Isaac Mayes (1893 - 1964)

Born 2 Jul 1893 in Kentucky, United States

Died 10 Jun 1964 at age 70 in Barwick, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Written by Chelcie Mays Duncil...

Remembering Isaac Mayes

I am the youngest of five children born to Isaac and Fannie McIntosh Mayes. My daddy, Ike, was born July 2, 1893. He died June 10, 1964. My mother, Fannie, was born April 3, 1892. She died December 26, 1966. They were two fine, loving parents and good Christians. They joined the Old Regular Baptist Church around the year of 1935 or 1936. I was a little girl then. We lived in the head of Lick Branch, across the river at Combs, Kentucky in Perry County.

I remember Daddy saying he had gone to a lot of churches, and he felt at home when he joined the Old Regular Baptist Church. It was not long until he was called to preach. He didn't have much education. He only went to the third grade, but he sure knew his Bible. Dad was crippled when he and Mom had two or three children. He was working in a log mill and a log rolled over his leg and broke it. There wasn't any doctors close, so whoever set it didn't get it straight. It grew back shorter than the other one. He had to walk with a walking cane, but that didn't stop my daddy. He worked wherever he could find work to raise five children. We moved around a lot. We lived in Wolfe County, Breathitt County, Owsley County, and Perry County. I was born at War Creek, Kentucky, in Breathitt County, December 29, 1928. We moved wherever he could find work. My brothers and sisters were Clarence Mayes, born February 1, 1914; Ethel Mayes McIntosh, born November 20, 1916; Rosa Lee Mayes Herald, born January 30, 1919; and Lawrence Mayes, born October 21, 1923.

All of my family have passed on to a better place, but my sister, Rosa Lee, and me. I have been blessed. I have a good husband, four wonderful children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The Lord has been good to me. I remember my daddy singing and preaching the old time Gospel.

Chelcie Mayes Duncil

5886 Jaqui Lane

Franklin, OH 45005

Sources

http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/isaac-mayes_120272916

https://kentuckyexplorer.com/nonmembers/Feb00irem.html