America 'Merica' Mayes

1843 - 1881  (38 years)

• Name	America 'Merica' Mayes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1843	Arkansas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Crockett, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  	Daughter of Syna and Thomas "Maize"
  Census	1860	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  	America and Jackson "Wzneard"
  Census	1870	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	With Benjamin Franklin Dillon
  Census	1880	Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  FSID	L4HD-YR4
  Death	1881	Arkansas, USA   [2]
  Burial	White Antioch Cemetery, Mayflower, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  		Burial-DILLON America America Mayes Vineyard Dillon, wife of Benjamin Dillon "Mother of WJ Dillon" - Antioch Cemetery, Mayflower AR + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60834985/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41690319/
  Person ID	I24703	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Mayes,   b. Abt 1808, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1860, Arkansas, USA (Age > 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sinai Mais,   b. Abt 1800, South Carolina, USA d. Aft 1870, Arkansas, USA (Age > 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Jackson Vineyard,   b. 1829, Missouri, USA d. 1870 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1859	Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Mary R Vineyard,   b. Abt 1856, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Benjamin Franklin Dillion,   b. 10 Mar 1827, Virginia, USA d. 16 Apr 1902, De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1866	Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Albert Dillion,   b. 1875, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eliza Dillion,   b. 1877, Arkansas, USA d. Oct 1955, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elener Dillion,   b. 1879, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Rolling L Dillon,   b. 1871, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Frank Dillion,   b. 1869, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Walter Jackson Dillion,   b. 1873, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA d. 29 Mar 1951, Arkansas, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Charles Eflen Dillon,   b. 19 Jun 1881, Mayflower, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA d. 14 Aug 1962, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1843 - Arkansas, USA Census - Daughter of Syna and Thomas "Maize" - 1850 - Crockett, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 16 Mar 1859 - Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Census - America and Jackson "Wzneard" - 1860 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 23 Sep 1866 - Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Census - With Benjamin Franklin Dillon - 1870 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1880 - Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA Death - 1881 - Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-DILLON America America Mayes Vineyard Dillon, wife of Benjamin Dillon "Mother of WJ Dillon" - Antioch Cemetery, Mayflower AR + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60834985/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41690319/

  
  

• Sources

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