James Hamilton Mays and Elizabeth "Betsey" Arters

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Husband James Hamilton Mays ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1813 or 1814 - Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 1874 - LeBoeuf, Erie Co, PA 3
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         Father: Thomas Washington Mays (1787-1867) 1 2 4
         Mother: Henrietta Stroble Myers (1794-1868) 1 2

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Wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Arters ³

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           Born: Abt 1823 - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 1898
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         Father: Thomas J. Arters (      -      ) 5 6
         Mother: Mary Ann Middleton (      -      ) 5 6

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Children

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1 M William Middleton Mays ⁷

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           Born: Nov 1840 - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 1907
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         Spouse: Nancy Elizabeth Benn (1846-1915)
           Marr: 1868

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2 M Sylvester J. Mays ⁷

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           Born: 1843 or 1844
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         Spouse: Martha [Unk] (1846-      ) 7

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3 F Mary Ann Mays ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1845
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         Spouse: Warren Wellman (      -      ) 7

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4 M Charles Mays ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1848
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5 M George Washington Mays ⁷

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           Born: 11 Feb 1850 - Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 24 Sep 1928 - Delta, Delta Co, CO
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         Spouse: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Obert (1851-1916)

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6 M James Howard Mays ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1852 - Pennsylvania
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         Spouse: Fannie Mays (      -      )

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7 M Richard Mays ⁷

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8 F Sarah Jane "Jennie" Mays ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1857 - Pennsylvania
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         Spouse: [Unk] Smith (      -      ) 7

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9 F Elizabeth M. Mays ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1859 - Pennsylvania
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         Spouse: [Unk] Pettis (      -      ) 7

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10 F Lucinda Mays ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1864 - Pennsylvania
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         Spouse: [Unk] Smith (      -      ) 7

         Spouse: [Unk] Nichols (      -      ) 7

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11 F Laura Belle Mays ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1868 - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 26 Oct 1941
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         Spouse: John Lafferty (Abt 1868-1947)

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General Notes: Husband - James Hamilton Mays

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Erie Co, PA

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 843, 854.

3 Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 2.

4 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 640.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 976.

6 —, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 946.

7 Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 18.