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Joseph Jones Mays 1870–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1870

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 2 Mar 1953

Death Location: Baldwin, Georgia, USA

Father: Robert Mays

Mother: Obedience Franklin

Spouse(s): Mary Mosley

Children(s): James Mays

Joseph Jones Mays was born in 1870 in Georgia, the child of Robert L Or S Robin Mays And Obedience Bedia Biddy Franklin. Joseph Jones Mays married Mary Jessie Mosley, and had children including James Allen Mays. Joseph Jones Mays passed away in 1953 in Baldwin, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Jones Mays was born in 1870 in Georgia, the child of Robert L Or S Robin Mays And Obedience Bedia Biddy Franklin.
  • Joseph Jones Mays married Mary Jessie Mosley, and had children including James Allen Mays.
  • Joseph Jones Mays passed away in 1953 in Baldwin, Georgia, USA.

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Joseph Mays's Ancestors

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Joseph Mays
1870–1953
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Robert L. or S. (Robin) Mays
1838–1876
Edgefield District, South Carolina
Obedience ("Bedia" "Biddy") Franklin
1844–1880
Edgefield District, South Carolina
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Mays's Descendants

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Joseph (Jones) Mays (Abt 1870–2 Mar 1953) m. Mary (Jessie) Mosley (8 Jan 1877–28 Aug 1950)
  1. 1. James (Allen) Mays 1900–1972 m. Ruth (Irene) Mays 1899–1996
    1. 1. Sarah (Marie) Mays 1923–2017 m. Olin (Benjamin Cannon) Jr 1920–1999
    2. 2. James (L) Mays 1921–

Joseph Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1870
Abt 1870
Birth of Joseph Jones Mays in Georgia
Georgia
1953
2 Mar 1953
Age 83
Death of Joseph Jones Mays in Baldwin, Georgia, USA
Baldwin, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1870
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1953
    Event Place: Baldwin, Georgia, USA

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