Brief Life History of James Sterling
When James Sterling Mayes was born on 29 March 1837, in Crittenden, Grant, Kentucky, United States, his father, Alexander E Mayes, was 39 and his mother, Jane Carrick, was 27. He married Mary Catherine Hill on 23 March 1863, in Crittenden, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Crittenden, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 20 July 1895, in Pratt, Kansas, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Cullison, Pratt, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (10)
- James Mayes in household of Alexander E Mayes, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Mayes, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
- James S Mayes in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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1842
Historical Boundaries- 1842: Crittenden, Kentucky, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of May 1, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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