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Thomas Houston Mayes 1798–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1798

Birth Location: Tennessee or Virginia

Death Date: Abt. 1860

Death Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Mayes***

Mother: Elizabeth Bridges

Spouse(s): Sarah Daniel

Children(s): Daniel Mayes, Isaac Mayes, William Mayes, Jemimah Mayes, Martha Mayes, Thomas Mayes, Samuel Mayes, John Mays, Milly Mays\Mayes, Barthena Mayes

The story of Thomas Houston Mayes began in 1798 in Tennessee or Virginia. In 1860, Thomas Houston Mayes resided in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA. Thomas Houston Mayes married Sarah Sally Daniel, and had children including Barthena Mayes, Daniel J Mayes, Isaac Mayes, Jemimah E Mayes, John F Mays, Martha Jane Mayes, Milly Mays Mayes, Samuel Lew Mays Mayes, Thomas Bridge Mayes, William Mayes. Thomas Houston Mayes passed away in 1860 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Houston Mayes began in 1798 in Tennessee or Virginia.
  • In 1860, Thomas Houston Mayes resided in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Thomas Houston Mayes married Sarah Sally Daniel, and had children including Barthena Mayes, Daniel J Mayes, Isaac Mayes, Jemimah E Mayes, John F Mays, Martha Jane Mayes, Milly Mays Mayes, Samuel Lew Mays Mayes, Thomas Bridge Mayes, William Mayes.
  • Thomas Houston Mayes passed away in 1860 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mayes***
1774–1846
Birth Location: Henrico, Henry, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Bridges
1785–1852
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Daniel
1795–1852
Birth Location: Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Daniel Mayes
1822–1856
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Isaac Mayes
1838–
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee
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William Mayes
1837–
Birth Location: –
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Jemimah Mayes
1831–1880
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee
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Martha Mayes
1843–1894
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Mayes
1822–
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Mayes
1833–1897
Birth Location: Kentucky
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John Mays
1824–1870
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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Milly Mays\Mayes
1831–
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennesse
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Barthena Mayes
1817–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Mayes's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mayes
1798–1860
Birth Place: Tennessee or Virginia
Parents
Thomas Daux Mayes***
1774–1846
Henrico, Henry, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bridges
1785–1852
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Mayes's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Houston) Mayes (Abt. 1798–Abt. 1860) m. Sarah (Sally) Daniel (Abt. 1795–Abt 1852)
  1. 1. Daniel (J) Mayes 1822–1856
    1. 1. Prudence"Priddy (Ann") Mayes 1834–1899 m. John ("Jackie" McElvain \) McElwain 1811–1870
      1. 1. Daniel (Huston) McElwain 1858–1926 m. Lou (Ader) McElwain 1863–1942
        1. 1. Vertna (Amos) McElwain 1892–1963 m. Annie (Lewis) SMITH 1893–1973
        2. 2. William (Herbert) McElwain 1890–1917
        3. 3. Gertrude (E) Smith 1894–1978 m. Wilbur Smith 1889–1966
        4. 4. Ida (A) McElwain 1888–1976 m. Edward (Edmond) Skipworth 1876–1943
      2. 2. Amos (Valentine) McElwain 1857–1926
      3. 3. George (Washington) McElwain 1863–1944
      4. 4. Mary (E) McElwain 1867–1910
      5. 5. Lavina (E Vinie) McElwain 1868–1954
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) McElwain 1840–1879 m. Efeldred (F) Blake 1837–1914 m. Efeldred (F) Blake 1837–1914
        1. 1. Angemima Groves 1865–1889
        2. 2. John (W.) Blake 1870–1933
        3. 3. William (Riley) Blake 1862–1936
        4. 4. Amy (G) Blake 1866–1889
        5. 5. Doctor (Warney) Blake 1869–1880
        6. 6. Celia (Cano) Blake 1877–1960
        7. 7. Angemima Groves 1865–1889
        8. 8. Ethel (Otis) Dorris 1887–1965
        9. 9. John (W.) Blake 1870–1933
        10. 10. Lenous (G) Blake 1889–1890
        11. 11. Claud (Cleveland) Blake 1884–1958 m. Janet Blake 1890–1959
        12. 12. William (Riley) Blake 1862–1936
      7. 7. Abraham McElvain 1862–
    2. 2. Mary Mayes 1830–
    3. 3. Horton Mayes 1841–
    4. 4. Miriam Mayes 1844–
    5. 5. Jane Mayes 1846–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Mayes 1848–
    7. 7. Daniel Mayes 1849–
    8. 8. Marcus Mayes 1847–
  2. 2. Isaac Mayes 1838–
  3. 3. William Mayes 1837–
  4. 4. Jemimah (E.) Mayes 1831–1880
  5. 5. Martha (Jane) Mayes 1843–1894
  6. 6. Thomas (Bridge) Mayes 1822–
  7. 7. Samuel (Lew Mays) Mayes 1833–1897
  8. 8. John (F) Mays 1824–1870
  9. 9. Milly Mays\Mayes 1831–
  10. 10. Barthena Mayes 1817–1890

Thomas Mayes's Timeline

3 Records

1798
Abt. 1798
Birth of Thomas Houston Mayes in Tennessee or Virginia
Tennessee or Virginia
1860
1860
Age 62
Thomas Houston Mayes resided here in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
1860
Abt. 1860
Age 62
Death of Thomas Houston Mayes in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1798
    Event Place: Tennessee or Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Todd, Kentucky; Roll: M653_396; Page: 772; Family History Library Film: 803396

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1860
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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