Willie H. Mays Jr.
Born 1930s.
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Biography
Willie Mays Jr. served in the United States Army in the Korean War
Service started: May 29, 1952
Unit(s): Fort Eustis, Virginia
Service ended: Mar 1, 1954
Service started: May 29, 1952
Unit(s): Fort Eustis, Virginia
Service ended: Mar 1, 1954
Willie Mays is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
Willie Mays was born in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He is the son of Willie Howard "Cat" Mays and Annie Satterwhite.
In 1956, he married his first wife, Marguerite Wendelle.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage:
"U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
Alabama Tribune; Publication Date: 17/ Feb/ 1956; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/553716760/?article=0a7298e6-e170-4504-8635-00a3ba3ff101&focus=0.6267825,0.23253144,0.74579495,0.51836413&xid=3398
Ancestry Record 62116 #19268327 (accessed 23 June 2022)
Willie Mays (25) marriage to Marguerite Wendelle on 21 Feb 1956 in Detroit, Alabama, USA.
- 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00047; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 37-139
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #61541216 (accessed 27 June 2022)
Howard Maye (8), single nephew, in household of Otis Brooks (54) in Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama. Born in Alabama. - 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 3253; Sheet Number: 28; Enumeration District: 37-258
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #99300894 (accessed 27 June 2022)
Willie H May (18) nephew in household of Sarah May (31) in Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
See also:
- Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mays
- Baseball Reference Page: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mayswi01.shtml
- Baseball Hall of Fame Page: http://baseballhall.org/hof/mays-willie
- SABR Bio: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/64f5dfa2
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In the week prior to 18 Apr 1955, Willie Mays was appointed to the personal military staff of Gov. James E. Folsom as Aide-de-Camp with the rank of Hon. Lieutenant Colonel in the Alabama State Militia.
Citing: "A Roundup of The Week's News." Sports Illustrated Vault. Apr 18, 1955. https://www.si.com/vault/1955/04/18/621608/a-roundup-of-the-weeks-news (accessed Aug 04, 2022).