George Lee Mayes b. 28 Nov 1896 St Paul, Madison, Arkansas, USA d. 26 Dec 1983 Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA: Smith Family Tree

George Lee Mayes

1896 - 1983 (87 years)

Name	George Lee Mayes [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	28 Nov 1896	St Paul, Madison, Arkansas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Census	1910	Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas, USA [2]
	Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Military Service	8 Jun 1917 [4, 5, 7]
	US Army - WWI
Census	1920	Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Head (with sisters Martha and Lizzie)
Census	1930	Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Married to Bessie; Relation to Head: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA [10]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Big Spring, Benton, Arkansas, USA [9]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Bessie
FSID	MYSH-7MS
Death	26 Dec 1983	Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA [4, 5, 7]
Burial	Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA [4, 5]
	(Sec 16, Site B)
		Fayetteville National Cemetery (Also known as National Cemetery) Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas Find a Grave>: #109402 Plot: National Cemetery
Person ID	I11933	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	William Charles Mayes, b. Dec 1854, Missouri, USA d. 3 Dec 1927, Madison County, Arkansas, USA (Age 73 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret Jane 'Peggy' Clinton, b. 18 Mar 1857, Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, USA d. 8 Jan 1917, St Paul, Madison, Arkansas, USA (Age 59 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	16 Aug 1881	Graniteville, Iron, Missouri, USA [1, 11]
Family ID	F7689	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Bessie C Spencer, b. 27 Jul 1904, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Feb 1992, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 87 years)
Marriage	12 Dec 1920	Madison County, Arkansas, USA [6, 12]
Family ID	F4273	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Nov 1896 - St Paul, Madison, Arkansas, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1900 - Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas, USA
	Census - Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1910 - Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Head (with sisters Martha and Lizzie) - 1920 - Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas, USA
	Marriage - 12 Dec 1920 - Madison County, Arkansas, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Bessie; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Bessie - 1950 - Big Spring, Benton, Arkansas, USA
	Death - 26 Dec 1983 - Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA
	Burial - - Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA

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Sources

[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1240067.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1240067
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T624_57; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374070.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T624_57; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374070
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T625_71; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 69.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Hilburn, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T625_71; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 69
[S11309] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Fayetteville National), (Location: Fayetteville AR;), MAYES George Lee 1892-1983 (Veteran).
"CPL US Army - World War I"
- Bessie Spencer and George Mayes married 12 Dec 1920 and are buried together in Fayetteville National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/962495/george-lee-mayes
[S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites.
[S129] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Shawnce, Wyandotte, Kansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 2340461.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Shawnce, Wyandotte, Kansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 2340461

[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: Big Spring, Benton,.

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: Big Spring, Benton,

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives At St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

[S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].

Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
[S11309] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Fayetteville National), (Location: Fayetteville AR;), SPENCER Bessie C Mayes 1904-1992 (Spouse).
Bessie Spencer and George Mayes married 12 Dec 1920 and are buried together in Fayetteville National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/962467/bessie_c_mayes

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