Looking for information on my great, great grandfather SHMayes
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Re: Looking for information on my great, great grandfather SHMayes
| JerriChasteen (View posts) | Posted: 8 Jun 2008 4:15PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Samuel Houston Mayes
Actually, there were two men by the name of Samuel Houston Mayes-
Samuel Houston Mayes- born 12 May 1844. Served in Company C. First Cherokee Mounted Volunteers CSA under Capt Benjamin Wisner Carter and Col Stand Watie. He married 9 Nov 1870 Martha Elizabeth Vann, born 6 Oct 1852. Elected Sheriff of the Cooweescoowee District 1 Aug 1881; elected Senator of same District 3 Aug 1885 and 5 Aug 1889. Elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 5 Aug 1895.
Samuel Houston Mayes- born 11 Oct 1866. Married 2 Aug 1891 Florence Nicodemus, born 29 Nov 1871. He was elected Councilor from the Cooweescoowee District 5 Aug 1901.
Jerri (Rogers) Chasteen
Claremore, Cherokee Nation
Samuel Houston Mayes- born 12 May 1844. Served in Company C. First Cherokee Mounted Volunteers CSA under Capt Benjamin Wisner Carter and Col Stand Watie. He married 9 Nov 1870 Martha Elizabeth Vann, born 6 Oct 1852. Elected Sheriff of the Cooweescoowee District 1 Aug 1881; elected Senator of same District 3 Aug 1885 and 5 Aug 1889. Elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 5 Aug 1895.
Samuel Houston Mayes- born 11 Oct 1866. Married 2 Aug 1891 Florence Nicodemus, born 29 Nov 1871. He was elected Councilor from the Cooweescoowee District 5 Aug 1901.
Jerri (Rogers) Chasteen
Claremore, Cherokee Nation