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Sarah “Sallie” Mays 1877–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1877

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft 1930

Death Location: Roanoke County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mays

Mother: Nancy Spradlin

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The story of Sarah “Sallie” Mays began in 1877 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA. In 1880, Sarah “Sallie” Mays resided in Elon, Amherst, Virginia, USA. Sarah “Sallie” Mays passed away in 1930 in Roanoke County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah “Sallie” Mays began in 1877 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Sarah “Sallie” Mays resided in Elon, Amherst, Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah “Sallie” Mays passed away in 1930 in Roanoke County, Virginia, USA.

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Sarah Mays's Ancestors

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Sarah Mays
1877–1930
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Braxton Mays
1847–1948
Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Spradlin
1853–1904
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Holland) Spradlin
1821–1864
Chamblissburg, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Judith ('Judia' (Spradling)) Truman
1822–1882
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Spradlin
1720–1777
Rhoda Meador
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Sr
1770–1826
Prudence Wells
1768–1839

Sarah Mays's Timeline

3 Records

1877
Jun 1877
Birth of Sarah “Sallie” Mays in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Sarah “Sallie” Mays resided here in Elon, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Elon, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1930
Aft 1930
Age 53
Death of Sarah “Sallie” Mays in Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1877
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elon, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 1353; Page: 203a; Enumeration District: 018

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elon, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elon, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 1353; Page: 203a; Enumeration District: 018

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke County, Virginia, USA

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