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Otis Arthur Lee Mays 1912–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1912

Birth Location: Donald, South Carolina

Death Date: 24 Mar 1999

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Montgomery Mays

Mother: Lucy Anderson

Spouse(s): Willa Lee, Henrietta Finney

Children(s): Otis Mays, Olivia Mays, Herbert Finney

The story of Otis Arthur Lee Mays began in 1912 in Donald, South Carolina. Otis Arthur Lee Mays married Henrietta Finney, Willa Mae Lee, and had children including Herbert Clausen Finney, James Wesley Mays, Olivia Berry Mays, Otis A Mays. Otis Arthur Lee Mays passed away in 1999 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Otis Arthur Lee Mays began in 1912 in Donald, South Carolina.
  • Otis Arthur Lee Mays married Henrietta Finney, Willa Mae Lee, and had children including Herbert Clausen Finney, James Wesley Mays, Olivia Berry Mays, Otis A Mays.
  • Otis Arthur Lee Mays passed away in 1999 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Otis Mays's Ancestors

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Otis Mays
1912–1999
Birth Place: Donald, South Carolina
Parents
Montgomery Mays
1893–
South Carolina
Lucy (Belle) Anderson
1897–1982
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Calvin Anderson
1852–1931
South Carolina
Mary Thompson
1867–1934
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Hagan\Haggins
1843–1931
Sina Keller
1850–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Thompson
1829–
Matilda Thompson
1845–

Otis Mays's Descendants

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Otis (Arthur Lee) Mays (17 Mar 1912–24 Mar 1999) m. Willa (Mae) Lee (10 Jul 1912–30 Dec 1990) m. Henrietta Finney (26 February 1917–19 February 2012)
  1. 1. Otis (A) Mays 1931–1989
  2. 2. Olivia (Berry) Mays 1944–2006
  3. 3. Herbert (Clausen) Finney 1934–2002

Otis Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1912
17 Mar 1912
Birth of Otis Arthur Lee Mays in Donald, South Carolina
Donald, South Carolina
1999
24 Mar 1999
Age 87
Death of Otis Arthur Lee Mays in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Donald, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1999
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

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