James Perry Mayes

1850 - 1894  (43 years)

• Name	James Perry Mayes  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Oct 1850	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  	District 2
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 1894	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Goshen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  	Mary Lou Viena Long and James Perry Mayes, buried together
  		Burial-MAYES Mary & JP Mary Lou Viena Long and James Perry Mayes, buried together -- Goshen Cemetery, Washington County, AR + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35378057/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35378058/ mary
  Person ID	I8976	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward 'Ned' Mayes,   b. 7 Sep 1812, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1863, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mahala Jane 'Jenny' Jones,   b. 10 Sep 1811, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1889, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Sep 1831	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F8313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lou Venia Long,   b. 3 Jul 1854, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Oct 1927, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1871	Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F3102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Oct 1850 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 26 Mar 1871 - Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA Death - 24 Sep 1894 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-MAYES Mary & JP Mary Lou Viena Long and James Perry Mayes, buried together -- Goshen Cemetery, Washington County, AR + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35378057/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35378058/ mary

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for James Perry Mayes [S937] Find a Grave: MAYES James P 1850-1894, James Perry Mayes. BIRTH: 2 Oct 1850 Grainger County, Tennessee DEATH: 24 Sep 1894 (aged 43) Washington County, Arkansas BURIAL: Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas MEMORIAL ID: 35378057 Married Mary Lou Venia Long on 26 Mar 1871 in Hamblen County TN https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35378057/james-perry-mayes [S937] Find a Grave: MAYES James P 1850-1894, James Perry Mayes. James Perry Mayes BIRTH: 2 Oct 1850 Grainger County, Tennessee DEATH: 24 Sep 1894 (aged 43) Washington County, Arkansas BURIAL: Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas MEMORIAL ID: 35378057 Married Mary Lou Venia Long on 26 Mar 1871 in Hamblen County TN https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35378057/james-perry-mayes [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S5004] Find a Grave: JONES Mahala Mayes 1811-1888, Mahala Jane “Jenny” Jones Mayes. BIRTH: 10 Sep 1811 Tennessee DEATH: 1888 (aged 76–77) Hamblen County, Tennessee BURIAL: Smallman Burial Ground Hamblen County, Tennessee PLOT: Grave #17 MEMORIAL ID: 63461331 She is buried in Smallman Private Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee. The old Mayes burial ground designated by the TVA as Smallman Private is now under Cherokee Lake. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63461331/mahala-jane-mayes [S932] Find a Grave: LONG Mary Mayes 1854-1927, Mary Lou Venia Long Mayes. BIRTH: 22 Jul 1854 Grainger County, Tennessee DEATH: 22 Oct 1927 (aged 73) Washington County, Arkansas BURIAL: Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas MEMORIAL ID: 35378058 Married James Perry Mayes on 26 Mar 1871 in Hamblen Co., TN. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35378058/mary-lou_venia-mayes