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William Bunnell Mays 1850–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1850

Birth Location: Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 24 Dec 1939

Death Location: Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

Father: Thomas Mays

Mother: Hannah Bunnell

Spouse(s): Eleanor Frazee

Children(s): Alwilda Pugh, Thomas Mays, Charles Mays, Eva Mays, Thomas Mays, James Mays

William Bunnell Mays was born in 1850 in Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Mays And Hannah Bunnell. In 1900, William Bunnell Mays resided in Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, USA. William Bunnell Mays married Eleanor B Frazee, and had children including Alwilda M Pugh, Charles Grover Mays, Eva Alice Mays, James Regnal Mays, Thomas Oscar Mays. William Bunnell Mays passed away in 1939 in Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • William Bunnell Mays was born in 1850 in Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Mays And Hannah Bunnell.
  • In 1900, William Bunnell Mays resided in Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, USA.
  • William Bunnell Mays married Eleanor B Frazee, and had children including Alwilda M Pugh, Charles Grover Mays, Eva Alice Mays, James Regnal Mays, Thomas Oscar Mays.
  • William Bunnell Mays passed away in 1939 in Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

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William Mays's Ancestors

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William Mays
1850–1939
Birth Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Mays
1818–1884
Virginia, United States
Hannah Bunnell
1824–1902
West Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mays's Descendants

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William (Bunnell) Mays (Nov 1850–24 Dec 1939) m. Eleanor (B) Frazee (9 Jun 1848–16 Mar 1912)
  1. 1. Alwilda (M) Pugh 1886–1976 m. Leroy (Eugene "Roy") Pugh 1886–1947
    1. 1. Ruth Bowles 1912–1999 m. Walter Bowler 1911–2006
      1. 1. James (E) Bowles 1934–2013 m. Alice (L) Bragg 1933–2014
      2. 2. Albert (V.) Greenfield 1932–2016
    2. 2. Francis Pugh 1908–1966
    3. 3. Edith (Mary) Pugh 1910–1997
    4. 4. Florence Pugh 1916–
    5. 5. Arthur (William) Pugh 1918–1991
    6. 6. Jean (Elizabeth) Pugh 1924–2005
    7. 7. George Pugh 1789–1867
    8. 8. Elmer Pugh 1926–2002
    9. 9. Lawrence (C) Pugh 1923–1992
    10. 10. Eleanor (L) Bowles 1928–2010 m. Ivan (R) Bowles 1926–
  2. 2. Thomas (Oscar) Mays 1882–
  3. 3. Charles (Grover) Mays 1884–1961
  4. 4. Eva (Alice) Mays 1889–1905
  5. 5. Thomas (Oscar) Mays 1882–1964
  6. 6. James (Regnal) Mays 1879–1900

William Mays's Timeline

4 Records

1850
Nov 1850
Birth of William Bunnell Mays in Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States
Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States
1877
16 Sep 1877
Age 27
William Bunnell Mays was married in Jay
Jay
1900
1900
Age 50
William Bunnell Mays resided here in Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, USA
Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, USA
1939
24 Dec 1939
Age 89
Death of William Bunnell Mays in Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1850
    Event Place: Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240399

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Jay

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240399

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

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