Maj. William B. Mays

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Husband Maj. William B. Mays ¹

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           Born: 13 Oct 1836 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 7 Apr 1865 - Farmville, Prince Edward Co, VA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Henry Mays (1812-1883) 3 4
         Mother: Lavina Karnes (1816-1892) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Maj. William B. Mays

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Civil War: He enlisted September 6, 1861. He was enrolled as a lieutenant, and before the end of the war he attained the rank of Captain, Major and Colonel. Co. L, 4th PA Cavalry. He was killed in action at Farmville, Virginia. The Franklin, Pennsylvania, G. A. R. Post was named in his honor.

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

2 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.

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

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

5 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.