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Pierce Wade Mays 1840–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Droop Mountain

Father: Edwin Mays

Mother: Martha Carter

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Pierce Wade Mays was born in 1840 in Virginia, the child of Edwin P Mays And Martha Ann Carter. Pierce Wade Mays passed away in 1863 in Droop Mountain.

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Biography

  • Pierce Wade Mays was born in 1840 in Virginia, the child of Edwin P Mays And Martha Ann Carter.
  • Pierce Wade Mays passed away in 1863 in Droop Mountain.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwin Mays
1820–1850
Birth Location: ,Greenbrier,West Virginia,USA
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Martha Carter
1823–1854
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pierce Mays's Ancestors

Self
Pierce Mays
1840–1863
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Edwin P Mays
1820–1850
,Greenbrier,West Virginia,USA
Martha (Ann) Carter
1823–1854
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Grandparents
Pierce (Wade) Mays
1789–1823
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Fulcher
1789–1820
Amherst,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mays
1735–1808
Susanna Wade
1764–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mayse
1700–1756
Esther Nee
1704–1756

Pierce Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Pierce Wade Mays in Virginia
Virginia
1863
1863
Age 23
Death of Pierce Wade Mays in Droop Mountain
Droop Mountain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Droop Mountain
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