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Descendants of Patrick Mays


Generation No. 1

1. PATRICK4 Mays (ANDREW J. (OLD ANDY)3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1) was born March 10, 1845 in Owsley Co., KY, and died July 24, 1932 in Laurel Co., KY. He married (1) MARGARET UNKNOWN. He married (2) NANCY TURNER Abt. 1868 in Owsley Co., KY, daughter of JAMES TURNER and JANE Mays. She was born September 21, 1846 in Owsley Co. KY, and died September 21, 1894.

Notes for PATRICK MAYS:

1870 Owsley County Kentucky Census: Travelers Rest Precinct #117/114
Patrick Mays head 25 Farmer 1000 820 Ky s/o Andrew Mays Margaret BARRETT
Nancy wife 21 Keeping House Ky
Andrew J brother 11 Farm Labor Ky md Viana MOORE d/o William H MOORE &
Leannah ANGEL
Anna dau 1 Ky
John M son 1/12 Ky
Margaret BARRETT mother 58 House Keeper NC md Andrew Mays
Isham KETCHUM 14 Farm Labor NC

Andrew J. brother, 11, is living with his brother Patrick in the 1870 Census.

1880 Laurel Co., Pct. 2, Raccoon
Mays, Patrick, 35, Ky (son of Andrew & Margaret BARRETT Mays)
" , Nancy, 27, "
" , Annie, 11, "
" , John, 9, "
" , Isaac, 8, "
" , Elias, 5, "
" , Catherine, 3, "
" , Elizabeth, 4/12, "


Children of PATRICK Mays and NANCY TURNER are:
i. ANNA F.5 Mays, b. Abt. 1869.
2. ii. JOHN M. MAYS, b. April 1870, Lee Co. KY; d. July 17, 1944, Lee Co. KY.
3. iii. ISAAC Mays, b. Abt. 1872, Ky.
iv. ELIAS Mays, b. August 16, 1874, Owsley Co. KY.
v. CATHERINE Mays, b. Abt. 1878.
vi. ELIZABETH Mays, b. Bet. 1879 - 1880.


Generation No. 2

2. JOHN M.5 Mays (PATRICK4, ANDREW J. (OLD ANDY)3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1) was born April 1870 in Lee Co. KY, and died July 17, 1944 in Lee Co. KY. He married (1) UNKNOWN FELTNER. He married (2) DORA ROSS Abt. 1907. She was born Abt. 1877 in Ky.

Notes for JOHN M. MAYS:
1910 Owsley Co. KY Census - Little Sturgeon Road
99-99 MAYSE John H M W 40 m2 3y KKK (second marr.)
Dora W F W 33 m1 3y 0-0 KKK
Isaac S M W 12 s KKK
James S M W 10 s KKK

John had a first marriage and had Isaac and James. Dora and John have only been married 3 years.

Children of JOHN Mays and UNKNOWN FELTNER are:
i. ISAAC6 Mays, b. Abt. 1898, Jackson Co., KY.
ii. JAMES Mays, b. Abt. 1900, Jackson Co., KY.
iii. HARRISON Mays, b. Jackson Co., KY.

Children of JOHN Mays and DORA ROSS are:
4. iv. CHRISTINE6 Mays, b. December 03, 1912, Lee Co. KY; d. October 03, 2005, Lexington, Ky.
v. ALLENE Mays, b. Owsley Co. KY; m. EARL BOWLING.
vi. FLORENCE Mays, m. UNKNOWN HAUGHT.

3. ISAAC5 Mays (PATRICK4, ANDREW J. (OLD ANDY)3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1872 in Ky. He married POLLY Abt. 1894. She was born Abt. 1872 in Ky.

Notes for ISAAC MAYS:
1910 Owsley Co. Census - Little Sturgeon Road
103-103 MAYSE Isaac H M W 38 m1 16y KKK
Polly W F W 38 m1 16y 8-8 KKK
John S M W 15 s KKK
Fannie D F W 13 s KKK
Henry S M W 11 s KKK
Willie S M W 9 s KKK
Birt S M W 7 s KKK
Alson S M W 5 s KKK
Charley S M W 4 s KKK
James C. S M W 1 11/12 s KKK

Children of ISAAC Mays and POLLY are:
i. JOHN6 Mays, b. Abt. 1895.
ii. FANNIE Mays, b. Abt. 1897.
iii. HENRY Mays, b. Abt. 1899.
iv. WILLIAM (WILLIE) Mays, b. Abt. 1901.
v. BERT Mays, b. Abt. 1903.
vi. ALSON Mays, b. Abt. 1905.
vii. CHARLEY Mays, b. Abt. 1906.
viii. JAMES CHASTUS Mays, b. May 19, 1908, Kentucky; d. August 22, 1974, Lee Co., Kentucky; m. DEMA; b. August 30, 1908; d. September 14, 1998, Lee Co., Kentucky.