Lafayette Jackson Mays

1870 - 1939  (68 years)

• Name	Lafayette Jackson Mays
  Born	26 Nov 1870	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 20, Knox County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1920	Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	26 Mar 1939	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	28 Mar 1939	Bells Campground Cemetery, Powell, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I338848	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	James Franklin Mays,   b. 15 Feb 1841, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jun 1911  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sallie" Roddy,   b. 1 May 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jun 1927  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F133081	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lydia Kazar Mays,   b. 13 Aug 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1940, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1893	Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Edith Mays,   b. Aug 1894, Tennessee   2. Oscar Mck Mays,   b. Nov 1896, Tennessee + 3. Leonard Leon Mays,   b. 26 Mar 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 1977, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years) + 4. Marion B. Mays,   b. 7 Feb 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 2006, NHC Hillcrest Healthcare  (Age 95 years)   5. Zoe Mays,   b. 28 Jul 1914,   d. 12 Aug 1914  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F133080	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Nov 1870 - Tennessee Married - 18 Aug 1893 - Knox County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Knox County, Tennessee Died - 26 Mar 1939 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 28 Mar 1939 - Bells Campground Cemetery, Powell, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1900. name: Lafayette J Mays titles & terms: event: Census event date: 1900 event place: ED 75 Civil Districts 6, 20, Knox, Tennessee, United States birth date: Nov 1870 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee race or color (standardized): White gender: Male marital status: Married years married: 6 estimated marriage year: 1894 mother how many children: number living children: immigration year: page: 8 sheet letter: B family number: 148 reference number: 80 film number: 1241582 digital folder number: 004118969 image number: 00351 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Lafayette J Mays M 30 Tennessee wife Liddie K Mays F 28 Tennessee daughter Edith E Mays F 6 Tennessee son Oscar Mck Mays M 4 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. name: Lafayette J Mays residence: , Knox, Tennessee estimated birth year: 1871 age: 49 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Self gender: Male race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee film number: 1821750 digital folder number: 4390409 image number: 00131 sheet number: 10 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Lafayette J Mays M 49y Tennessee wife Lydia Mays F 47y Tennessee dau Edith Mays F 24y Tennessee son Leon Mays M 18y Tennessee dau Marian Mays F 8y Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. name: Lafayette Jackson Mays event: Death event date: 26 Mar 1939 event place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee gender: Male marital status: Married race or color: White age: 68 estimated birth year: birth date: 26 Nov 1870 birthplace: Tn spouse: Lydia K. Mays father: J.F. Mays father's birthplace: Tn mother: Sallie Roddy mother's birthplace: Tn occupation: Freight Conductor street address: 109 East Louisana Ave. residence: cemetery: Balls Camp Ground burial place: Knoxville, Tenn. burial date: 28 Mar 1939 informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4183669 image number: 675 film number: 1876873 volume/page/certificate number: cn 5625 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 40468606). [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Lafayette J Mays titles & terms: event: Marriage event date: 18 Aug 1893 event place: Knox, Tennessee, United States age: estimated birth year: father: father's titles & terms: mother: mother's titles & terms: spouse: Liddie Mays spouse's titles & terms: spouse's age: spouse's estimated birth year: spouse's father: spouse's father's titles & terms: spouse's mother: spouse's mother's titles & terms: reference number: 366 film number: 1020961 digital folder number: 004538819 image number: 01077