James Walker Mays

1881 - 1935  (53 years)

• Name	James Walker Mays
  Birth	28 May 1881	Elliott, Kentucky, USA   [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   [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   [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   [2]
  		James Walker Mays: WWI Draft Card
  Census	24 Jan 1920	Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA   [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   [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   [1]
  		James Walker Mays: Death Certificate 1
  		James Walker Mays: Death Certificate 2
  Burial	17 May 1935	Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I0516	Mays Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas Lindsey Mays,   b. Dec 1847, Kentucky, USA
  Mother	Sarah E Whitt,   b. 24 Aug 1851, Elliott, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Feb 1933, Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 28 May 1881 - Elliott, Kentucky, USA Census - 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 Census - 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 Draft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Elliott, Kentucky, USA Census - 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 Census - 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 Death - 14 May 1935 - Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA Burial - 17 May 1935 - Devils Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, (Kentucky Department for Lbraries and Archives), 22 Mar 2011, death certificate 11256 (1935), J W Mays. [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). [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). [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). [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). [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). [S26] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, (Kentucky Department for Lbraries and Archives), 22 Mar 2011, death certificate 06957 (1935), James Walker Mays.