James Walker Mays

James Walker Mays

Male 1881 - 1935  (53 years)

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  • Name James Walker Mays 
    Birth 28 May 1881  Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • There are conflicting dates because he has two death certificates. One states he died in his hometown of Devils Fork, KY. The other states he died at Stephenson Hospital in Ashland, KY. I'm going with the birth date given on his WWI Draft card and the death date given by the hospital.
    Gender Male 
    Census 16 Jun 1900  Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Walker Mays, son, white, male, May 1881, age 19, single, born in KY, parents born in KY, farm laborer 
    Census 29 Apr 1910  Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Walker Mays, head, male, white, age 28, married 8 years, born in KY, parents born in KY, Farmer, General Farm 
    Draft Registration 12 Sep 1918  Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    James Walker Mays: WWI Draft Card
    James Walker Mays: WWI Draft Card
    Census 24 Jan 1920  Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Walker Mays, son, male, white, age 38, married, born in KY, parents born in KY, Laborer - Home Farm 
    Census 18 Apr 1930  Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Walker Mayse, head, male, white, age 48, married at age 20, born in KY, parents born in KY, Farmer - General Farm 
    Occupation Farmer  [4, 6
    Death 14 May 1935  Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    James Walker Mays: Death Certificate 1
    James Walker Mays: Death Certificate 1
    James Walker Mays: Death Certificate 2
    James Walker Mays: Death Certificate 2
    Burial 17 May 1935  Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I0516  Mays Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2012 

    Father Thomas Lindsey Mays,   b. Dec 1847, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah E Whitt,   b. 24 Aug 1851, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1933, Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pearl Click,   b. About 1886, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage About 1902 
    Children 
     1. Willie Raymond Mays,   b. About 1904, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ethel Mays,   b. About 1907, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ernest Mays,   b. About 1911, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Ellis Mays,   b. About 1912, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Lula Mays,   b. 28 Mar 1915, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Dorsie Faye Mays,   b. 13 Oct 1917, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Lacy Mays,   b. 13 Feb 1923, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1996, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 May 1881 - Elliott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Walker Mays, son, white, male, May 1881, age 19, single, born in KY, parents born in KY, farm laborer - 16 Jun 1900 - Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Walker Mays, head, male, white, age 28, married 8 years, born in KY, parents born in KY, Farmer, General Farm - 29 Apr 1910 - Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDraft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Elliott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Walker Mays, son, male, white, age 38, married, born in KY, parents born in KY, Laborer - Home Farm - 24 Jan 1920 - Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Walker Mayse, head, male, white, age 48, married at age 20, born in KY, parents born in KY, Farmer - General Farm - 18 Apr 1930 - Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 May 1935 - Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 17 May 1935 - Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, (Kentucky Department for Lbraries and Archives), 22 Mar 2011, death certificate 11256 (1935), J W Mays.

    2. [S13] Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (National Archives and Records Administration), 22 Mar 2011, card for Walker Mays, serial no. 771, Local Draft Board 0, Elliott County, Kentucky, M1509. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S10] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), 22 Mar 2011, roll 0518. Elliott County, Kentucky. Devils Fork township, ED 017, sheet 10-A, dwelling 171, family 171, Linzie Mays, T623. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S9] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), 22 Mar 2011, roll 0473. Elliott County, Kentucky. Devils Fork township, ED 035, sheet 07-A, dwelling 111, family 113, Walker Mays, T624. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), 22 Mar 2011, roll 0567. Elliott County, Kentucky. Devils Fork township, ED 074, sheet 06-B, dwelling 110, family 110, Linzie Mays, T625. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S5] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), 22 Mar 2011, roll 0741. Elliott County, Kentucky. Devils Fork (District 1) township, ED 002, sheet 11-B, dwelling 210, family 227, Walker Mayse, T626. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S26] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, (Kentucky Department for Lbraries and Archives), 22 Mar 2011, death certificate 06957 (1935), James Walker Mays.



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