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John Albert Mays 1867 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1867

Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 13 June 1929

Death Location: Ellendale, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jackson Mays

Mother: Orpha Pope

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ida Wilson, Texie Mays, Vance Mayes, Ray Mays

John Albert Mays was born in 1867 in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jackson Mays and Orpha Mahalie Pope. John Albert Mays had children including Ida Clementine Mays Wilson, Texie L Mays, Vance S Mayes, Ray Erastus Mays. John Albert Mays passed away in 1929 in Ellendale, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Albert Mays was born in 1867 in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jackson Mays and Orpha Mahalie Pope.
  • John Albert Mays had children including Ida Clementine Mays Wilson, Texie L Mays, Vance S Mayes, Ray Erastus Mays.
  • John Albert Mays passed away in 1929 in Ellendale, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Mays's Ancestors

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John Mays
1867 – 1929
Birth Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Jackson Mays
1832 – 1908
Catawba Co., N.C.
Orpha (Mahalie) Pope
1835 – 1915
Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Matilda ("Tildy") Mays
1814 – 1876
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
George (Silos) Pope
1805 – 1880
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Larkin Mays
1785 – 1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mays's Descendants

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John (Albert) Mays (21 March 1867 – 13 June 1929)
  1. 1. Ida (Clementine Mays) Wilson (8 Dec 1892 – 27 Feb 1956)
    1. 1. William (Glenn) Wilson (25 Jul 1927 – 02 Aug 1986)
      1. 1. Kathryn Webster
  2. 2. Texie (L) Mays (7 November 1902 – 16 June 1989)
    1. 1. Betty (Jane) Rufty (24 January 1933 – 5 January 1997) m. Ossie (Poole) Carrigan (16 October 1923 – 23 December 2010)
      1. 1. Susan (Jane) Carrigan (13 September 1948 – 19 March 1993) m. John (Tony) Brown (9 Aug 1943 – 19 Mar 1993)
        1. 1. Teresa (Jane) Brown (7 Mar 1971 – ) m. Darry (Wayne) Johnson (8 Oct 1965 – 7 Nov 2014)
      2. 2. John (Lee) Carrigan (28 Dec 1949 – ) m. Frances (Lucy) King (5 Feb 1946 – )
        1. 1. Krystal (Gayle) Carrigan (Jan 1985 – )
      3. 3. Thomas (Ossie) Carrigan (29 Jun 1951 – ) m. Susan (Renae) Lail (10 Jul 1955 – ) m. Jackie Blanton
        1. 1. Kristen (Dawn) Carrigan (26 December 1980 – 27 December 1980)
        2. 2. Lauren (Renae) Carrigan (1987 – )
        3. 3. Zachary (Lance) Carrigan (1989 – )
  3. 3. Vance (S) Mayes (31 December 1904 – 7 January 1937)
    1. 1. Phil (Vance) Mays (13 October 1936 – 21 August 2020)
      1. 1. Phil Mays
  4. 4. Ray (Erastus) Mays (March 1910 – 13 March 1964)

John Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1867
21 March 1867
Birth of John Albert Mays in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
1929
13 June 1929
Age 62
Death of John Albert Mays in Ellendale, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ellendale, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1867
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1929
    Event Place: Ellendale, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

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