Re: James Franklin Mays TN. 1875 - 1959
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In reply to:
James Franklin Mays TN. 1875 - 1959
2/11/01
Donna
Know how it is when you have so little to start with and James is a very common name.
Blount Co TN may prove to help you however.There is a lot of information available in Blount TN
To get you started, here are the Mays 1850 and 1860 Census indexes, from what I see it could be of benefit to get the 1870 and 1880 Census records. The following may give you a guide.
1850 Blount Co. TN 11th Civil Dist roll 871 page 93 have listed:
Fleming Mays
Gardner Mays
Joseph Mays
Wilson Mays
1860 Blount Co. TN Dist ll page 95
Alexander Mays
Child Mays
Daniel Mays
Elvena Mays
Fleming Mays
James Mays
Joseph Mays
Sal Mays
Sarah Mays
1860 Blount Co. TN page 52
Emaline Mays
Houston S.Mays
John V. Mays
Polly Mays
Sophia J. Mays
Wilson Mays
The 1850 Census will help you find out who is head of household and ages of the children, as will the 1860, Of course the 1870 and 1880 are essential to idenditfy your Grandfather and his family.
Hereitage Quest will have all of this on CD's or micro film, also you can obtain these rolls at the Family History Center near you and they are very helpful when one first is getting started in family search.
By the way Fleming Mays or Gardner Mays of Blount Co. will probably be H/H and likely one of them may well be the parent or Grandparent of James Franklin Mays and I believe that Mary was posting you about Beverly and Sarah Mays because, Beverly and Sarah may be the parents of Gardner or somehow closely related. This is not my family line so I don't really have anything there to guide you. Also in what State did James die? Have you founnd his obituary yet?There is usually an abundance of information in an obituary and those of his siblings. I also find it helpful Donna if you know anything about your Grandmothers siblings to post their names as well. You may have cousins that do know a lot and are looking for information as well! I started my quest with less information than you have and have been lucky at finding information and others that connect to my search, so don't lose heart the wall will crumble only to find another one, but it's alot of fun!
Sorry that I don't have more concrete information for you but I hope this will be of some help
Warm Regards and Best Wishes
Linz