Jacob Mayes and Sarah Mead Moore

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Husband Jacob Mayes ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 6 May 1807 - near Philadelphia, PA 3 4
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           Died: 1861 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: John William Mayes (      -Abt 1828) 4 5
         Mother: Eleanor Susannah Watson (      -      ) 4 5

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       Marriage: 12 Mar 1835 1 4

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Wife Sarah Mead Moore ^{1 2 3 6}

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           Born: 6 Apr 1811 or 1813 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 3 4 6
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           Died: 1901 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
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         Father: Dr. William Moore (1772-1837) 1 2 7
         Mother: Margaret Mead (1781-1829) 1 2

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Children

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1 F Margaret Mayes ³

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           Born: 16 Dec 1837 4
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         Spouse: Wessel Brodhead (1832-1909) 3
           Marr: 14 Aug 1867 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 3

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2 F Rebecca Mayes ⁴

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           Born: 4 Apr 1840 4
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           Died: Bef 1913
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3 F Adelaide Mayes ^{8 9}

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           Born: 15 May 1842 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 8 10
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           Died: 9 Jul 1924 10
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         Spouse: John Lutton (1842-1888) 8 10
           Marr: 9 Aug 1866 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 8 10

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4 F Sarah Mayes ⁴

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           Born: 10 Dec 1850 4
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Frederick Bowser (      -      ) 4
           Marr: Feb 1874 4

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5 M Watson Mayes ⁸

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           Born: 9 Nov 1853 8
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           Died: in infancy
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Simeon Day Mayes ⁸

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           Born: 8 Jan 1855 8
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           Died: 
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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Mayes

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He belonged to a family of patriots as far back as the Revolutionary war, and was a well known resident of Franklin, PA, in his day, having been in business there for about thirty years as a tailor and clothing merchant. His clothing store was the first in the city, and as there was no place nearer than Pittsburgh where he could purchase stock, he made the trip to and from that city several times on foot.

He and his wife were prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Franklin, PA, and their home was always headquarters for visiting ministers of that denomination. During the oil excitement this comfortable home, on the corner of what later became Thirteenth and Liberty streets, also became the headquarters for a number of prominent oil men, among whom were John D. Rockefeller and his brother William. Their homestead contained a very fine well which supplied the people of Franklin with water.

He was born near Philadelphia, educated in the public schools, and learned the tailor's trade with his father. About 1835 he located in Franklin, Pennsylvania, where he established the first custom made tailoring business in that city, continuing in that line all his life. He also engaged in the production of oil, being one of the first to obtain and oper­ate oil leases on French creek. [GPHAV, 443]

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Mead Moore

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She was lovingly remembered by her acquaintances as "Grandma," and was the capable type of woman developed by pioneer surroundings. In her youth she was a wonderful rifle shot and could drive a nail with a rifle bullet.
Residing with three children in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in 1890.

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Notes: Marriage

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They were married in 1838. [CAB, 727]

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 487.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 759.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 727.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 443.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 439.

6 Spencer P. Mead, History and Genealogy of the Mead Family (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1901), Pg 306.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 728.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 444.

9 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 154.

10 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 155.