William Henry ‘Tip’ Mayes

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About William Henry ‘Tip’ Mayes

William Henry Mayes

  • Birth: 24 Jul 1842
  • Death: 24 Mar 1918 - Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA
  • Parents: Samuel Houston Mayes, Nancy Adair
  • Wife: Eliza Jane Mayes (born Bell)
  • Wife: Martha Mayes (born Mcnair)
  • Wife: Susan Virginia Mayes (born Weir)
  • Children: George Washington Mayes, Rachel Bell Bryan (born Mayes), Mary Delilah Brewer (born Mayes), Joel Bryan Mayes

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11219937/william-henry-mayes
Claremore Messenger, March 29, 1918
Old Time Citizen Dead
W. H. MAYES of Pryor, 78 years of age, passed to the Great Beyond in Claremore last Saturday at the home of his daughter Mrs. W. W. BRYAN. Mr. MAYES' death came after an illness of several months.

The body, accompanied by relatives was taken to Pryor Sunday where the remains were laid to rest in the Fairview Cemetery.

William H. MAYES, commonly known as "Tip" as is well known in the history of the Cherokee nation being a brother of two former chiefs, Joel and Sam.
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April Churchill

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William Henry ‘Tip’ Mayes's Timeline

1842
July 24, 1842
USA
1868
September 12, 1868
Salina, Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States
1876
1876
Mount Tabor-Bellview Indian Community, Rusk County, Texas
1877
May 1877
Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
1918
March 24, 1918
Age 75
Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA
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Fairview Cemetery, Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA