William
Samuel
Mays
Born in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse W. Mays
and Elizabeth Ann (Walker) Mays
Brother of
Eliza Charlotte (Mays) Ingram, James B. Mays, Isadora (Mays) Merideth, Detor Mays, Abram Mays and Sophrona Mays
Husband of
Mary (Daniel) Mays
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Sarah Eliza (Mays) Daniel, David Mays, Cora Belle (Mays) Pace, William Cleveland Mays, Guilda Estella (Mays) Pace, Grace (Mays) Stricklin, Gertrude Leeanna (Mays) Field, Hobart Mays and Ludie Pearl (Mays) Jones
Died
at age 70
in Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jun 2021
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Biography
William was born in 1853. He was the son of Jesse Mays. He passed away in 1923.
Sources
- 1880 TN Humphreys County Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBP-S25?i=14&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMD7J-2P2
- *1923 TN Humphreys County, Death Certificate https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT7Q-FN5?i=1049&cc=1417505
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Irene (Elliott) Williams
Irene (Elliott) Williams
Mayes-687 and Mays-2496 do not represent the same person because: Names and locations do not match
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by Irene (Elliott) Williams
Rejected matches › William Mays (abt.1856-) › William Reid Massie (1855-1922) › William Henry Mize (1853-1922) › William Davies Massey (1851-) › William Russell Massie (abt.1852-) › William Massey (abt.1852-) › William J. Mayo (1853-1923) › William Moss (1851-1925) › William Madison May (1852-1929) › William Henry James Belling May (1851-) › William May (1855-) › John William Mays (abt.1852-abt.1922) › James William Massie (1851-1923) › Friedrich Wilhelm Maus (abt.1851-) › John William May (1851-) › William Meads (1851-) › William Jasper Meads (1852-) › William Meads (1853-) › William Massey (abt.1851-)
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