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James Franklin Mays 1875–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1875

Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 March 1959

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Alexander Mays

Mother: Nancy Newman

Spouse(s): Esther Mays, Delia Mays

Children(s): Rosa Worthington, James Mays, Kathleen Bates, Alberta Mays, Lawrence Mays, Lorene Covington

The story of James Franklin Mays began in 1875 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, James Franklin Mays resided in Knox, Tennessee, USA. James Franklin Mays married Delia C Mays, Esther Mae Reed Mays, and had children including Alberta Mays, James B Mays, Kathleen Mays Bates, Lawrence Lee Mays, Lorene S Mays Covington, Rosa Vernell Mays Worthington. James Franklin Mays passed away in 1959 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Franklin Mays began in 1875 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, James Franklin Mays resided in Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Franklin Mays married Delia C Mays, Esther Mae Reed Mays, and had children including Alberta Mays, James B Mays, Kathleen Mays Bates, Lawrence Lee Mays, Lorene S Mays Covington, Rosa Vernell Mays Worthington.
  • James Franklin Mays passed away in 1959 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mays's Ancestors

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James Mays
1875–1959
Birth Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Alexander Alex Mays
1850–1925
Blount County,Tennessee USA
Nancy (Margia) Newman
1861–1920
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Flemming ("Flem") Mays
1818–1891
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Jane Sherrill
1820–1880
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
GARDNER Mayes
1780–1859
CATHERINE Vineyard
1783–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Maze
1755–1818
Lydia Witt
1753–1819

James Mays's Descendants

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James (Franklin) Mays (5 Jun 1875–3 March 1959) m. Esther (Mae Reed) Mays (4 Aug 1881–4 Aug 1914) m. Delia (C) Mays (abt 1883–29 November 1950)
  1. 1. Rosa (Vernell Mays) Worthington 1899–1986 m. Joseph (W) Worthington 1892–1973
    1. 1. Chap (K) Washington 1924–1983 m. Mary ("Carolyn" Bailey) Burke 1930–2007
    2. 2. Helen (W) Hawks 1919–2008 m. Ned (A.) Hawks 1910–2002
    3. 3. Majorie (Marcella Worthington) Powell 1921–2008 m. Lawson (Joseph) Powell 1913–1999
  2. 2. James (B.) Mays 1909–1991 m. Estella ("Stella" Mildred Brewer) Mays 1912–2008
  3. 3. Kathleen (Mays) Bates 1909–1939
  4. 4. Alberta Mays 1902–1903
  5. 5. Lawrence (Lee) Mays 1904–1952 m. Helene (J) Mays 1913–
  6. 6. Lorene (S Mays) Covington 1922–2012

James Mays's Timeline

3 Records

1875
5 Jun 1875
Birth of James Franklin Mays in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 75
James Franklin Mays resided here in Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knox, Tennessee, USA
1959
3 March 1959
Age 84
Death of James Franklin Mays in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1875
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knox, Tennessee; Rol

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knox, Tennessee; Rol

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1959
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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