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George Washington Mays

Male 1844 - 1895  (51 years)


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  • Name George Washington Mays  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 3 Jul 1844  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Nov 1895  Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1920 (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1866  Lafayette County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Ida Mays,   b. 14 Sep 1867, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1936 (Age 68 years)
     2. George Ross Mays,   b. 17 Aug 1871, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1939, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     3. Ella Mays,   b. Abt 1876, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Nannie Aveline Mays,   b. 3 Apr 1878, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1945, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     5. Stella Mays,   b. Sep 1877, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1936 (Age ~ 59 years)
     6. Samuel Warren Mays,   b. 25 Aug 1882, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1936, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     7. Lemie Mays,   b. 18 Jan 1887, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1937, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     8. May Mays,   b. 9 Aug 1890, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1969, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F6596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jul 1844 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Nov 1895 - Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 73 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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).

    3. [S1368] Ancestry.com - Arkansas County Marriages 1837-1957 [database online].

    4. [S1322] Ancestry.com - U. S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.