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Sterling Boyd Mayes 1917–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Vanderpool Bandera, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 Jun 2009

Death Location: Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America

Father: William Mayes

Mother: Emily Ivy

Spouse(s): Pauline Mayes

Children(s): Nelwyn Mayes

The story of Sterling Boyd Mayes began in 1917 in Vanderpool Bandera, Texas, USA. In 1920, Sterling Boyd Mayes resided in Selma, Fresno, California, USA. In 1930, Sterling Boyd Mayes resided in Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Uvalde, Texas, USA. Sterling Boyd Mayes married Pauline Mayes, and had children including Nelwyn June Mayes, Ronald Boyd Mayes. Sterling Boyd Mayes passed away in 2009 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sterling Boyd Mayes began in 1917 in Vanderpool Bandera, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Sterling Boyd Mayes resided in Selma, Fresno, California, USA.
  • In 1930, Sterling Boyd Mayes resided in Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Uvalde, Texas, USA.
  • Sterling Boyd Mayes married Pauline Mayes, and had children including Nelwyn June Mayes, Ronald Boyd Mayes.
  • Sterling Boyd Mayes passed away in 2009 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mayes
1891–1952
Birth Location: –
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Emily Ivy
1892–1986
Birth Location: Texas, USA
EI

Spouses(s)

Pauline Mayes
1920–1993
Birth Location: Texas
PM

Children(s)

Nelwyn Mayes
1942–2018
Birth Location: Uvalde, Texas, USA
NM

Sterling Mayes's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Mayes
1917–2009
Birth Place: Vanderpool Bandera, Texas, USA
Parents
William Leonard Mayes
1891–1952
Emily (Ann) Ivy
1892–1986
Texas, USA
Grandparents
Neanian (Lafayette) Mayes
1860–1928
Bland, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
Martha (Matilda "Mattie") Barrow
1870–1942
Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Barrow
1847–1921
Virginia Sowell
1849–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sowell
1815–1883
Lucinda Turner
1827–1883

Sterling Mayes's Descendants

1.
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Sterling (Boyd) Mayes (8 Mar 1917–22 Jun 2009) m. Pauline Mayes (abt 1920–9 November 1993)
  1. 1. Nelwyn (June) Mayes 1942–2018 m. Ray (Edward) Simmons 1941–2016

Sterling Mayes's Timeline

10 Records

1917
8 Mar 1917
Birth of Sterling Boyd Mayes in Vanderpool Bandera, Texas, USA
Vanderpool Bandera, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Sterling Boyd Mayes resided here in Selma, Fresno, California, USA
Selma, Fresno, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Sterling Boyd Mayes resided here in Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Uvalde, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Uvalde, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Sterling Boyd Mayes resided here in Rural, Bandera, Texas
Rural, Bandera, Texas
1940
1940
Age 23
Sterling Boyd Mayes resided here in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
1941
4 Oct 1941
Age 24
Sterling Boyd Mayes was married in Dilley, TX
Dilley, TX
1950
1950
Age 33
Sterling Boyd Mayes resided here in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
1990
1990
Age 73
Sterling Boyd Mayes resided here in Fort Morgan, CO
Fort Morgan, CO
1997
1997-2002
Age 80
Sterling Boyd Mayes resided here in Fort Morgan, Colorado, USA
Fort Morgan, Colorado, USA
2009
22 Jun 2009
Age 92
Death of Sterling Boyd Mayes
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Vanderpool Bandera, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 19 Feb 2015; Publication Place: Brush, Colorado, USA
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 967
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04154; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 232-3
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Selma, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_97; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 54
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Uvalde, Texas; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342138
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; Roll: 4244; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 232-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1941
    Event Place: Dilley, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 19 Feb 2015; Publication Place: Brush, Colorado, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Selma, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Selma, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_97; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 54

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Uvalde, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Uvalde, Texas; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342138

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bandera, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04154; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 232-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 967
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04154; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 232-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; Roll: 4244; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 232-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Fort Morgan, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2002
    Event Place: Fort Morgan, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Fort Morgan; State: Colorado; Year(s): 1997-2002

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 2009
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 19 Feb 2015; Publication Place: Brush, Colorado, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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