James Carson Maynard

Brief Life History of James Carson

James Carson Maynard was born on 14 November 1843, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States as the son of Shadrack Manor. He married Margaret Caroline Elizabeth Keener on 18 January 1866, in Jefferson, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Vineyard Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 1 November 1921, in Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Carson Maynard
1843–1921
Mary Frances Young
1860–1900
Marriage: 18 December 1879
James Shadrach Maynard
1880–1959
Franklin Edward “Frank” Maynard
1882–1949
Lillie Lieu Maynard
1883–1963
Jim Maynard
1883–
William Sherman Maynard
1885–1966
Charles M. Maynard
1887–1956
Thomas Owen Maynard
1890–1965
Lora Ethel Maynard
1892–1975
Lenna Maynard
1894–1945
Clara Jewell Maynard
1896–1975
Lottie Maynard
1898–1940

Sources (37)

  • James C Manez, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Carson Maynard - Government record: birth: 14 November 1842; Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
  • J C Maynard, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1845

Historical Boundaries: 1845: Lawrence, Missouri, United States

1845

Historical Boundaries: 1845: Lawrence, Missouri, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Mainard (from ancient Germanic Maganhard, Meginard, from magin- ‘power, might’ + hard- ‘brave, hardy’). Compare Mainard .

Altered form of French Ménard (see Menard ), a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life story of James Carson Maynard

James Carson Maynard was born in Tennessee near Dandridge, Nov. 14, 1842. (Earlier Records were lost) He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. When the war broke out between the states, though …

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