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James H Mays 1835–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1835

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1866

Death Location: Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Mays

Mother: Nancy Mays

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In 1835, James H Mays entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to James Mays And Nancy Mays. In 1850, James H Mays resided in Tipton, Cass, Indiana, USA. James H Mays passed away in 1866 in Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1835, James H Mays entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to James Mays And Nancy Mays.
  • In 1850, James H Mays resided in Tipton, Cass, Indiana, USA.
  • James H Mays passed away in 1866 in Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

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James Mays's Ancestors

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James Mays
1835–1866
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
James Mays
1805–1881
Greenbriar, Virginia, United States
Nancy Mays
1805–1883
Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (S) May
1784–1870
Pocahontas Acres, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Hannah (R) Mays
1788–1853
Pochahantas, Virginia, United States
Peter Bowyer
1760–1850
Germany
Catherine SHELMAN
1773–1853
Hagerstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mays
1759–1827
Mary Enoch
1762–1795
James Reading
1740–1815
Mary Poage
1754–1821
John Beyer
1730–1806
Maria Lesch
1733–1807
Ludwig SCHELMAN
1748–1826
Elizabeth BARGER
1748–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Mays
1731–1808
Elizabeth (Twin)
1731–1776
Col Enoch
1732–1797
Elizabeth Teagarden
1733–1809
James Reddin
1719–1745
Mary Hollock
1720–1745
General Poage
1726–1789
Mary Crawford
1725–1793
Andrew Beyer
1709–1768
Susanna Bergheimer
1714–1744
Adam Lösch
1695–1768
Anna Kopp
1695–1771
Johann Schellmann
1731–
Anna Bosshard
1733–
Peter Barger
1718–1763
Elizabeth Yeoman
1728–1775

James Mays's Timeline

3 Records

1835
25 Sep 1835
Birth of James H Mays in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 15
James H Mays resided here in Tipton, Cass, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Cass, Indiana, USA
1866
31 Aug 1866
Age 31
Death of James H Mays in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1835
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Tipton, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M432_137; Page: 522A; Image: 675
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Tipton, Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Tipton, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M432_137; Page: 522A; Image: 675

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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