Martha Adeline Mayes b. 16 Apr 1864 Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 4 Nov 1941 Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

Martha Adeline Mayes

1864 - 1941 (77 years)

Name	Martha Adeline Mayes [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	16 Apr 1864	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Female
Census	1880	Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1900	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1910	Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1930	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother of Delia
Death	4 Nov 1941	Bardley, Ripley, Missouri, USA [1]
Burial	Bardley Cemetery, Ripley County, Missouri, USA [1]
	Martha Adeline Mayes and James Burton Keel, buried together
		Burial-KEEL Martha and James Martha Adeline Mayes and James Burton Keel, buried together -- Bardley Cemetery, Ripley County + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408786/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408819/ martha
Person ID	I13022	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	William H Mayes, b. Apr 1827, Kentucky, USA d. 2 Oct 1908, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Elender Vineyard, b. 4 Apr 1831, Kentucky, USA d. 1 Jul 1898, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F8553	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Burton 'Big Jim' Keel, b. 24 Mar 1844, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Apr 1910, Gatewood Township, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)

Marriage 27 Mar 1881 Iron County, Missouri, USA [1, 2]

Children

	1. Agnes Keel, b. 6 Nov 1890, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 6 Nov 1890, Ripley County, Missouri, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Doll L 'Dolly' Keel, b. 22 Jan 1908, Missouri, USA d. 13 Oct 1991, Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, Summit, Pike, Mississippi, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Tempie Patricia Keel, b. 7 Nov 1891, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 21 Nov 1967, Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Cordelia 'Delia' Keel, b. 23 Apr 1882, Wayne County, Missouri, USA d. 11 Nov 1964, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Hester Ellen 'Elender' Keel, b. 7 Jan 1888, Missouri, USA d. 4 Sep 1940, Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Myrtle Estel 'Bessie' Keel, b. 2 Feb 1897, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jul 1946, Orange County, Texas, USA (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Martha Alice Keel, b. 9 Nov 1895, Missouri, USA d. 25 Feb 1985, Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Arthur Chester Keel, b. 16 Jun 1893, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 25 Oct 1979, Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Franklin Theodore 'Frank' Keel, b. 8 Jan 1904, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 20 Jul 1954, Ripley County, Missouri, USA (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Jasper Marion 'Jap' Keel, b. 5 Oct 1885, Iron County, Missouri, USA d. 11 Feb 1962, Ripley County, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9578 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 16 Apr 1864 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1880 - Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Marriage - 27 Mar 1881 - Iron County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1900 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother of Delia - 1940 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA

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Burials

Burial-KEEL Martha and James
Martha Adeline Mayes and James Burton Keel, buried together -- Bardley Cemetery, Ripley County + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408786/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408819/ martha

DNA Matches At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

People

KEEL-Martha and James (Family)
Martha Adeline Mayes (1864-1941) and James Burton 'Big Jim' Keel (1844-1910) family (from L to r): BACK ROW: Jasper, Arthur, Myrtle, Alice - FRONT ROW: James Burton, Frank, Martha Adaline (Mayes), and Dolly L (baby)

Sources

[S7032] Find a Grave: MAYES Martha Keel, Martha Adeline Mayes Keel.
BIRTH 16 Apr 1864 DEATH 4 Nov 1941 (aged 77) BURIAL Bardley Cemetery Bardley, Ripley County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 29408819
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29408819/martha-adeline-keel
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 885; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240885
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 137.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 137.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374818.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Gatewood, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374818
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 691; Family History Film: 1254691; Page: 512B; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0411.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Arcadia, Iron, Missouri; Roll: 691; Family History Film: 1254691; Page: 512B; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0411

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