Bessie Mays

1897 - 1961  (63 years)

• Name	Bessie Mays  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	18 Oct 1897	Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1910	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1950	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married
  FSID	K8W4-L5K
  Death	17 May 1961	Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Burial	Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [4]
  		Arcadia Valley Memorial Park (also known as Arcadia Valley Cemetery) Arcadia, Iron, Missouri Find a Grave: #27355
  Person ID	I11660	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Henry Mayes,   b. 24 Sep 1859, Iron County, Missouri, USA d. 21 May 1934, Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Liggett,   b. 14 Mar 1861, Illinois, USA d. 27 Apr 1942, Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1876	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F7790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Archer,   b. 16 Oct 1888, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1969, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1916	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F12249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Oct 1897 - Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1910 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA Marriage - 15 Apr 1916 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA Death - 17 May 1961 - Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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