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John Oliver Mays 1924–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1924

Birth Location: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 2004

Death Location: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA

Father: John Mays

Mother: Jettie Mills

Spouse(s): Mary Pope

Children(s): Gary Mays

John Oliver Mays was born in 1924 in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA, the child of John A Mays And Jettie Naomi Mills. John Oliver Mays married Mary Nell Pope, and had children including Bobby Joe Mays, Gary Wayne Mays, John William Mays. John Oliver Mays passed away in 2004 in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • John Oliver Mays was born in 1924 in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA, the child of John A Mays And Jettie Naomi Mills.
  • John Oliver Mays married Mary Nell Pope, and had children including Bobby Joe Mays, Gary Wayne Mays, John William Mays.
  • John Oliver Mays passed away in 2004 in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA.

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John Mays's Ancestors

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John Mays
1924–2004
Birth Place: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Parents
John A. Mays
1869–1953
Franklin County, Alabama, USA
Jettie (Naomi) Mills
1888–1964
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Thomas) Mills
1850–1929
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Anna Foster
1848–1886
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Mills
1818–1887
Cynthia Foster
1821–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Foster
1796–1868
Jane Nichols
1798–1822

John Mays's Descendants

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John (Oliver) Mays (2 Jun 1924–12 Jan 2004) m. Mary (Nell) Pope (1 Mar 1924–1 Dec 2011)
  1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Mays 1945–1980

John Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1924
2 Jun 1924
Birth of John Oliver Mays in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
2004
12 Jan 2004
Age 80
Death of John Oliver Mays in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1924
    Event Place: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 2004
    Event Place: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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