John Francis Mayo Jr.

This blog post is another in a series connecting the dots in my tree to the souls buried at Bairdstown Cemetery in Bairdstown, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

John Francis Mayo Jr., the son of John Francis Mayo Sr. and Annie Lou Lankford, was born on March 30, 1914 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, most likely in Bairdstown. At the time of his birth, his parents had been married for six years. Sadly, God had other plans for John and he died at home in Oglethorpe County on March 1, 1916 following a short illness. The Oglethorpe Echo ran this news item on March 10, 1916:

On Wednesday of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mayo occurred the sad death of little J. F. Mayo Jr. He had been sick only a few days and on the night before had been up and playing around the fire. He had Membranous croup. He was three years old and was very much loved and praised by all who knew him. The little body was buried at Bairdstown cemetery Thursday evening at three thirty o’clock.

As mentioned in the Oglethorpe Echo, John was buried at Bairdstown Cemetery. 

Three weeks after John's death, his mother gave birth to a second son, James Howard Mayo. James was followed by another son, William Harold Mayo in 1920, and a daughter, Elizabeth Anne Mayo, in 1925. John is my 3rd cousin 2x removed with our nearest common relatives being Charles L. Lankford and Miss Moore.

References

• John F. Mayo Jr.’s tombstone, personal visit to Bairdstown Cemetery, Bairdstown, Georgia.
• John F. Mayo and Annie Langford, marriage certificate, Johnson County, Georgia, April 15, 1908.
• United States Federal Census, Falling Creek, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 1920.
• United States Federal Census, Crawford, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 1930.
• Death of little J. F. Mayo Jr., Oglethorpe Echo, March 10, 1916.