Richard Johnson Mays
b. 22 January 1808, d. between 1860 and 1870
- Father: Samuel Mays b. 23 July 1762, d. 25 January 1816
- Mother: Nancy Grigsby b. 10 May 1775, d. 8 December 1828
- Richard Johnson Mays was born on 22 January 1808 in South Carolina.
- He married Eliza A. Williams, daughter of T. B. Williams, on 29 October 1830 in Edgefield District, South Carolina, by Rev. Johnson.
- Richard Johnson Mays appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Madison County, Florida. Other members of the household included Richard J. Mays, Dennett Hill Mays, Thomas Mays, James Warren Mays, Samuel Poe Mays, John Baptist Mays and Walter Thompson Mays.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Richard Johnson Mays and Eliza A. Williams appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Madison, Madison County, Florida, and also in the household teacher J. C. Pauleto, age 60, and planter Jordon Tucker, age 28.. Other members of the household included Thomas Mays, James Warren Mays, Samuel Poe Mays, John Baptist Mays, Dennett Hill Mays and Mary C. Mays.
- He was a Baptist minister, according to the 1860 census.
- Richard Johnson Mays died between 1860 and 1870.
- His wife Eliza A. Williams became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 10 Jan 2007
Family: Eliza A. Williams b. circa 1815
- Richard J. Mays b. circa 1836
- Dennett Hill Mays b. circa 1840
- Thomas Mays b. circa 1841
- James Warren Mays b. circa 1843
- Samuel Poe Mays b. circa 1846
- John Baptist Mays b. circa 1848
- Walter Thompson Mays b. circa 1849, d. circa 1852
- Dennett Hill Mays b. circa 1851
- Mary C. Mays b. circa 1857