| Name | Sarah Francis Mays |
| Birth | Feb 27, 1852, Maury Country, Tenn |
| Death | Jan 10, 1891, Oregon County, Alton, Mo. |
| Father | James H. Mays (Mayes?) (-<1860) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth Fly (1826-1858) |
| 1 | William Benjamin Holmes |
| Birth | Dec 25, 1851, Maury County, Tennessee |
| Death | Mar 8, 1937, Oregon County Alton, Mo. |
| Father | William Otis "Billy" Holmes (1819-1910) |
| Mother | Nancy Anne Johnson (1827-1911) |
| Marriage | Feb 18, 1870, Maury Country, Tenn |
| Children: | William James (1871-) |
| John Wesley (1873-1923) | |
| Robert Benjamin (1875-1910) | |
| George Madison (1877-1962) | |
| Olgie Polk (1879-) | |
| Ogleseby (1882-1905) | |
| Erbert Grant (1886-1964) | |
| Audry (Oddie) Alexander (1887-1971) | |
| Jesse Otto (1889-1977) | |
| Francis Frank (1890-1976) |
1st wife
The grandaughter of Captain Fly. Her mother (born in North Carolina) was the daughter of Captain Fly of Tennessee. The Fly family made overalls in Tennessee.
Her father was born in Virginia.
Parents died before 1860 and she and her siblings were put in a foster homes.
1860 census:
John R. Mays age 9 living in John Lawernce Fly household
Martha M. Mays age 7 living in John S. Hutchison household
Frances Mays age 7 living in John and Nelley Lunn household
Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Mays born ca. 1856
md. George Madison Dallas Alexander
d. before October 1879
Sarah Frances and Martha M. were twins
