Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 1st ed., 1885 Reprinted 1972 by Kentucky Reprint Co., Murray, KY. Graves Co. JOHN A. MAYES, Graves County, was born August 13, 1844, in Mayfield. He is a son of R.L. and Elizabeth (Anderson) Mayes. Mr. Mayes, after receiving his education from the schools of the locality, took up the study of the law under the preceptorship of Lucian Anderson, and in 1869 was licensed, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of his profession. He was married in February, 1883, to Miss Mariana Stanfield, of Mayfield. Mayes Anderson Stanfield = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/graves/mayes.ja.txt