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Jewel Mays 1922–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1922

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 8 Oct 1989

Death Location: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States

Father: James Jr

Mother: Lillie Brown

Spouse(s): Luther Caudill

Children(s):

Jewel Mays was born in 1922 in Kentucky, the child of James Lan Mays Jr And Lillie Virginia Brown. In 1930, Jewel Mays resided in Upper Tygart, Carter, Kentucky. In 1935, Jewel Mays resided in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky. Jewel Mays married Luther Elmer Caudill. Jewel Mays passed away in 1989 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Jewel Mays was born in 1922 in Kentucky, the child of James Lan Mays Jr And Lillie Virginia Brown.
  • In 1930, Jewel Mays resided in Upper Tygart, Carter, Kentucky.
  • In 1935, Jewel Mays resided in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky.
  • Jewel Mays married Luther Elmer Caudill.
  • Jewel Mays passed away in 1989 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jewel Mays's Ancestors

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Jewel Mays
1922–1989
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
James Lan Mays Jr
1871–1931
Kentucky
Lillie (Virginia) Brown
1881–1958
Elliott, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James Mays
1834–1928
Kentucky
Margaret Slusher
1839–1922
Virginia
Elihue (Allen) Brown
1853–1902
Carter County, Kentucky
Perry (Belle Rose Brown) Scaggs
1858–1935
Sinking Creek, Carter, Ky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1827–1875
Margaret Alexander
1830–1915
Henderson Rose
1832–1913
Lavisa Whitt
1834–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Low Brown
1795–1869
Eleanor Compton
1798–1833
Louis Alexander
1805–
Elizabeth Gormon
1810–1880
Robert Rose
1811–1893
Sarah PERRY
1810–1857
Richard Whitt
1791–1855

Jewel Mays's Timeline

5 Records

1922
about 1922
Birth of Jewel Mays in Kentucky
Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 8
Jewel Mays resided here in Upper Tygart, Carter, Kentucky
Upper Tygart, Carter, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 13
Jewel Mays resided here in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky
Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 18
Jewel Mays resided here in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, United States
Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, United States
1989
8 Oct 1989
Age 67
Death of Jewel Mays in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1922
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1354; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-1B
    [2] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 070957; Volume: 27856
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper Tygart, Carter, Kentucky; Roll: 739; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 316.0; FHL microfilm: 2340474

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Upper Tygart, Carter, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper Tygart, Carter, Kentucky; Roll: 739; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 316.0; FHL microfilm: 2340474

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1354; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-1B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1354; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-1B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 070957; Volume: 27856

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1989
    Event Place: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 070957; Volume: 27856

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