Biography of T. C. Mays, Saline Co, AR

***********************************************************
Submitted by: Leon Rowland Moore <moorelrm@swbell.net>
        Date: 5 Nov 2002
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
***********************************************************

Source: Goodspeed's History of Saline County

T. C. Mays, editor and proprietor of the Benton Courier, is too well known to
need a formal introduction to the people of this section, but certainly this
volume would be incomplete without giving his name prominent mention. He is a
native of the "Buckeye" State, and was born in Waynesburg, in February, 1840,
being the seventh son and child of a family of nine children born to Andrew and
Rebecca (Ryan) Mays. The former, of old Virginia stock, was born in 1799, while
his wife was a native of Ohio. He was a builder and contractor by trade, and in
politics was a Whig, but very conservative. Himself and wife were members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. His death occurred in Los Angeles, Cal. In
1885, at the advanced age of eight-five. He had lived in the latter State one
year prior to his death, but had been a resident of the same town in Ohio for
sixty years.  Of the family of nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mays four are
now living: Madison (a man of family, and a wealthy farmer, lives at
Waynesburg, Ohio), W. O. (has a family and lives at Mossman, Iowa, where he has
a fine farm), Arretta (is the wife of Amos Fell, a business man of Los Angeles,
Cal.), and T.C. (is the subject of this sketch.) The last named was educated in
the common schools of Ohio, and at the age of sixteen years was sent to
Meadville, Penn., to attend college. After a short time he grew tired of
college life, and entered the office of the Crawford County Democrat, serving
three years, at the end of which time he was foreman of the office. The war
being declared he ______________ answer to his country_____________ was
accepted as a volunteer in Senator Sher _________ Sixty-fifth Ohio Volunteers.
He entered as a corporal, but was promoted to second sergeant after the battle
of Stone River. This office he was given for meritorious conduct, and he served
in that capacity until near the close of the war, retiring as captain. He
participated in the battles of Shiloh (under Gen. Buell), was with Rosecrans at
the battle of Stone River (where he was wounded in the left shoulder), with
Thomas at Chickamauga, and there received a gunshot wound in the left hand. He
was subsequently put in charge of a veteran corps company at Nashville, where
he remained until the expiration of his enlistment, being honorably