W.T. Mayes - Early Member of Bethany Church

W.T. Mayes

Born

Mar. 19, 1817

Died

Sept. 26, 1886

Buried Old Marion Cemetery, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 25 May 2012.

William T. Mayes married Helen McCarter 17 October 1849 Livingston County, Kentucky. The bride was the daughter of William McCarter, who gave consent for the marriage license to be issued. [1]

According to the records of Bethany Presbyterian Church, [2] William Terah Templin Mayes was baptized as an infant in 1817 and joined the church in 1842. He  was an elder in the church. A Helen Mayes joined the church in 1846. Was she the wife of W.T. Mayes?

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[1] Joyce McCandless Woodyard. Livingston County, Kentucky Marriage Records Including Marriages of Freedmen  Vol. II (Aug 1839 - Dec 1871),  (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 1994) 58.

[2] Robert Wheeler, Chairman of Crittenden County Historical Society, compiler. Membership List of Bethany-Marion Presbyterian Church 1803-1881, (Listed by Family Groups), undated booklet.

Published 9 Apr 2019, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

George Washington Hayward (1836 - 1864)

Two of the most interesting tombstones in the Leeper Cemetery in Livingston County, Kentucky are those of George Washington Hayward and his first wife, Martha "Mattie" McCarter.  These tombstones rest under a tree, surrounded by an iron fence.

Front of monument of G.W. Hayward

Reverse side of monument of G.W. Hayward

E.J.H. - initials of Edward J. Hayward (1864-1940),

 who most likely had these monuments erected.

Front of tombstone of Mattie Hayward

Reverse of monument of Mattie Hayward

George Washington Hayward was the son of James Hayward and Sarah Beverly, who left Jefferson County, Kentucky and settled in Smithland, Livingston County. G.W. was not the only member of his family to be involved in the steamboat business. His brother, Napoleon B. Hayward and his brother in law, Nathaniel F. Drew, were both steamboat captains on the Ohio River.

G.W. Hayward married Martha McCarter 31 December 1856 Livingston County, Kentucky and she died 25 July 1857 at the age of 24 years. On 4 November 1863, Hayward married Emma Shelby in Henderson, Kentucky. To this union was born one child, Edward J. Hayward, who was a banker for many years in Marion, Crittenden County. Emma Shelby Hayward died 25 January 1930. Emma, her son, Edward, and other members of his family are buried in Mapleview Cemetery in Marion.

Published 5 September 2014, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/