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Vernon LEE Mays 1933–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1933

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 2020

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Mays

Mother: Elizabeth Godsen

Spouse(s): Adrienne Sheffield

Children(s):

In 1933, Vernon LEE Mays entered the world in Ohio, born to Nathaniel Danny Mays And Elizabeth Godsen. In 1950, Vernon LEE Mays resided in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Vernon LEE Mays married Adrienne Sheffield, and had children including Lynardo Mays, Natalie Taliaferro. Vernon LEE Mays passed away in 2020 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1933, Vernon LEE Mays entered the world in Ohio, born to Nathaniel Danny Mays And Elizabeth Godsen.
  • In 1950, Vernon LEE Mays resided in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • Vernon LEE Mays married Adrienne Sheffield, and had children including Lynardo Mays, Natalie Taliaferro.
  • Vernon LEE Mays passed away in 2020 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vernon Mays's Ancestors

Self
Vernon Mays
1933–2020
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Nathaniel "Danny" Mays
1911–1995
Gantt Township, Greenville, South Carolina
Elizabeth Godsen
1911–1966
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Grandparents
Van (Mathew) Mays
1883–1961
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Elvira Mays
1890–1948
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Charles (Kyle) Holt
1894–1980
Indian Springs, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
ALICE (SUSAN WILLIAMSON HOLT) Crosby
1894–1971
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jim Maise
1847–1910
Harriett Sherman
1857–1929
John Higdon
1871–1941
Corrie Ladson
1867–1924
columbus holt
1865–1923
Magaret hague
1868–1953
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unknown Gilreath
1830–
Mary Walker
1825–1880
Joseph Sherman
1821–1880
Maria Sherman
1830–1915
Charles Higdon
1836–
Clara Higden
1841–1889
Henry Ladson
1840–1917
Louisa Pepper
1838–1935
Martha Holt
1835–1903
David Beck
1826–
Benjamin Hague
1823–
Susan Hague
1828–1888

Vernon Mays's Timeline

12 Records

1933
25 Mar 1933
Birth of Vernon LEE Mays in Ohio
Ohio
1933
Mar 1933
Birth of Vernon LEE Mays in Ohio
Ohio
1950
1950
Age 17
Vernon LEE Mays resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1952
1952
Age 19
Vernon LEE Mays resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1953
1953-1954
Age 20
Vernon LEE Mays was married in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1959
1959
Age 26
Vernon LEE Mays resided here in Bedford;Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
Bedford;Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
1994
1994-2014
Age 61
Vernon LEE Mays resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1996
1996
Age 63
Vernon LEE Mays resided here in Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH
2005
2005-2020
Age 72
Vernon LEE Mays resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2006
2006-2019
Age 73
Vernon LEE Mays resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2020
28 Apr 2020
Age 87
Death of Vernon LEE Mays
None
2020
2020
Age 87
Death of Vernon LEE Mays in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3013204
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1933
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3013204
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1953-1954
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: 476; Page: 435; Year Range: 1953-1954

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: East Technical High School; Year: 1952

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Bedford;Maple Heights, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-2014
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Cleveland, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2005-2020
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2006-2019
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 2020
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 5 May 2020; Publication Place: Akron, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2020
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America

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