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Joseph Mayes

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Joseph Mayes

Birth
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Dec 1845 (aged 60)
Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Hopedale, Harrison County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Joseph Mayes' parents were Thomas Mayes (b. bef 1755, d. abt Jun 1819) and Nancy MNU Mayes (b. bef 1775, died after 1819). He was the oldest of 7 known children for this couple, all born in Pennsylvania:
Nancy Mayes b abt 1787, d. bef 1811, married James Peterson, 1807 in Jefferson County, Ohio
Thomas Mayes, b 1789, died between 1850 and 1860, married Theresa Gray in 1827 in Belmont County, Ohio
John Mayes, b 1793, d. between Jul 1855 and 1860, likely in Edgar County, Illinois. Married Martha McGavran, 1820 in Jefferson County, Ohio
Elizabeth Mayes, b. 1793, d. unknown. Married Hugh Peterson, 1813 in Jefferson County, Ohio.
James Mayes, b 1801, d. 1863. Married Elizabeth Gray, 1832 in Jefferson County, Ohio
Sarah Mayes. Little is known about her.

Joseph married Sarah Miller on 2 Apr 1812 in Harrison County, Ohio per family records compiled by their grandson, Rev. Robert McCoy Coulter. Joseph and Sarah had 6 children, the names of 5 of whom are known:
John Mayes, b. abt 1813, died after 1885. Married Margaret Gray about 1847.
Nancy Mayes, b 15 Sep 1815, d, 17 Jun 1859. Married Andrew Coulter, 1844, Harrison County, Ohio
Eliza Mayes (linked below)
Joseph Davison Mayes (linked below)
Sarah L Mayes (linked below)
The 1830 census record for Joseph indicates that they had another daughter, born between 1821 and 1824 but her name has not been discovered yet.

Joseph married Rebecca Work on 14 Sep 1824 in Beech Spring Presbyterian Church in Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio, officiated by John Rea, VDM. Rebecca was born about 1803 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Alexander Work and Jane Taggart. She died between 1850 and 1860, based on census records.
They had 7 known children:
Mary G Mayes, b. abt 1826, d. unknown
Calvin Mayes (linked below)
Alexander Mayes (linked below)
James S Mayes (linked below)
William Brown Mayes (linked below)
Caroline Rebecca Mayes, b. Dec 1843, d. 20 Jan 1916. Married George Hamilton Hyde, 1867, Clinton County, Iowa.
Amanda Mayes (linked below)

Joseph was killed by a runaway team. Many of his children moved to Iowa after he died, and presumably after Rebecca died but that is unclear.
Joseph Mayes' parents were Thomas Mayes (b. bef 1755, d. abt Jun 1819) and Nancy MNU Mayes (b. bef 1775, died after 1819). He was the oldest of 7 known children for this couple, all born in Pennsylvania:
Nancy Mayes b abt 1787, d. bef 1811, married James Peterson, 1807 in Jefferson County, Ohio
Thomas Mayes, b 1789, died between 1850 and 1860, married Theresa Gray in 1827 in Belmont County, Ohio
John Mayes, b 1793, d. between Jul 1855 and 1860, likely in Edgar County, Illinois. Married Martha McGavran, 1820 in Jefferson County, Ohio
Elizabeth Mayes, b. 1793, d. unknown. Married Hugh Peterson, 1813 in Jefferson County, Ohio.
James Mayes, b 1801, d. 1863. Married Elizabeth Gray, 1832 in Jefferson County, Ohio
Sarah Mayes. Little is known about her.

Joseph married Sarah Miller on 2 Apr 1812 in Harrison County, Ohio per family records compiled by their grandson, Rev. Robert McCoy Coulter. Joseph and Sarah had 6 children, the names of 5 of whom are known:
John Mayes, b. abt 1813, died after 1885. Married Margaret Gray about 1847.
Nancy Mayes, b 15 Sep 1815, d, 17 Jun 1859. Married Andrew Coulter, 1844, Harrison County, Ohio
Eliza Mayes (linked below)
Joseph Davison Mayes (linked below)
Sarah L Mayes (linked below)
The 1830 census record for Joseph indicates that they had another daughter, born between 1821 and 1824 but her name has not been discovered yet.

Joseph married Rebecca Work on 14 Sep 1824 in Beech Spring Presbyterian Church in Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio, officiated by John Rea, VDM. Rebecca was born about 1803 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Alexander Work and Jane Taggart. She died between 1850 and 1860, based on census records.
They had 7 known children:
Mary G Mayes, b. abt 1826, d. unknown
Calvin Mayes (linked below)
Alexander Mayes (linked below)
James S Mayes (linked below)
William Brown Mayes (linked below)
Caroline Rebecca Mayes, b. Dec 1843, d. 20 Jan 1916. Married George Hamilton Hyde, 1867, Clinton County, Iowa.
Amanda Mayes (linked below)

Joseph was killed by a runaway team. Many of his children moved to Iowa after he died, and presumably after Rebecca died but that is unclear.


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