Walter Anthony Mays Sr (1905 - 1972)

Born 22 Jul 1905 in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States

Husband of Annie Mae (Ivey) Fountain — married 8 Jun 1932 in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1972 at age 66 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Walter was born in 1905, the youngest of 6 children to Robert Stephen Mays and Janie Viola Aldred. His siblings were: Ida Lou, Robert Scott, Beulah, Fannie, and Mattie Maude.

• Fact: Residence (1910) Wrens, Jefferson, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1920) Wrens, Jefferson, Georgia
• 1930 census not found

He married in 1932 to Annie Mae Ivey, daughter of [Ivey-1406|John Hillman Ivey]] and Indiana Swint. He was about 26 years old. They had at least 3 children together:

1. Barbara Jean Mays

• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural, Jefferson, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1940) Militia District 81, Jefferson, Georgia

He remarried to Mary Wiseman, daughter of Augustus Donald Wiseman and Irma Pamelia Shaw.

• Fact: Residence (16 Jun 1972) Augusta, Richmond, Georgia
• Fact: Obituary (17-18 Jun 1972) Augusta, Georgia

Walter passed away in 1972 at the age of 66.

• Fact: Burial (1972) Wrens Cemetery, Wrens, Jefferson, Georgia

Links

• FamilySearch PID: G48C-JSP
• Find A Grave: Memorial #63351727 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML27-DM2 : accessed 16 October 2020), Walter A Mays in household of Robert S Mays, Wrens, Jefferson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 4B, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 194; FHL microfilm 1,374,207.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ63-43P : accessed 16 October 2020), Walter Mayst in household of R S Mayst, Wrens, Jefferson, Georgia, United States; citing ED 45, sheet 14B, line 76, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 260; FHL microfilm 1,820,260.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q289-HHTZ : 7 February 2020), Walter Anthony Mays and Annie Mae Ivey, 8 Jun 1932; citing Marriage, Jefferson, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 180,839.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7GJ-LS3 : 13 May 2020), Walter Mays, Militia District 81, Jefferson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81-8, sheet 9B, line 69, family 137, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 687.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2DT-16K : 21 August 2020), Walter Mays, Jun 1972; 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-BL4 : 24 December 2014), Walter A Mays, 16 Jun 1972; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Richmond, Georgia, certificate number 021594, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1P-QT8J : 18 July 2020), Mays and Mr Walter Anthony Mays Sr, 1972.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP15-LB7N : 18 July 2020), W Water A May in entry for W Mary Wharnan Mays, 1983.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2020), memorial page for Walter A. Mays (22 Jul 1905–16 Jun 1972), Find a Grave Memorial no. 63351727, citing Wrens Memorial Cemetery, Wrens, Jefferson County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Michael Dover (contributor 46924123).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 October 2020, 01:56), entry for Walter Anthony Mays Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LK5F-D5Y); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/240190291782/facts : accessed 15 Oct 2020), profile for Walter Anthony Mays Sr.

Acknowledgement

Mays-1426 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 26 Mar 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.