Seaborn J. Mays

M, #4191, b. circa 1832
     Seaborn J. Mays was born circa 1832 in GA.1 He was the son of James H. Mays Sr. and Elizabeth Wadsworth. Seaborn J. Mays was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Monroe Co., GA, in the household of James H. Mays Sr.1

Citations

  1. [S414] US1850.

Pernelia E. Mays

F, #4192, b. circa 1835
     Pernelia E. Mays was born circa 1835 in GA.1 She was the daughter of James H. Mays Sr. and Elizabeth Wadsworth. Pernelia E. Mays was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Monroe Co., GA, in the household of James H. Mays Sr.1

Citations

  1. [S414] US1850.

Benjamin F. Mays

M, #4193, b. circa 1838
     Benjamin F. Mays was born circa 1838 in GA.1 He was the son of James H. Mays Sr. and Elizabeth Wadsworth. Benjamin F. Mays was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Monroe Co., GA, in the household of James H. Mays Sr.1

Citations

  1. [S414] US1850.

Harriett Mays

F, #4194, b. circa 1840
     Harriett Mays was born circa 1840 in GA.1 She was the daughter of James H. Mays Sr. and Elizabeth Wadsworth. Harriett Mays was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Monroe Co., GA, in the household of James H. Mays Sr.1

Citations

  1. [S414] US1850.

Amanda E. Davis

F, #4195, b. circa 1832
     Amanda E. Davis was born circa 1832 in GA.1

Amanda E. Davis married James H. Mays Jr., son of James H. Mays Sr. and Elizabeth Wadsworth, on 3 Dec 1846 in Monroe Co., GA.2

Citations

  1. [S414] US1850.
  2. [S193] The New York Family History Center - LDS, compiler, Monroe Co. GA, Court of Ordinary, Marriages (Forsyth, GA: The New York Family History Center - LDS, 1958), Book B, page 20. Hereinafter cited as Monroe Co. GA, Court of Ordinary, Marriages.

Mary <...>

F, #4196
     Mary <...> married first ? Shofner before 1758.1 A contract for the marriage of Mary and Johann Peter Reeb was signed on 25 Sep 1779 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.1

In the will of Johann Peter Reeb, dated 12 Jun 1787 in Mecklenburg Co., NC, Mary <...> was named as an heir, and executor of the estate.2

Child of Mary <...> and ? Shofner

Citations

  1. [S721] John V. Rape and Nell Taylor Norvell, compiler, Reeb Roots in Europe and America (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994), p. 48. Hereinafter cited as Reeb Roots.
  2. [S1919] "North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," Images, unindexed, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 22 Jun 2016), Citing county courthouses, North Carolina, Bk. F, p. 121-2, images 123-4.

William H. Chapman

M, #4197, b. 25 Nov 1872, d. 20 Apr 1925
     William H. Chapman was born on 25 Nov 1872 in PA.1,2 He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Chapman and Elizabeth Waters.

William H. Chapman married Mary S. Barlow, daughter of Emmett Virgil Barlow and Susan A. C. Burrow, on 9 Apr 1907 in Fulton Co., GA.3,4 William H. Chapman was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1910 in Fulton Co., GA, with others in the household: Mary S. Barlow, Emmett Virgil Barlow and Susan A. C. Burrow.4 William H. Chapman was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1920 in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, with others in the household: Mary S. Barlow and Susan A. C. Burrow (his wife, children, and mother-in-law.)5

William H. Chapman died on 20 Apr 1925 in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, at age 52 while in the Georgia Baptist Hospital.1,2,6 He was buried on 22 Apr 1925 in Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA.1,2

Citations

  1. [S854] Georgia Virtual Vault, Georgia Death Certificates, Georgia Archives, Morrow, GA, File No. 10977. Hereinafter cited as Georgia Death Certificates.
  2. [S1046] Cemetery Marker in Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA (on Hollywood Rd (33.79250 -84.46640)).
  3. [S1575] "Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978," Images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com : accessed 21 Dec 2013), Citing County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia, Book O, 1907-1908, Page 120.
  4. [S663] US1910.
  5. [S681] US1920.
  6. [S891] The Constitution, Atlanta, GA, Issue of 1 Apr 1925, Tue, Page 24
    . Hereinafter cited as The Atlanta Constitution.

Nixon Lester1

M, #4198, d. before 5 May 1821
     Nixon Lester died before 5 May 1821 in Pulaski Co., GA.2 The orphans of Nixon Lester (Alfred J. Lester, Silas M. Lester and Nathan N. Lester) were successful drawers in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. They were living in Dooly Co., GA. The land was drawn in Coweta Co., Number 247, District 2.3

Children of Nixon Lester

Citations

  1. [S360] Alfred J. Lester & Amelia Barlow, Alfred J. Lester Family Bible (Philadelphia, PA, No. 121 Chestnut Street: M. Carey, 1816); Mrs. Ewin T. Davis. Hereinafter cited as Alfred J. Lester Family Bible.
  2. [S728] Kelly G. Vickers, "Vickers, Hardy, Family History Papers", 1996 (Toccoa, GA). From Pulaski Co. Administrators and Guardians Bonds, Dec 1810 – Mar 1825, 5 May 1821. Hereinafter cited as "Vickers, Hardy, Family History Papers."
  3. [S726] "Georgia Land Lottery, 1827," Transcriptions, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Sep 2001), Citing State of Georgia. Recorder Office. Official Register of the Land Lottery of 1827. Milledgeville, GA: Grantland & Orme, 1827, 6th day's drawing-March 13, page 14.

Mamie Doss1

F, #4203, b. 4 Jan 1894, d. 24 Apr 1984
     Mamie Doss was born on 4 Jan 1894 in GA.2,3

Mamie Doss married Ira Ozro Overstreet, son of James Stephen Overstreet and Wylanta Matilda McNair, on 18 Jun 1911 in Grady Co., GA.1,4

Mamie Doss was listed as the nearest relative of Ira Ozro Overstreet on his WWI draft card, 9 Sep 1918.5 Mamie Doss was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Lakeland, Polk Co., FL, in the household of Ira Ozro Overstreet.3 Mamie Doss was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Polk Co., FL, in the household of Ira Ozro Overstreet.6 Mamie Doss and Ira Ozro Overstreet were divorced in 1932 in Gadsden Co., FL.7

Mamie Doss married Theodore D. Hinson on 20 May 1932 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL.8,7 Mamie Doss was enumerated in the census of 1935 in Polk Co., FL, in the household of Theodore D. Hinson.9 Mamie Doss was enumerated in the census of 1940 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Theodore D. Hinson.10

Mamie Doss and Theodore D. were living in Hartford, Hartford Co., CN, between 1949 and 1977.11 Mamie Doss was enumerated in the census of 1950 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CN, in the household of Theodore D. Hinson (her 2nd husband.)12

Mamie Doss died on 24 Apr 1984 in Newington, Hartford Co., CN, at age 90.2 She was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CN.13

Citations

  1. [S789] Contributed by James Rollins, Grady Co., Georgia Marriage Records (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/vitals/marriages.html), Book A, Page 198.
  2. [S1810] "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012," Index, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 23 Jan 2016), Citing Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001. Hartford, CT, USA, State File # 08197.
  3. [S681] US1920.
  4. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"; National Archives - Northeast Region; New York, NY. Hereinafter cited as "WWI Draft Registration Cards."
  5. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards", Order Number 1378.
  6. [S679] US1930.
  7. [S371] Jacksonville, FL, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001, from original data: Florida Department of Health, Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, Vol. 38, No. 1664. Hereinafter cited as Florida Divorce Index.
  8. [S1400] FamilySearch, Florida Marriages, 1830-1993 (Florida counties), C.J. No 301.
  9. [S920] FL1935.
  10. [S1399] US1940.
  11. [S1809] The Greater Hartford Directory (Hartford, Conn.: The Price & Lee Company),
    Hinson Theodore D (Mamie D) mach opr HSPDiv h B61 Walk G Charter Oak ter (1949)
    Hinson Theodore D (Mamie D) mach opr HSPDiv h B61 Walk G Charter Oak ter (1953) [Hamilton Standard Propellers Division]
    Hinson Theodore D (Mamie D) mach opr HSPDiv h 1412 Broad (1956, 1961, 1967)
    Hinson Theodore D (Mamie) ret h (22B) 241 West Hill rd Ngt (1977). Hereinafter cited as Hartford Directory.
  12. [S2621] US1950.
  13. [S2500] Cemetery Marker in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CN.

Mary Lou Fortson1

F, #4204, b. 17 Jun 1879, d. 10 Apr 1961
     Mary Lou Fortson was born on 17 Jun 1879 in MS.2

Mary Lou Fortson married Laurence Covington Bickett, son of Thomas Winchester Bickett and Mary A. Covington, circa 1894.3,1 Mary Lou Fortson was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Monroe, Union Co., NC, in the household of Laurence Covington Bickett (her husband.)3 Mary Lou Fortson was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Monroe, Union Co., NC, in the household of Laurence Covington Bickett.4

Mary L. Bickett was listed as the nearest relative of Laurence Covington Bickett on his WWI draft card, 12 Sep 1918.5 Mary Lou Fortson was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Newton, Catawba Co., NC, in the household of Laurence Covington Bickett (her husband.)6 Mary Lou Fortson was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Nettleton, Monroe Co., MS, in the household of Laurence Covington Bickett.7 The obituary of Laurence Covington Bickett named Mary Lou Fortson, wife, as surviving, 14 May 1936.8 She was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Nettleton, Monroe Co., MS.9 She was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1950 in Nettleton, Monroe Co., MS.10

Mary Lou Fortson died on 10 Apr 1961 in Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS, at age 81.2 She was buried in Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS.2

Citations

  1. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"; National Archives - Northeast Region; New York, NY. Hereinafter cited as "WWI Draft Registration Cards."
  2. [S1887] Cemetery Marker in Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS (Whitfield St (33.81231 -88.54081)).
  3. [S555] US1900.
  4. [S663] US1910.
  5. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards", Serial Number 185.
  6. [S681] US1920.
  7. [S679] US1930.
  8. [S1157] Obituary, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Issue of 14 May 1936, Thu · Page 14. Hereinafter cited as Charlotte Observer.
  9. [S1399] US1940.
  10. [S2621] US1950.