George Elmer Mays and Emily Jane Mays

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Husband George Elmer Mays ^{1 2}

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           Born: Oct 1844 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Sep 1921 3
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: Henry Mays (1812-1883) 5 6
         Mother: Lavina Karnes (1816-1892) 7

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       Marriage: 6 Sep 1883 8

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Wife Emily Jane Mays ²

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            AKA: Emma Mays 9
           Born: 28 Feb 1860 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Apr 1930 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Lewis Asbury Mays (1831-1897) 5 10 11
         Mother: Ruth Burgwin (1830-1894) 10 11

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Children

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1 F Austa Mays ¹

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           Born: 20 Nov 1888
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Aug 1969 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA 12
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Claude A. Colegrove (1887-1930/1934) 1

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2 F Hazel Mays ¹

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           Born: 10 Aug 1892 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jun 1930 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Vance Sayes (      -      ) 12
           Marr: 27 Apr 1917 12

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General Notes: Husband - George Elmer Mays

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He remained at home, assisting his father, up to the age of twenty-five years. He was well prepared for the responsibilities of life, being allowed good educational advantages for the times, and receiving valuable training while associated with his father, who was well qualified to teach him the principles of business. When he started out on his own account he went into the oil busi­ness, in which he did well at every location. Upon his father's death he bought the interests of his father's partner in Rock­land Township and devoted himself to operations there for eight years, after which he began the production of oil in Cranberry Township. His home was in Franklin after 1903, the family having a comfortable residence at No. 305 Elk Street. Mr. Mays was thoroughly esteemed by those who knew him for his honorable dealings and substantial character. He never participated actively in public affairs. [CAB, 854]

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

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

3 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.

4 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.

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

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

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

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 844, 854.

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

11 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 226.

12 Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 17.

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 103.