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John Willis Mays

Birth: 16 Apr 1822
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Death: 12 Apr 1905 (aged 82)
Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Burial: Bayley's Chapel Cemetery

Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Sarah Jane Abbott Mays

1822–1887 (m. 1849)

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William L Mays

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1853–1932
John Davidson Mays

1855–1934
Benjamin Ottoway Mays

1858–1934
Emory B Mays Sr

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89744861/john_willis-mays: accessed ), memorial page for John Willis Mays (16 Apr 1822–12 Apr 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89744861, citing Bayley's Chapel Cemetery, Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Lon Warner (contributor 47804877).

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