His death certificate records James H. Mays, age 62 years 4 months 20 days, born 20 Oct 1864 in Kentucky, died 12 March 1927 in Martinsburg, Elliott Co., Ky, widowed, farmer, father James Carter born in Virginia, mother’s maiden name Rebecca Mays, born in Kentucky, cause of death lobar pneumonia, informant Dewey Mays, Sandy Hook, Ky, burial in Town Cemetery.