Thank you. Do you have any "proof" that William Green Mays was married to Harriet Esther Dickson? Or that William Green Mays was the son of Abraham? I don't have my file open tonight, but I don't think I have any "proof." Thanks again, Dana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merle Howser" <howserm@wytbear.com> To: <TNPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [TNPERRY] Mays family > > > "R. Scott and Dana R. Leeds" wrote: > > > I have a few Mays' in Perry County. Lenora "Nora" J. Mays was born 7 Sep > > 1823 in Marsh Creek, Perry Co, TN and married Matthew James Dickson in 1843. > > I also have a William Green Mays who married Harriet Esther Dickson who was > > born 8 Dec 1829 in Perry Co. I'm assuming William must have been born about > > the same time. > > Dana > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Merle Howser" <howserm@wytbear.com> > > To: <TNPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 1:27 PM > > Subject: [TNPERRY] Mays family > > > > > I am descended from William Mays and Charlotte ? who were living in > > > Perry Co.Tn. in the 1830's. Then they were in Decatur Co. in the > > > 1840's. In the 1860's they were living in Madison Co. at Spring Creek. > > > That is where Charlotte was buried in 1877. William later went to > > > Gibson Co.Tn. where his son Robert lived. Wm. finally died 1886 and was > > > buried in Hopehill Cemetery in Gibson Co. A Jesse Mays born in 1823 was > > > the first child listed in the family. Then the next child 6 years > > > later. I'm wondering if Wm. might have been married before he married > > > Charlotte. His son Charlie Basdill born in 1839 was my grandfather. > > > C.B. married Sallie Lee Cook and they moved to Tx. and lived in > > > Mertens,Tx. My father Osborne Lee Mays was born 1873 in Carroll Co. > > > Tn. He married Etta Mae Anglin in Groesbeck Tx. 01-02-1899. I was the > > > fifth child of Osborne and Etta born a girl 11-04-1910. In 1930 I > > > married Irvyn B. Howser in Tulsa, Okla. We moved to Haines, Alaska in > > > 1947. Does anyone have any information on William's parents and where > > > he was born? Also does anyone know Charlotte's last name and what her > > > ancestry was? Merle M. Howser-P.O.Box 309-Haines, Ak. - 99827 > > >tHANK YOU FOR THE INFO. tHE wILLIAM gREEN YOU MENTION WAS A NEPHEW OF MY > > wM. wILLIAN gREEN'S FATHER WAS aBRAHAM, BROTHER OF MY wM. HANK YOU. > >