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John Shelman Mays 1830–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1830

Birth Location: Fayette County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Aug 1888

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

Father: James Mays

Mother: Nancy Mays

Spouse(s): Sarah Crane, Abigail Reder

Children(s): Edward Mays, Carrie Mays, Mary Mays, George Mays, Forest Mays, Charles Mays, Elsie Johnson, Allora Johnson, Francis Mays, Anibel Mays

In 1830, John Shelman Mays entered the world in Fayette County, Virginia, United States, born to James Mays And Nancy Mays. In 1656, John Shelman Mays resided in Cass, Indiana, USA. In 1840, John Shelman Mays resided in Jay, Indiana, USA. John Shelman Mays married Abigail Jane Reder, Sarah Ann Crane, and had children including Allora Johnson, Anibel Mays, Carrie Mays, Charles Allen Mays, Edward Mays, Elsie B Johnson, Forest E Mays, Francis L Mays, George Mays, Mary Ann Mays. John Shelman Mays passed away in 1888 in Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1830, John Shelman Mays entered the world in Fayette County, Virginia, United States, born to James Mays And Nancy Mays.
  • In 1656, John Shelman Mays resided in Cass, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1840, John Shelman Mays resided in Jay, Indiana, USA.
  • John Shelman Mays married Abigail Jane Reder, Sarah Ann Crane, and had children including Allora Johnson, Anibel Mays, Carrie Mays, Charles Allen Mays, Edward Mays, Elsie B Johnson, Forest E Mays, Francis L Mays, George Mays, Mary Ann Mays.
  • John Shelman Mays passed away in 1888 in Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Mays's Ancestors

Self
John Mays
1830–1888
Birth Place: Fayette County, 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

John Mays's Descendants

1.
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John (Shelman) Mays (18 Nov 1830–16 Aug 1888) m. Sarah (Ann) Crane (29 Nov 1842–1 Jan 1924) m. Abigail (Jane) Reder (1835–13 Sep 1867)
  1. 1. Edward Mays 1857–
  2. 2. Carrie Mays 1869–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Mays 1871–1946
  4. 4. George Mays 1873–
  5. 5. Forest (E) Mays 1876–1942
  6. 6. Charles (Allen) Mays 1878–1944
  7. 7. Elsie (B.) Johnson 1861–
  8. 8. Allora Johnson 1864–
  9. 9. Francis (L) Mays 1856–
  10. 10. Anibel Mays 1861–1872

John Mays's Timeline

5 Records

1656
1656-1886
John Shelman Mays resided here in Cass, Indiana, USA
Cass, Indiana, USA
1830
18 Nov 1830
Birth of John Shelman Mays in Fayette County, Virginia, United States
Fayette County, Virginia, United States
1840
1840
Age 10
John Shelman Mays resided here in Jay, Indiana, USA
Jay, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
John Shelman Mays resided here in Pipe Creek, Miami, Indiana, USA
Pipe Creek, Miami, Indiana, USA
1888
16 Aug 1888
Age 58
Death of John Shelman Mays in Onward, Cass, Indiana, United States
Onward, Cass, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1830
    Event Place: Fayette County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Miami, Indiana; Roll: 298; Page: 567B; Enumeration District: 121
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1656-1886
    Event Place: Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: History of Cass County, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Jay, Indiana; Page: 80; Family History Library Film: 0007726

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pipe Creek, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pipe Creek, Miami, Indiana; Roll: 298; Page: 567B; Enumeration District: 121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1888
    Event Place: Onward, Cass, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, Will Records; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Cass County); Probate Place: Cass, Indiana
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, Will Records; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Cass County); Probate Place: Cass, Indiana

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