie Martin Mayes, Louisa Eliza Mayes Sharp Lee, Lydia Mayes, Margaret Maggie Lydia Mays, William F Mayes, William Mays.
  • James Mays passed away in 1865 in Point Lookout, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Julius May
1794–1863
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Matilda Myrick
1804–1870
Birth Location: Warren County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emaline Taylor
1828–1914
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Cathern Mayes
1857–1938
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Mayes
1854–
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Jane Mayes
1852–1922
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Katie Mayes
1862–1938
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Louisa Lee]
1853–1942
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Lydia Mayes
1866–
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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William Mayes
1855–1909
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Estella MAYES
1859–1925
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Margaret Mays
1867–1937
Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
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William Mays
1854–1909
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Jane Mayes
1853–1922
Birth Location: North Carolina
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James Mays's Ancestors

Self
James Mays
1828–1865
Birth Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Julius P. May
1794–1863
North Carolina
Matilda Myrick
1804–1870
Warren County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (B) May
1750–1834
Virginia, United States
Charles Myrick
1769–1851
Bute County, North Carolina
Martha ("Polly" Patty) Ray
1769–1855
Warren, NC
Great-Grandparents
William McMay?
1725–1790
Ann (Ray)
1729–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mays's Descendants

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James Mays (1828–May 26 1865) m. Emaline (Jane) Taylor (5 Oct 1828–1914)
  1. 1. Cathern ([Kathrine or Kate] Eliza) Mayes 1857–1938 m. John (Fred) Lee 1855–1924 m. David Sharp 1853–1920
    1. 1. Albert (Dewey) Lee 1898–1956 m. Mabel (Elizabeth Courtney) Lee 1905–1983
      1. 1. John (William) Lee 1924–2005 m. Elsie Lenora 1924–1992
        1. 1. Merry (Kay) Lee 1944–2015 m. John (M) Fielden 1943–2007
        2. 2. Lorrie (Gayle Lee) McCray 1946–2011 m. James (Leslie) McCray 1942–2016
        3. 3. Michael Lee 1950–2021
      2. 2. Nettie (C Lee) Bland 1922–1989
      3. 3. Dewey Lee 1921–1921
      4. 4. Tommy (Carl) Lee 1937–2013 m. Roberta (Jane) Donaldson 1939–2011
      5. 5. Patricia (Ruth Ann) Lee 1934–2010
      6. 6. Dewey (Louis Lee) Sr. 1926–1985 m. Ruth (A) King 1930–2016
        1. 1. Sharon (Dee Lee) Quirk 1947–2019 m. Ronald (Walter) Quirk 1945–2016
        2. 2. Linda (Jean Lee) Welch 1945–2000
    2. 2. Joseph (G.) Lee 1888–1941 m. Ada (May) Ebert 1887–1950
      1. 1. Ralph (B) Lee 1913–
        1. 1. Paul (Sharron) Busick 1935–2020
    3. 3. Elsie (Mattie Isabelle Lee Vansant) Shroyer 1902–1972 m. Clarence (Leroy) Vansant 1889–1946 m. Phillip (William) Schroyer 1912–1959
      1. 1. Harold (Keith) VanSant 1934–1991 m. Connie (Jean Maurer (Cousine 5. Grades \ 5th) cousin) 1934–2010
      2. 2. James (Richard) Vansant 1928–1984 m. James (Richard) VanSant 1928–1984
        1. 1. Danny (James Van) Sant 1951–2020
      3. 3. Josephine (Louise) VanSant 1923–1999 m. Albert (Edward Strasbourg) II 1905–1982 m. Robert (James) Radabaugh 1918–1975
      4. 4. Charles (Eugene) Vansant 1931–1980
      5. 5. Robert (Leroy) VanSant 1926–1981
      6. 6. Geneva (Maude) VanSant 1936–1936
      7. 7. Neva (Roselene) Vansant 1939–2018
    4. 4. Arthur Lee 1882–1910
    5. 5. May Lee 1891–
    6. 6. Lucinda ([Lucy] Mary Lee) Busick 1892–1912
    7. 7. Rhoda (Evelyn Lee Farmer) Quayle 1895–1976
    8. 8. George Sharp 1872–1911
    9. 9. Dewey Lee 1897–
    10. 10. Eliza ([Jenny Elizabeth]) Lee 1886–1965 m. William (Charles) Campbell 1882–1959
      1. 1. Hazel (Kathryn Campbell) Carles 1906–1980 m. Oliver (Freeman) Carles 1906–1962
        1. 1. William Carles 1926–
        2. 2. James (F Carles) II 1938–2022 m. Marilyn (A.) Carles 1939–2013
        3. 3. William (L) Carles 1926–2014
      2. 2. Clifford (Leroy) Campbell 1912–1963 m. Bessie Campbell 1922–
        1. 1. Clifford (Campbell) Jr 1940–2017
      3. 3. Ethel (Lucille Campbell) Chamberlain 1916–2007 m. Bernard (Amasa) Chamberlain 1913–1997
      4. 4. Edward (Lewis) Campbell 1910–1989
      5. 5. Evelyn (Louise) Campbell 1920–2001
      6. 6. Howard (Kenneth Campbell) Sr 1922–1992
      7. 7. William (Campball) II 1926–
      8. 8. Flossie (N) Campbell 1928–2020
      9. 9. Bonnie (Jean) Campbell 1932–1954
      10. 10. William (Junior) Campbell 1925–1977
      11. 11. Alice (Mae) Campbell 1904–1936
    11. 11. Alfonso Lee 1898–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Mayes 1854–
  3. 3. Jane Mayes 1852–1922
  4. 4. Katie ([Martin?]) Mayes 1862–1938
  5. 5. Louisa ([Eliza?] Mayes [Sharp?) Lee] 1853–1942 m. Franklin (Frank) SHARP 1853– m. Joseph LEE 1855–1929
    1. 1. Bessie (SHARP) Leitzinger 1876–1950
    2. 2. William (John) Sharpe 1875–1936 m. Susie Sharpe 1883–
      1. 1. Hugh (P) Sharp 1895– m. Violet (Marie Minch) (Muench) 1899–1924
        1. 1. Genevieve (Sharp) Snyder 1918–1988 m. William (Henry) Snyder 1904–1962
        2. 2. Margaret (May) Sharp 1922–1924
        3. 3. Lillian (Opal Sharp) Holden 1920–1979 m. Erenst Holden 1916–
      2. 2. Urah Sharpe 1895–
    3. 3. Laura (Matilda WARD Lee) Wyman 1880–1951
    4. 4. Walter Lee 1881–1919 m. Matilda (Jane) Sharp 1893–1955
      1. 1. Loraine Lee 1912–1961 m. Marion (McKinley) Pio 1912–1973
        1. 1. Sam Pio 1936–1990
        2. 2. Donna (Alice) Pio 1938–1976
        3. 3. Jerry (Ben) Pio 1939–1981
        4. 4. Charley (Oscar) Pio 1941–2000
        5. 5. Baby (Girl) Pio 1943–1943
        6. 6. Larry (Arden) Pio 1944–1953
        7. 7. Betty (Frances) Pio 1945–1993
        8. 8. Dorothy (Ann) Pio 1951–2008
        9. 9. Richard (Harry) Pio 1933–1959
      2. 2. Joseph (Leroy) Lee 1909–1955
      3. 3. Geneva (Laura) Lee 1915–1951
      4. 4. Eleanore (May) Lee 1918–1919
    5. 5. Bertha LEE 1895–
    6. 6. Maudie LEE 1898–
    7. 7. Grandville LEE 1908–
  6. 6. Lydia Mayes 1866–
  7. 7. William (F) Mayes 1855–1909
    1. 1. Blanchard Mays 1895–1933
    2. 2. Blanch (Blanchard M) Mayes 1895–1933
  8. 8. Estella MAYES 1859–1925
  9. 9. Margaret (Maggie Lydia) Mays 1867–1937
    1. 1. Bertha (May) Brinkman 1887–1954
      1. 1. Madeline (L) Greulich 1913–1987
        1. 1. Beverly (Jean) Amstutz 1935–2017
    2. 2. Harley Martin 1897–
  10. 10. William Mays 1854–1909
  11. 11. Jane Mayes 1853–1922

James Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of James Mays in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
1865
May 26 1865
Age 37
Death of James Mays in Point Lookout, Maryland, USA
Point Lookout, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 26 1865
    Event Place: Point Lookout, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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