Wiley Beam Mayes (1848 - 1930)

Born 15 Apr 1848 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Gillis (McLaughlin) Mayes — married 1879 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Died 6 Nov 1930 at age 82 in Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Wiley was Cherokee.

Dawes Enrollee

Cherokee by Blood

Dawes Card Number 2734

Wiley Mayes was born in the Cherokee Nation in 1848. He was the son of Samuel Mayes, a white man, and Nannie Adair, a Cherokee. He appears with his mother and siblings on the Drennan Roll, living in the Flint District. ^[1] Wiley's first wife was a white woman named Emma. They were the parents of Thomas and Simon. He married Margaret (McLaughlin) Gillis in 1879. ^[2] They were the parents of Susie (died young), Edward (died young) and Lola. ^{[3] [4]} He married Ermina Vann in 1885. ^{[5] [6]}

Wiley was enrolled by the Dawes Commission as a Cherokee by blood and was approved for a share of the Eastern Cherokee (Guion Miller) payment. ^[7] He passed away in 1930 and is buried at the Ross Mayes Cemetery, Mayes County, OK. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-01; NARA Series Title: Drennen Roll, 1852; Roll: 1
2. ↑ Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Marriage, Citizenship and Census Records, 1841-1927 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
3. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-07; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1880; Roll: 2
4. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #37448, Lola Martin
5. ↑ Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Cherokee by Blood Card #2734
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQV-G8Q : Thu Jan 04 23:48:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Wylie Mayes and Ermina Mayes, 1910.
7. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #4603
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6014772/wiley-b-mayes: accessed 01 January 2024), memorial page for Wiley B. Mayes (1848–1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6014772, citing Ross Mayes Cemetery, Salina, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by R Burnett (contributor 47445819).

• See also:
• National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #27715 Simon Mayes