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William Mayes (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1823? d. 1863-09-05

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Married to Maria Young Mayes. Father of John H. Mayes, Adam T. Mayes and Susan Mayes. Married Martha McIntire Mayes in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1854. Farmer in Washington County, Kentucky in 1850. Farmer in Mercer County, Kentucky in 1860. Served in the 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from January 2, 1862, to September 5, 1863. Died of disease in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on September 5, 1863.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, p. 139B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 574.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0323.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 23249.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film 000191861.

Citation

Mayes, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214003 (November 12, 2026).

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