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Mary Emma Mays 1868–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Cass, Texas

Death Date: 20 Sep 1945

Death Location: Buda, Hays County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Nathan Junior

Mother: Nancy Gann

Spouse(s): John Mays

Children(s): Annie Smith, Dora Mays, Florence Mayo, Nathan Mays, John Mays, Florence Jenkins, Tom Donnell, John Mayo

Mary Emma Mays was born in 1868 in Cass, Texas, the child of Nathan Aldredge Gann Junior And Nancy Gann. In 1870, Mary Emma Mays resided in Angelina, Texas, USA. In 1880, Mary Emma Mays resided in Precinct 3, Cass, Texas, USA. Mary Emma Mays married John Allen Mays, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Jane Smith, Dora L Mays, Florence Mayo, Florence Mays Jenkins, John Mayo, John V Mays, Nathan Allen Mays, Tom Donnell. Mary Emma Mays passed away in 1945 in Buda, Hays County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Emma Mays was born in 1868 in Cass, Texas, the child of Nathan Aldredge Gann Junior And Nancy Gann.
  • In 1870, Mary Emma Mays resided in Angelina, Texas, USA.
  • In 1880, Mary Emma Mays resided in Precinct 3, Cass, Texas, USA.
  • Mary Emma Mays married John Allen Mays, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Jane Smith, Dora L Mays, Florence Mayo, Florence Mays Jenkins, John Mayo, John V Mays, Nathan Allen Mays, Tom Donnell.
  • Mary Emma Mays passed away in 1945 in Buda, Hays County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Junior
1845–1924
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
NJ
Nancy Gann
1846–1880
Birth Location: Iowa
NG

Spouses(s)

John Mays
1868–1925
Birth Location: Mulenberg, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Annie Smith
1887–1970
Birth Location: Cass, Texas, USA
AS
Dora Mays
1891–1972
Birth Location: Hays Co., Texas
DM
Florence Mayo
1889–1975
Birth Location: Hays Co., Texas
FM
Nathan Mays
1898–1968
Birth Location: Hays County, Texas, USA
NM
John Mays
1909–1975
Birth Location: Hays County, Texas, USA
JM
Florence Jenkins
1888–
Birth Location: Linden Cass, Texas
FJ
Tom Donnell
1881–
Birth Location: Texas
TD
John Mayo
1910–
Birth Location: Texas
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Mary Mays's Ancestors

Self
Mary Mays
1868–1945
Birth Place: Cass, Texas
Parents
Nathan Aldredge Gann Junior
1845–1924
Iowa, USA
Nancy Gann
1846–1880
Iowa
Grandparents
Nathan (Wilson) Gann
1820–1895
Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Aletha (Jane) Gann
1825–1901
Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America
Nathan (Wilson) Gann
1820–1895
Gann Spring, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Aletha (Jane) Gann
1825–1901
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Aldredge*
1787–1856
William Gann
1796–1872
John Aldredge
1786–1856
Jane Harvey
1796–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rosanna (TLM)
1751–1857
Rosanna (TLM)
1751–1857
Ignatious Gann
1759–1839
Joel Harvey
1764–1836
Nancy Clayton
1766–1850

Mary Mays's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Emma) Mays (9 Oct 1868–20 Sep 1945) m. John (Allen) Mays (30 August 1868–21 Dec 1925)
  1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth Jane) Smith 1887–1970 m. Dooley (Wirt) Smith 1879–1958
    1. 1. Lois Thomason 1915–2011 m. Callie (Eugene) Thomason 1909–1994
      1. 1. Jane (Ann) Lightfoot 1933–2010 m. Billy (Waymon) Fisher 1927–1971 m. Edsel (Ford) Lightfoot 1925–2005 m. William (T) Bleakley 1914–
    2. 2. Maggie (Lee) Smith 1911–1989
    3. 3. Mary (Agnes) Smith 1907–1939
    4. 4. Charles (Allen) Smith 1909–1989
    5. 5. Kenneth (Woodrow) Smith 1924–1974
    6. 6. Annie (Nell) Smith 1926–2001
    7. 7. Dooley (Wirt Jr) Smith 1918–2009
    8. 8. Ila (Pearl) Doherty 1913–2012 m. William (Estle) Doherty 1907–
    9. 9. Douglas (Emil) Smith 1921–1970
    10. 10. James (P) Smith 1919–
    11. 11. Johnnie (Albert) Smith 1930–
    12. 12. Douglas (Emil Smith) Sr 1922–1971
    13. 13. Dily (W) Smith 1918–
    14. 14. Churlie Smith 1910–
    15. 15. Charles Smith 1910–
    16. 16. Mary (A) Smith 1908–
  2. 2. Dora (L) Mays 1891–1972
  3. 3. Florence Mayo 1889–1975
  4. 4. Nathan (Allen) Mays 1898–1968
  5. 5. John (V) Mays 1909–1975
  6. 6. Florence (Mays) Jenkins 1888–
  7. 7. Tom Donnell 1881–
  8. 8. John Mayo 1910–

Mary Mays's Timeline

11 Records

1868
9 Oct 1868
Birth of Mary Emma Mays in Cass, Texas
Cass, Texas
1870
1870
Age 2
Mary Emma Mays resided here in Angelina, Texas, USA
Angelina, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Mary Emma Mays resided here in Precinct 3, Cass, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Cass, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Mary Emma Mays resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Mary Emma Mays resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Mary Emma Mays resided here in San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
1922
1922
Age 54
Mary Emma Mays resided here in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Mary Emma Mays resided here in San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
Mary Emma Mays resided here in San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos, Texas
1940
1940
Age 72
Mary Emma Mays resided here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1945
20 Sep 1945
Age 77
Death of Mary Emma Mays in San Antonio, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Cass, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04207; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 259-176
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1867; Birth state: TX
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 68
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342074
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Cass, Texas; Roll: 1295; Page: 151C; Enumeration District: 012
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Angelina, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 136B; Family History Library Film: 553072
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1241643
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas; Roll: T624_1563; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375576
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Angelina, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 136B; Family History Library Film: 553072

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Cass, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Cass, Texas; Roll: 1295; Page: 151C; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1241643

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Hays, Texas; Roll: T624_1563; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1375576

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 68

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342074

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: San Marcos, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04207; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 259-176

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04207; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 259-176

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1945
    Event Place: San Antonio, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1867; Birth state: TX
    [3] Texas, Death Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buda, Hays County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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