Mary Tempa Mayes

1878 - 1963  (84 years)

• Name	Mary Tempa Mayes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	6 Dec 1878	Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  	near Pilot Knob
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Randolph Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1, 5]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1900	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1910	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1, 10]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1920	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4, 13]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1930	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1940	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [12]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed
  Obituary	Jan 1963  [11]
  	Obituary of Mary T Williams - The Daily Journal (Flat River, Missouri) 22 Jan 1963, Tue, Page 1
  		Obituary-WILLIAMS Mary (Mayes) Obituary of MARY TEMPA ANN MAYES WILLIAMS
  Death	12 Jan 1963	Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1, 8, 11]
  	at the home of her son, Roy V Williams
  		Vital_Death-WILLIAMS Mary Mayes Missouri Death Certificate for Mary Tempa Ann Mayes Williams - Adenocarcinoma of Uterus
  Burial	Doe Run Memorial Cemetery, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [8]
  		Burial-WILLIAMS Mary T Mary Tempa Ann Mayes Williams - Doe Run Memorial Cemetery. Doe Run MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52752655/
  		Doe Run Memorial Cemetery (also known as IOOF Cemetery, Odd Fellows Cemetery) Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #28434 Plot: International Order of Odd Fellows
  Person ID	I20463	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson Mayes,   b. 11 Dec 1851, Iron County, Missouri, USA d. 7 May 1896, Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Amanda Adeline Geisler,   b. 11 Nov 1859, Maries County, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jan 1916, Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Dec 1874	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Family ID	F9126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Williams,   b. 15 Aug 1856, Joplin, Newton, Missouri, USA d. 15 Jul 1929, Iron Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1897	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [7, 8, 9, 11, 13]
  	King School near Doe Run
  Children	1. Bertha Ellen Williams,   b. 16 Feb 1908, Missouri, USA d. 15 Dec 1993, Mineral Area Regional Medical Center, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Leo Jackson Williams,   b. 13 May 1899, Missouri, USA d. 5 Mar 1983, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Arthur J Williams,   b. Abt 1906, Missouri, USA d. 6 Jan 1978, Douglas County, Nevada, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Amanda Evelyn Williams,   b. 31 Oct 1900, Missouri, USA d. 18 Aug 1981, Farmington Community Hospital, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Roy Vernon Williams,   b. 27 Mar 1912, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jul 1965, Missouri, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Henry Alonzo Williams,   b. 28 Jun 1904, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 15 Jul 1976, Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Dec 1878 - Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1880 - Randolph Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA Marriage - 12 Aug 1897 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Death - 12 Jan 1963 - Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA Burial - - Doe Run Memorial Cemetery, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-WILLIAMS Mary T Mary Tempa Ann Mayes Williams - Doe Run Memorial Cemetery. Doe Run MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52752655/

  
  

  DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-WILLIAMS Mary (Mayes) Obituary of MARY TEMPA ANN MAYES WILLIAMS

  
  

  People

  MAYES-Mary Williams Mary Tempa Mayes Williams

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Death-WILLIAMS Mary Mayes Missouri Death Certificate for Mary Tempa Ann Mayes Williams - Adenocarcinoma of Uterus

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 1222; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340957. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 1222; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340957 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 94-3. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 94-3 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_944; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 1140. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_944; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 1140 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Randolph, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 715; Family History Film: 1254715; Page: 544B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0169. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Randolph, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 715; Family History Film: 1254715; Page: 544B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0169 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S8492] Find a Grave: MAYES Mary Williams 1878-1963, Mary Tempa Ann Mayes Williams. - Birth: 6 Dec 1878, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri - Death: 21 Jan 1963 (aged 84) Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri - Burial: Doe Run Memorial Cemetery, Doe Run, St. Francois County, Missouri - Memorial ID: 52752655 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52752655/mary-tempa_ann-williams [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240887. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240887 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Iron, Saint Francois, Missouri; Roll: T624_808; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374821. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Iron, Saint Francois, Missouri; Roll: T624_808; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374821 [S1453] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mary Williams • Flat River Daily Journal - Jan 1963, (Name: The Daily Journal; Location: Flat River, Missouri; Date: 23 Jan 1963;), Mary Tempa Mayes Williams Obituary. Mrs. Mary Tempa Ann Williams, daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Amanda Geisler Mayes, was born near Pilot Knob, Mo., on December 6, 1878 and passed away at the home of her son, Row V. Williams, 418 S. Henry St., Farmington, on January 21, 1963, being 74 years, one month, and 15 days of age. She was united in marriage to John Williams, on August 12, 1897, at King School, near Doe Run. He preceded her in death several years ago. Six children were born to this union, all of whom survive. Besides Roy V. Williams, before mentioned, they are: Leo Williams and Evelyn (Mrs. Clem) McDowell, of Route One, Ironton; Henry of Iron Mountain; Arthur, of Yerington, Nev.; and Mrs. Bertha McDowell, of Farmington; also two step-children, Mrs. Edith Mitchell of Cantwell, and Mrs. E~~ Key of Farmington; nine step-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Gibson of St Louis and Mrs. Lena Hodges, of Potosi. Funeral services will be held at Pendleton Church of Doe Run, this afternoon, Thursday, https://www.newspapers.com/image/417886263/?article=bf693e8c-6a63-43f5-a893-63023b43d016&focus=0.36885968,0.7549884,0.48346746,0.96022 Obituary-WILLIAMS Mary (Mayes) Obituary of MARY TEMPA ANN MAYES WILLIAMS [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Iron, St Francois, M. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Iron, St Francois, M [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 887; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240887. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240887 [S719] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;). [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Marriage date: 3 Dec 1874 Marriage place: Iron, Missouri Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S2170] Ancestry.com, Web: RootsWeb, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), Database online. - Web: RootsWeb Marriage Records Index. [S8860] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): GEISLER Amanda Bartley, (Name: SmithLC.com;), GIESLER Amanda Adeline Mayes Bartley 1859-1916. Daughter of Lucinda Cain and Jacob Geisler Married: (1) Andrew Jackson Mayes 3 Dec 1884 and (2) John H Bartley 6 May 1904 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43089303/amanda-adeline-bartley [S8860] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): GEISLER Amanda Bartley, (Name: SmithLC.com;), Amanda Adeline Giesler Bartley. - Birth 11 Nov 1858, Maries County, Missouri - Death 10 Jan 1916 (aged 57) Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri - Burial Pendleton Cemetery, Doe Run, St. Francois County, Missouri - Memorial ID 43089303 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43089303/amanda-adeline-bartley