DESCENDANTS OF JOEL MAYS

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                              Don Norman

 

1.JOEL MAYS

 

    Joel Mays was born in VA about 1817 and died in Nicholas County WV

in 1877. He married Rebecca J. ------. Rebecca was born in VA about

1825 and apparently died in Nicholas County WV about 1863. Joel

married Sarah Hinkle about 1865. Sarah, a daughter of Abraham and

Hester (Brannamon) Hinkle, was born in VA about 1842.

 

Children of Joel and Rebecca J. Mays.

 

  2.  (1). Hiram                   b.c.     1844

 

  3.  (2). Amanda                  b.c.     1846

 

  4.  (3). James C.                b.c.     1848

 

  5.  (4). Sarah                   b.c.     1849

 

  6.  (5). William H.              b.c.     1852

 

  7.  (6). Mary A.C.               b.c.     1854

 

  8.  (7). Joel F.J.               b.c.     1857

 

  9.  (8). Elizabeth G.            b.c.     1859

 

Children of Joel and Sarah (Hinkle) Mays.

 

 10.  (1). Rebecca                b.c.     1866

 

 11.  (2). Rufus                   b.c.     1868

 

 12.  (3). Cordelia                b.       1870

 

 13.  (4). Ira                     b.May  3 1875   d.Jun  8 1941

         m.Mary Elizabeth Morris 1902

 

 

13.IRA MAYS    1.JOEL MAYS

 

    Ira Mays, a son of Joel and Sarah (Hinkle) Mays, was born in

Nicholas County WV May 3, 1875 and died June 8, 1941. He married Mary

Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris in 1902.

 

Children of Ira and Mary Elizabeth (Morris) Mays.

 

 14.  (1). Clyde

         m.Bernice Meadows

 

 15.  (2). Zella

         m.Dayton Sparks

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

"Nicholas County WV History 1985" p.261

1860, 1870 Nicholas VA (WV) county census