Edward 'Ned' Mayes

1812 - 1863  (50 years)

• Name	Edward 'Ned' Mayes  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	7 Sep 1812	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1836	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Early Tax List
  Census	1840	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
  Census	1850	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
  Census	1860	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Mahala and Edward Mayse
  Death	1863	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Smallman Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	(The old Mayes burial ground designated by the TVA as Smallman Private is now under Cherokee Lake)
  		Smallman Private Burial Ground (also known as Mayes Burial Ground) Hamblen County, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2382498
  Person ID	I21578	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Dudley Mayes,   b. 1786, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1844, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Price Daniels,   b. 1778, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 1850, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Feb 1806	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mahala Jane 'Jenny' Jones,   b. 10 Sep 1811, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1889, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1831	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Emaline Tressa Mayes,   b. 9 Mar 1844, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Sep 1933, Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Scytha Caroline Mayes,   b. 10 Oct 1835, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Sep 1912, South Fork, Howell, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Henrietta Mayes,   b. 1840, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Nancy Jane Mays,   b. 10 Jun 1842, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1906, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Louisa Joyce Mayes,   b. 1835, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1850 (Age 15 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Adaline Cordelia Peden,   b. 1848, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA d. 1885 (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Francis Mays,   b. 22 Aug 1853, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Nov 1927, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Private Marmaduke Mayes,   b. 1839, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 20 Nov 1863, Point Lookout, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Sarah Elizabeth Mayes,   b. 4 Dec 1848, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Apr 1924, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. James Perry Mayes,   b. 2 Oct 1850, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Sep 1894, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Mary Ann Mayes,   b. 3 Nov 1846, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Nov 1922, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. William Henry 'Blackhawk' Mayes,   b. 8 Jan 1832, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Oct 1900, Goshen Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Sep 1812 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 7 Sep 1831 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Early Tax List - 1836 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1840 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1850 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Census - Mahala and Edward Mayse - 1860 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Death - 1863 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S790] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [S5091] Find a Grave: MAYES Edward 1812-1863, Edward “Ned” Mayes. BIRTH: 7 Sep 1812 Grainger County, Tennessee DEATH: 1863 (aged 50–51) BURIAL: Smallman Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee PLOT: Grave #16 MEMORIAL ID: 63461190 Smallman Private Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee. The old Mayes burial ground designated by the TVA as Smallman Private is now under Cherokee Lake. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63461190/edward_mayes [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 2, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 420; Family History Libra. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 2, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 420; Family History Libra [S5004] Find a Grave: JONES Mahala Mayes 1811-1888, Mahala Jane “Jenny” Jones Mayes. BIRTH: 10 Sep 1811 Tennessee DEATH: 1888 (aged 76–77) Hamblen County, Tennessee BURIAL: Smallman Burial Ground Hamblen County, Tennessee PLOT: Grave #17 MEMORIAL ID: 63461331 She is buried in Smallman Private Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee. The old Mayes burial ground designated by the TVA as Smallman Private is now under Cherokee Lake. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63461331/mahala-jane-mayes