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Melvina Mehalia Mayes 1811–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 September 1811

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Mayes

Mother: Susanna (Bridges)

Spouse(s): Moses Peden

Children(s): Levina Peden, George Peden, Susannah Peden, Adeline Peden, William Peden, Stephen Peden, Mary Peden

Melvina Mehalia Mayes was born in 1811 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Mayes And Susanna Mayes Bridges. Melvina Mehalia Mayes married Moses Peden, and had children including Adeline Cordelia Peden, George Peden, Levina Martha Ann Peden, Mary Peden, Stephen J Peden, Susannah H Peden, William Patrick Henry Peden. Melvina Mehalia Mayes passed away in 1855 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvina Mehalia Mayes was born in 1811 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Mayes And Susanna Mayes Bridges.
  • Melvina Mehalia Mayes married Moses Peden, and had children including Adeline Cordelia Peden, George Peden, Levina Martha Ann Peden, Mary Peden, Stephen J Peden, Susannah H Peden, William Patrick Henry Peden.
  • Melvina Mehalia Mayes passed away in 1855 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA.

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Melvina Mayes's Ancestors

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Melvina Mayes
1811–1855
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Mayes
1776–1861
Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Susanna (Mayes) (Bridges)
1777–1845
Tennessee
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvina Mayes's Descendants

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Melvina (Mehalia) Mayes (10 September 1811–1855) m. Moses Peden (1800–1 Mar 1855)
  1. 1. Levina (Martha Ann) Peden 1841–1881 m. Charles (Madison Huffines) Sr. 1833–1924
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Huffines 1853–1923 m. Wesley (C) Key 1849–1935
      1. 1. Napoleon (Porter) Key 1873–1939 m. Ola (Maude) Morris 1881–1953
        1. 1. Jack (Dempsey) Key 1930–1995 m. Shirley Topham 1931–2021
        2. 2. Jewel Key 1905–1991
        3. 3. Hubert Key 1901–1920
        4. 4. Hazel (Vivian) Key 1902–1980
        5. 5. Arvella Key 1911–1996
        6. 6. Dennis Key 1917–1981
      2. 2. Martha (P) Key 1871–1923
      3. 3. William (C) Key 1876–1951
      4. 4. Nora Key 1879–1961
      5. 5. Gardener (W) Key 1885–1970
      6. 6. Clara (E) Key 1889–1980
      7. 7. Douglas (W) Key 1892–1974
    2. 2. Paralee Huffines 1861–1955
    3. 3. Carrie Huffines 1877–1972
  2. 2. George Peden 1833–1914
  3. 3. Susannah (H) Peden 1836–
  4. 4. Adeline (Cordelia) Peden 1848–1885
  5. 5. William (Patrick Henry) Peden 1830–1914 m. Niecy (Keziah) McGlothlin 1831–1918
    1. 1. Moses (Gill) Peden 1871–1938
    2. 2. John (William) Peden 1863–1921
    3. 3. Clary Peden 1859–
    4. 4. M (J) Peden 1854–
    5. 5. Lizetta Peden 1856–1912
    6. 6. Mahala (Melvina) Peden 1849–
    7. 7. Sarah (Avaline) Peden 1850–
  6. 6. Stephen (J) Peden 1833–
  7. 7. Mary Peden 1838–1922

Melvina Mayes's Timeline

2 Records

1811
10 September 1811
Birth of Melvina Mehalia Mayes in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1855
1855
Age 44
Death of Melvina Mehalia Mayes in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1811
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

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