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Nathaniel "Danny" Mays 1911–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1911

Birth Location: Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina

Death Date: 15 Nov 1995

Death Location: Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Father: Van Mays

Mother: Elvira Mays

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Godsen, Mattie Wade

Children(s): Patricia None, Kenneth Mays, Vernon Mays, Ronald Mays, Marcille Wilson

In 1911, Nathaniel "Danny" Mays entered the world in Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina, born to Van Mathew Mays And Elvira Mays. Nathaniel "Danny" Mays married Elizabeth Godsen, Mattie Belle Lambert Aka Wade, and had children including Darlene, Joan, Keith Mays, Kenneth Allen Mays, Leon Mays, Marcille Elizabeth Wilson, Marcille Wilson, Norman Richard Mays, Patricia, Ronald Arthur Mays, Vernon Lee Mays. Nathaniel "Danny" Mays passed away in 1995 in Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Nathaniel "Danny" Mays entered the world in Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina, born to Van Mathew Mays And Elvira Mays.
  • Nathaniel "Danny" Mays married Elizabeth Godsen, Mattie Belle Lambert Aka Wade, and had children including Darlene, Joan, Keith Mays, Kenneth Allen Mays, Leon Mays, Marcille Elizabeth Wilson, Marcille Wilson, Norman Richard Mays, Patricia, Ronald Arthur Mays, Vernon Lee Mays.
  • Nathaniel "Danny" Mays passed away in 1995 in Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Van Mays
1883–1961
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
VM
Elvira Mays
1890–1948
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Godsen
1911–1966
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee
EG
Mattie Wade
1916–2000
Birth Location: Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA
MW

Children(s)

Patricia None
1939–2024
Birth Location: Ohio
P
Kenneth Mays
1941–1941
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
KM
Vernon Mays
1933–2020
Birth Location: Ohio
VM
Ronald Mays
–2009
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
RM
Marcille Wilson
1934–2007
Birth Location: Ohio
MW

Nathaniel Mays's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Mays
1911–1995
Birth Place: Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
Parents
Van Mathew Mays
1883–1961
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Elvira Mays
1890–1948
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jim Maise
1847–1910
Greenville, SC
Harriett Sherman
1857–1929
Charleston, SC
John (Westley) Higdon
1871–1941
Greenville, South Carolina
Corrie Ladson
1867–1924
Greenville, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Gilreath
1830–
Mary Walker
1825–1880
Joseph Sherman
1821–1880
Maria Sherman
1830–1915
Charles Higdon
1836–
Clara Higden
1841–1889
Henry Ladson
1840–1917
Louisa Pepper
1838–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hardy Gilreath
1788–1868
Ann Ash
1819–1850
Sylvia Choice
1805–1861
Coy m
1800–1864
Clara Spain
1813–1900
John Higdon
1788–
George Jr
1805–1880
Eve Webster?
1810–1880
Julius Ladson
1825–
Moses Pepper
1817–
Harriet Broyles
1821–1897

Nathaniel Mays's Descendants

1.
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Nathaniel ("Danny") Mays (21 Aug 1911–15 Nov 1995) m. Elizabeth Godsen (1911–1966) m. Mattie (Belle Lambert aka) Wade (7 Dec 1916–30 Nov 2000)
  1. 1. Patricia 1939–2024
  2. 2. Kenneth (Allen) Mays 1941–1941
  3. 3. Vernon (LEE) Mays 1933–2020 m. Adrienne Sheffield 1934–2004
  4. 4. Ronald (Arthur) Mays –2009 m. Ruth (A) Mays 1933–2005
  5. 5. Marcille (Elizabeth) Wilson 1934–2007

Nathaniel Mays's Timeline

15 Records

1911
21 Aug 1911
Birth of Nathaniel "Danny" Mays in Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
1911
21 Aug 1911
Birth of Nathaniel "Danny" Mays in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1911
21 Aug 1911
Birth of Nathaniel "Danny" Mays in Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
1920
1920
Age 9
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1939
1939-1941
Age 28
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays was married in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 29
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1942
16 Feb 1942
Age 31
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1991
1991
Age 80
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH
1993
1993
Age 82
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays resided here in Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH
1995
15 Nov 1995
Age 84
Death of Nathaniel "Danny" Mays in Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1995
15 Nov 1995
Age 84
Death of Nathaniel "Danny" Mays in Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1911
    Event Place: Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1368; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 330
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1995; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.3873967,0.505048,0.44858447&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1911
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1911
    Event Place: Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1939-1941
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1368; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 330

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0317; FHL microfilm: 2341506

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03219; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 92-419

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 May 1938
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 5 May 1938 - 29, ELIZABETH HOLT FILED FOR DIVORCE LISTED IN CLEVELAND PRESS MAY 5 1938 DANNY MAYS NATHANIEL MAYS
    5 May 1938

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03219; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 92-419

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1942; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1980
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 5 Jun 1980 - 23, NATHANIEL DANNY MAYS MAKING COMMENT ON SEARS STORE CLOSING. PICTURE AT BOTTOM. 5 Jun 1980

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1982
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Plain Dealer - 12 Mar 1982 - 143, PICTURE OF DANNY MAYS ORCHESTRA BAND AS MURAL BACKDROP OF RESTAURANT MAR 12 1982 12 Mar 1982

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1984
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Plain Dealer - 23 Nov 1984 - 121, NATHANIEL DANNY MAYS MADE AN APPEARANCE IN 1984 23 Nov 1984

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Cleveland, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Cleveland, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1995
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Plain Dealer - 19 Nov 1995 - 45, Obituary for NATHANIEL (Danny) MAYS MAYS 19 Nov 1995

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-0331/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 925

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1995
    Event Place: Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1995; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.3873967,0.505048,0.44858447&xid=3355
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1995
    Event Place: Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio
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