John Burl Mays

1920 - 2007  (86 years)

• Name	John Burl Mays  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	11 Sep 1920	Idabel McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA   [2, 3, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Frisco, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1942	Idabel, Mccurtain, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  Residence	1950	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Death	25 May 2007	Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Burial	25 May 2007	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I31028	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John Jackson Mays,   b. 16 Dec 1887, Garland County, Arkansas, United States of America d. 10 Nov 1947, Idabel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States of America (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Laura Ethel Kelly,   b. 10 Aug 1892, Arkansas d. 2 Feb 1984, Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, United States of America (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Dec 1909	Garland, Arkansas, United States   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F10697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geneva Youldean Hardcastle,   b. 28 Nov 1926, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA d. 17 May 2013, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1942
  Children	1. Living   2. Cheryl Ann Mays,   b. 23 Aug 1946, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA d. 20 Sep 2010, Andrews, Texas (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living
  Family ID	F10671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Sources

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