Clarence was born in 1892 in Georgia. He was the son of Charles Mayes and Jonnie Burch. Clarence married Celilia Hoffman in Florida in 1925.[1] When he passed away in 1965, he was buried in the Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Georgia. Find A Grave: Memorial #97805182 He lies between his brother, Charlie, and his wife.
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98P-9F8 : accessed 27 February 2016), Clarence A Mayes in household of Chas S Mayes, Precinct 4 Columbia town Ward 1-5, Henry, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,018.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZH-T6X : accessed 27 February 2016), Clarence A Mayes, 1917-1918; citing Decatur County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,557,024.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJDW-S5L : accessed 27 February 2016), Clarence Mayes in household of Johnnie Mayes, Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 7A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,248.
"Florida Marriages, 1830-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH4-HQ8W : accessed 27 February 2016), Clarence A Mayes and Cecelia Ethel Hoffman, 1925.
Information recorded by Carolyn Martin from Grave site, Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Georgia
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2F1-9MG : accessed 27 February 2016), Clarence Mayes, Jul 1965; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V43X-NZ3 : accessed 27 February 2016), Clarence A Mayes, 23 Jul 1965; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing DeKalb, Georgia, certificate number 020529, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
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