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Spencer Proctor Mayes 1838–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1838

Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne, TN

Death Date: 21 January 1902

Death Location: Caldwell County, Missouri, USA

Father: Johnson Mayes

Mother: Leta Edwards

Spouse(s): Rachel Yadon

Children(s): William Mayes, Annie Mayes, George Mayes, Joseph Mayes, Malinda Mayes, Mary Mayes, Matilda Mayes

Spencer Proctor Mayes was born in 1838 in Tazewell, Claiborne, TN, the child of Johnson Mayes And Leta Edwards. In 1850, Spencer Proctor Mayes resided in Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Spencer Proctor Mayes resided in Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. Spencer Proctor Mayes married Rachel C Yadon, and had children including Annie Mayes, George Washington Mayes, Joseph Vincent Mayes, Malinda Mayes, Mary R Mayes, Matilda J Tildy Mayes, William Proctor Mayes. Spencer Proctor Mayes passed away in 1902 in Caldwell County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Spencer Proctor Mayes was born in 1838 in Tazewell, Claiborne, TN, the child of Johnson Mayes And Leta Edwards.
  • In 1850, Spencer Proctor Mayes resided in Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Spencer Proctor Mayes resided in Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • Spencer Proctor Mayes married Rachel C Yadon, and had children including Annie Mayes, George Washington Mayes, Joseph Vincent Mayes, Malinda Mayes, Mary R Mayes, Matilda J Tildy Mayes, William Proctor Mayes.
  • Spencer Proctor Mayes passed away in 1902 in Caldwell County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnson Mayes
1817–1900
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Leta Edwards
1818–1857
Birth Location: Big Barren Creek, Claiborn, TN, USA
LE

Spouses(s)

Rachel Yadon
1838–1902
Birth Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
RY

Children(s)

William Mayes
1867–1941
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
WM
Annie Mayes
1870–1926
Birth Location: Tennessee
AM
George Mayes
1861–1953
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
GM
Joseph Mayes
1864–1949
Birth Location: Kentucky
JM
Malinda Mayes
1858–1926
Birth Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
MM
Mary Mayes
1860–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Matilda Mayes
1871–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spencer Mayes's Ancestors

Self
Spencer Mayes
1838–1902
Birth Place: Tazewell, Claiborne, TN
Parents
Johnson Mayes
1817–1900
Tennessee, USA
Leta Edwards
1818–1857
Big Barren Creek, Claiborn, TN, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Daux) Mayes
1774–1846
Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Spencer Edwards
1780–1848
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Katherine Riddle
1790–1840
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sherrod Mayes
1746–1836
Elizabeth Smith
1738–
William Edwards
1720–1800
Elizabeth Cramer
1731–1794
Johann Riegel
1776–1848
Eva Reagel
1779–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HENRY MAYES
1709–1787
Phebey Mayes
1729–1786
Thomas Edwards
1690–1781
Jacquette Huzaie
1664–1768
Johannes Riegel
1749–1823

Spencer Mayes's Descendants

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Spencer (Proctor) Mayes (19 January 1838–21 January 1902) m. Rachel (C) Yadon (14 May 1838–31 January 1902)
  1. 1. William (Proctor) Mayes 1867–1941 m. Deliah (Jane) Carr 1867–1942
    1. 1. Mattie (M) Mayes 1899–1939 m. Earl (Austin) Smith 1892–1942
      1. 1. Marion (Lavern) Smith 1932–2006 m. Donna (Marie) Mcknight 1934–1986
      2. 2. Lena (Mae) Smith 1921–1986 m. Raymond (Sheridan) Thurman 1902–1957 m. Kenneth (Searle Shaw) Sr 1915–1969
      3. 3. J (W) Smith 1918–2015 m. Leila (Rose) Clayton 1929–2006 m. Kathleen (Marie) Wiley 1925–1996
    2. 2. Denis (A) Mayes 1895–1906
    3. 3. Addie (C) True 1897–1995 m. James (Leonard) True 1889–1963
      1. 1. Wilber (Leonard) True 1931–1997
    4. 4. Thomas (M) Mayes 1903–1919
    5. 5. Clarence (W) Mayes 1905–1975
    6. 6. Olive (E) Mayes 1907–1989 m. Irvin (S) Neal 1907–1992
    7. 7. Ernest (Edward) Mayes 1909–1919
    8. 8. Nellie (M) Mayes 1899–1964 m. Craig Stone 1881–
    9. 9. Ettie Mayes 1900–1901
  2. 2. Annie Mayes 1870–1926
    1. 1. Rena Mayes 1888–
  3. 3. George (Washington) Mayes 1861–1953 m. Artie (Macy) Mayes 1868–1924
    1. 1. Joseph (W) Mayes 1886–1916
      1. 1. Mildred (Josephine) Roberts 1912–2002
    2. 2. Levi (J) Mayes 1887–1936 m. Stella (A) Mayes 1891–1971
      1. 1. Raymond (V) Mayes 1910–1978 m. Vivian (Ann) Cooksey 1911–2001
      2. 2. Nola (W) Mayes 1914–
      3. 3. Francis (L) Mayes 1918–
      4. 4. Dorothy (I) Mayes 1921–
      5. 5. Clifford (R) Mayes 1923–
      6. 6. Udine Mayes 1914–
      7. 7. Juanita (Mse) Plumb 1912–2007
    3. 3. Richard (Cannon) Mayes 1892–1978 m. Eunice (Jane) Mayes 1900–1920 m. Malinda (Jane) Mayes 1878–1954
    4. 4. Stella (A) Mayes 1896–1970 m. Frank (Ernest) O'Dell 1892–1960
      1. 1. Franklin (Eugene) O'Dell 1918–1992
      2. 2. Edith (Fahy) Holmes 1916–2008
      3. 3. Bill (L.) O'Dell 1935–1978
      4. 4. Goldie (L) Odell 1915–
      5. 5. Edith (F) Odell 1917–
    5. 5. Lula (E) Mayes 1898–1934
    6. 6. Lenord (C) Mayes 1913–
    7. 7. Viola (Mae) Mayes 1902–1920
    8. 8. Orville (G) Mayes 1910–
  4. 4. Joseph (Vincent) Mayes 1864–1949 m. Esther Gill 1873–1917 m. Jennifer (E) Bishop 1870–1948
    1. 1. Russel Mayes 1905–
    2. 2. Joseph Mayes 1906–
    3. 3. Josephine Mayes 1906–
    4. 4. Aleda Mayes 1909–
    5. 5. Blanch Mayes 1912–
    6. 6. Rueben Mayes 1917–
    7. 7. William (Proctor) Mayes 1891–1978 m. Anna (Belle) Mayes 1879–1968
      1. 1. Virginia (R) Mayes 1919–
    8. 8. Florence Mayes 1892–1989 m. Paul Hartley 1893–1959
      1. 1. William (C) Hartley 1919–
      2. 2. Warren (G) Hartley 1923–2002
      3. 3. Ruth (R) Dolan 1928–2016
    9. 9. Charles (Ashbell) Mayes 1894–1973 m. Cleta (L) Mayes 1901–
      1. 1. Nila (Jean) Mayes 1925–
      2. 2. Mildred (Verlee) Mayes 1926–
      3. 3. Joyce (M) Mayes 1921–
    10. 10. Albert Mayes 1896–
    11. 11. Julia Mayes 1897–
    12. 12. Spencer Mayes 1899–
    13. 13. Roscoe Mayes 1909–1913
    14. 14. Lawrence Mayes 1902– m. Ada (M) Mayes 1903–
      1. 1. Vivian (R) Mayes 1926–
    15. 15. Ethelyn (Lavera) Flagg 1896–1986
    16. 16. Alena Mayes 1914–
  5. 5. Malinda Mayes 1858–1926
  6. 6. Mary (R) Mayes 1860–
  7. 7. Matilda (J "Tildy") Mayes 1871–

Spencer Mayes's Timeline

6 Records

1838
19 January 1838
Birth of Spencer Proctor Mayes in Tazewell, Claiborne, TN
Tazewell, Claiborne, TN
1850
1850
Age 12
Spencer Proctor Mayes resided here in Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Spencer Proctor Mayes resided here in Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
Spencer Proctor Mayes resided here in Lincoln, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
Lincoln, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Spencer Proctor Mayes resided here in New York, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
New York, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
1902
21 January 1902
Age 64
Death of Spencer Proctor Mayes in , Caldwell, Missouri
, Caldwell, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1838
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1838; Birth city: Tazewell; Birth state: TN
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1838; Birth city: Tazwell; Birth state: TN
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: 677; Family History Film: 1254677; Page: 400D; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 0221
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: M593_496; Page: 214A; Image: 185985; Family History Library Film: 545995
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New York, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: 844; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1240844
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: M432_874; Page: 296B; Image: 131
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: M432_874; Page: 296B; Image: 131

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Glades, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: M593_496; Page: 214A; Image: 185985; Family History Library Film: 545995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lincoln, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: 677; Family History Film: 1254677; Page: 400D; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 0221

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: New York, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New York, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: 844; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1240844

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1902
    Event Place: , Caldwell, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1838; Birth city: Tazewell; Birth state: TN
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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