Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Henry Mays and Lavina Karnes


Husband Henry Mays 1 2 

           Born: 13 Apr 1812 - Venango Co, PA 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jan 1883 - Sandy Creek, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5


         Father: Thomas Washington Mays (1787-1867) 1 2 6
         Mother: Henrietta Stroble Myers (1794-1868) 1 2


       Marriage: 20 Feb 1834 3 4

Wife Lavina Karnes 7 

            AKA: Lavina Karns,4 Lavinia Judge Karns, Lovina Karns
           Born: 30 Sep 1816 - Clarion Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1892
         Buried: 


         Father: Capt. William Karns (      -      ) 8 9
         Mother: Anna Sullinger (      -Bef 1890) 9


Children
1 F Angeline Delra Mays 4 

           Born: 23 Jan 1833 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 May 1910 - Home, Indiana Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Amos Caywood Williams (1827-1898)
           Marr: 21 May 1866 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 10

2 F Lavina Mays 11 

           Born: 1835 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1845 11
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

3 M Maj. William B. Mays 4 

           Born: 13 Oct 1836 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Apr 1865 - Farmville, Prince Edward Co, VA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5






4  M  Philander Alexander Mays 4





           Born: 23 Aug 1838 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1900 or 1908 11
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin



         Spouse: Sara Jane Wilkins (1842-1936)
           Marr: 1862






5  M  Larimer Mays 4





           Born: Abt 1841
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Dec 1864 4
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5
         Status: Twin








6  M  Alpheus Mays 4





           Born: Abt 1842
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jan 1865 4
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5








7  M  George Elmer Mays 4 12





           Born: Oct 1844 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Sep 1921 11
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 13



         Spouse: Emily Jane Mays (1860-1930) 12
           Marr: 6 Sep 1883 14






8  F  Amanda Jennie Mays 4 15





           Born: 14 Jan 1848
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Feb 1930
         Buried: 



         Spouse: George Wilson (1839-1908) 15
           Marr: 27 Nov 1876 15






9  M  John L. (Lomma?) Mays





           Born: Cir 10 Aug 1849
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1852 - Stoney Creek, Henry Co, IN
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5



         Spouse: Did Not Marry






10  F  Florence S. Mays





            AKA: Flora Mays 4 16 17
           Born: 1853 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1918
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 18



         Spouse: William Harvey Hughes (1847-1924) 16 19
           Marr: 17 Apr 1873 16 17






11  F  Elizabeth Mays 4





           Born: 6 May 1856 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1898 - Randolph Twp, Crawford Co, PA
         Buried: 



         Spouse: James P. Mays (1846-1933) 1
           Marr: 1875 - Venango Co, PA






12  F  Ida Ora Mays





           Born: Cir 20 Mar 1859
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Apr 1860
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5



         Spouse: Did Not Marry






13  M  Burton Mays 15





           Born: Abt 1862-1865 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1901 - near Bowerston, Harrison Co, OH
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Anna Ford (1860-1893) 15









General Notes: Husband - Henry Mays




Possessed of strong initiative, courage and perseverance, he was one of the influential men of his day in the county, his intelligence and executive capacity enabling him to take a leading part in its advancement. He undertook many things, which prospered because of his vigorous business policy and thrifty management. He became an ironmaster, owning and operating the Slab Furnace in Cranberry Township, this county, and also for a time conducted the Van Buren Furnace. His landed holdings were extensive, comprising about five hundred acres in Cranberry Township, and after he discontinued the furnace business he cut the timber on this tract and for some years operated a sawmill. He also farmed there. When oil was discovered he soon saw the great value of this new resource, and was one of the early producers. Later he built a grist-mill in Rockland Township which he ran for a time, and he continued to reside there until his death. [HVC 1919, 854]



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Sources






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
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 638.

4
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 854.

5
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 92.

6
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 640.

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 2.

8
J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 501.

9
—, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 606.

10
Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 262.

11
Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 15.

12
Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 233.

13
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 114.

14
Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 155.

15
Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 16.

16
—, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1143.

17
Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 298.

18
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 110.

19
Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 961.







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