George Washington Mays

1844 - 1895  (51 years)

• Name	George Washington Mays  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	3 Jul 1844	Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Nov 1895	Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 4]
  Notes	Thomas Samuel MAYS, b 1820, S.C., m a Ross. Issue: Geo. W. Mays, CSA, Veteran from Arkansas (White and Toole, p 73). His widow, Mary E. Mays, applied for a widows pension based on her husband's service for the Confederate States in the State of Arkansas. He enlisted in Jan. 1863, and served until the end of the War. His unit was Company C, Crawfords Regiment, Fagons Brigade, volunteer Calvary Service. Pension File Number 20191. The Death certificate of his son, Samuel Warren Mays, shows that George was born in Red River County, Texas. Laura Buckmaster writes that: Surname is "Mayes" on George's stone. The rest of the stones in the family are spelled "Mays". (Research): Census Listings: 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84, JP No. 1 Enumerated 6 July 1880 Page 24D SD 1 ED 84 211-219 Mays, George W M 35 Farmer Tx SC SC Mays, Elizabeth W F 30 W La --- Miss Mays, Ida W F 12 Dtr Tx Tx La Mays, Ross W M 9 Son Tx Tx La Mays, Ella W F 4 Dtr Tx Tx La Mays, Nannie W F 2 Dtr Tx Tx La
  Person ID	I17827	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Iles,   b. 5 Aug 1849, Louisiana d. Abt 1920 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Arkansas   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Ida Mays,   b. 14 Sep 1867, Texas d. 12 May 1936 (Age 68 years)   2. George Ross Mays,   b. 17 Aug 1871, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Nov 1939, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 68 years)   3. Ella Mays,   b. Abt 1876, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nannie Aveline Mays,   b. 3 Apr 1878, Sabine County, Texas d. 20 Apr 1945, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 67 years)   5. Stella Mays,   b. Sep 1877, Sabine County, Texas d. Sep 1936 (Age ~ 59 years)   6. Samuel Warren Mays,   b. 25 Aug 1882, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Nov 1936, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 54 years)   7. Lemie Mays,   b. 18 Jan 1887, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Aug 1937, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 50 years)   8. May Mays,   b. 9 Aug 1890, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Oct 1969, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F6596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Jul 1844 - Texas Death - 12 Nov 1895 - Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 73 (Reliability: 3). [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84, JP No. 1 Enumerated 6 July 1880 Page 24D SD 1 ED 84 211-219 (Reliability: 3). [S1368] Ancestry.com - Arkansas County Marriages 1837-1957 [database online]. [S1322] Ancestry.com - U. S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.