James
Henry
"Jim"
Mays
Born in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Edwin Pierce Mays
and Martha A. (Carter) Mays
Brother of
Mary A. Mays, Pierce W. Mays, Martha E. Mays, Lucille Jane (Mays) Craft, Margaret A. (Mays) Burdette and Hugh A. Mays
Husband of
Cleopatra (Hatcher) Mays
— married
12 Apr 1866 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Hatcher) Mays
— married
1886 in Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Lenora Frances (Mays) Mundy, Nettie Dove Mays, Holly Edwin Mays, Jesse Lester Mays, Fitzhugh Lee Mays and Mary Belle (Mays) Kidwell
Died
at age 86
in Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2018
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Biography
James was born in 1842. He passed away in 1928.
He appears at age 8 in the 1850 US federal census for Greenbrier Co. Virginia, in the household of his father.[1]
He appears at age 18 in the 1860 US federal census for Monroe Co. Virginia, in the household of his father.[2]
He married first Cleopatra Hatcher, 12 Apr 1866 in Kanawha Co. West Virginia.[3][4][5]
He appears at age 28 as head of household in the 1870 US federal census in Monroe Co. West Virginia.[6]
He appears at age 38 as head of household in the 1880 US federal census for Jackson Co. West Virginia[7]
At age 44, following the death of his first wife, he married her 16-year-old cousin Mary Elizabeth Hatcher on 9 June 1886 in Jackson Co. West Virginia.[8][9]
He appear at age 57 as head of household in the 1900 US federal census for Jackson Co. West Virginia.[10]
He appears at age 68 as head of household in the 1910 US federal census for Jackson Co. West Virginia.[11]
He appears at age 77 as head of household in the 1910 US federal census for Jackson Co. West Virginia.[12]
He died 4 Dec 1928 in Jackson Co. West Virginia[13] and was buried at Cleek Cemetary, Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia.[14] The memorial at Find-A-Grave provides additional information on his military and civilian activities.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-5K8 : accessed 29 June 2015), James H Mays in household of Edwin P Mays, Greenbrier county, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States; citing family 373, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M412-D9K : accessed 29 June 2015), James H Mays in household of Edwin Mays, Rollingsburg District, Monroe, Virginia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 68, household ID 460, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,363.
- ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-3VX5 : 12 September 2020), James H Mace and Cleopatria Hatcher, 12 Apr 1866; citing Marriage, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12562642&Type=Marriage -- see line #70
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12671598&Type=Marriage -- see line #70
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4R-R2Q : 19 March 2020), James H Mays, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RP-K78 : 14 November 2020), James H. Mays, Jackson, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 41, sheet 413C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,404.
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT6K-7WB : 16 March 2020), James Henry Mays and Mary Elizabeth Hatcher, 1886; citing Jackson, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,218.
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=567218&ImageNumber=302
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CL-ZRH : accessed 13 December 2020), James H Mays, Washington district (south side), Jackson, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 15A, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,760.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNH-NYL : accessed 13 December 2020), James H Mays, Washington, Jackson, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 8A, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1682; FHL microfilm 1,375,695.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNL3-8CK : accessed 13 December 2020), James H Mays, Jackson, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 70, sheet 3B, line 66, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1954; FHL microfilm 1,821,954.
- ↑ Death certificate: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1953469&ImageNumber=793
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17389764 retrieved 6 May 2021
- James Henry Mays Family Record by Lee Mays
- Four Years for Old Virginia by James H. Mays
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Donna (Mays) Marstrander
Fitzhugh Lee Mays son of James Henry Mays and author of sweet, gentle,Appalachian poetry and other books .He loved his Dad very much. He published his Dads memories of the Civil War and created our first family history devoted to James Henry Mays.
posted 12 May 2021 by Donna (Mays) Marstrander
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Donna Marstrander nee Mays
Mays-2450 and Mays-1420 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, same wife, same birth and death details. Thanks for reviewing.
You should go ahead and merge this record into Mays-1420.
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