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James B. Mays 1909–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1909

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1991

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

Father: James Mays

Mother: Esther Mays

Spouse(s): Estella Mays

Children(s):

The story of James B. Mays began in 1909 in Alabama. In 1935, James B. Mays resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia. In 1940, James B. Mays resided in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA. James B. Mays married Estella Stella Mildred Brewer Mays, and had children including Barbara Ann Mays, Donald Mays, Patricia Gail Mays. James B. Mays passed away in 1991 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James B. Mays began in 1909 in Alabama.
  • In 1935, James B. Mays resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia.
  • In 1940, James B. Mays resided in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.
  • James B. Mays married Estella Stella Mildred Brewer Mays, and had children including Barbara Ann Mays, Donald Mays, Patricia Gail Mays.
  • James B. Mays passed away in 1991 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mays's Ancestors

Self
James Mays
1909–1991
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James Franklin Mays
1875–1959
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Esther (Mae Reed) Mays
1881–1914
Jackson county Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Alex) Mays
1850–1925
Blount County,Tennessee USA
Nancy (Margia) Newman
1861–1920
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Johnson) Mays
1842–1935
Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Flemming Mays
1818–1891
Jane Sherrill
1820–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GARDNER Mayes
1780–1859
CATHERINE Vineyard
1783–1859

James Mays's Timeline

5 Records

1909
1909
Birth of James B. Mays in Alabama
Alabama
1935
1935
Age 26
James B. Mays resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 31
James B. Mays resided here in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
James B. Mays resided here in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
1991
1991
Age 82
Death of James B. Mays
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00627; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-152
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 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: Jacksonville, Duval

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00627; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-152

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00627; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-152

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, 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: Jacksonville, Duval

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1991
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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