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Nancy Jane Mays 1865–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1865

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 August 1938

Death Location: Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Mays

Mother: Sarah Roddy

Spouse(s): Thomas Norman

Children(s): Callie Norman, Jesse Norman, Mamie Cooper, Luther Norman

Nancy Jane Mays was born in 1865 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Franklin Mays And Sarah Sallie Roddy. Nancy Jane Mays married Thomas Franklin Norman, and had children including Callie Virginia Norman, Jesse James Norman, Luther Eldridge Norman, Mamie Etna Cooper. Nancy Jane Mays passed away in 1938 in Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nancy Jane Mays was born in 1865 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Franklin Mays And Sarah Sallie Roddy.
  • Nancy Jane Mays married Thomas Franklin Norman, and had children including Callie Virginia Norman, Jesse James Norman, Luther Eldridge Norman, Mamie Etna Cooper.
  • Nancy Jane Mays passed away in 1938 in Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Nancy Mays's Ancestors

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Nancy Mays
1865–1938
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Franklin Mays
1841–1911
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah ("Sallie") Roddy
1843–1927
Tennessee, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Mays's Descendants

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Nancy (Jane) Mays (7 Jan 1865–16 August 1938) m. Thomas (franklin) Norman (22 Sep 1860–19 Apr 1939)
  1. 1. Callie (Virginia) Norman 1883–1965 m. Albert (Marshall) Cooper 1873–1936
    1. 1. Hoyle (Hermon Cooper) Sr. 1899–1971 m. Lucy (Mae) Rolen 1896–1983
      1. 1. Edna (Pearl) Buckner 1924–2010 m. John (Henry) Buckner 1922–1971
  2. 2. Jesse (James) Norman 1887–1942
  3. 3. Mamie (Etna) Cooper 1890–1976
  4. 4. Luther (Eldridge) Norman 1885–1956

Nancy Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1865
7 Jan 1865
Birth of Nancy Jane Mays in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1938
16 August 1938
Age 73
Death of Nancy Jane Mays in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1938
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powell, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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