Notes for William H. Maynor: It is easy to confuse this William H. Maynor with his nephew, son of John D. Maynor. Both William H. Maynors were living in Russell County, Alabama, at the time of the 1860 census, and both had wives named Elizabeth. This William H. is listed in the 1860 census by his initials (which can be easily mistaken for W.C. instead of W.H.).
The Maynor home in Russell County was between Crawford and Opelika in what is now Lee County, a county formed in 1866.
The Genealogical Society of East Alabama has published a book, The History of Opelika, based on the writings of Rev. F. L. Cherry, a resident of the area in the nineteenth century. According to Rev. Cherry, William died in Columbus, Georgia. The book, however, contains various factual errors. Here's what it says about William's death: "In 1860, Mr. Maynor started on a journey as agent for several parties and on reaching Columbus [GA], was prostrated with sudden illness, culminating in congestive chills, which resulted fatally in a very short time. His wife reached his dying couch in time to minister the last sad offices to her life companion. His remains were brought home and buried at the old family homestead." Because his factual information was clearly inaccurate in cases, his comments on specifics should be used with caution. Some of his general comments are quite interesting, though: "Mr. Maynor is remembered by surviving contemporaries as a humane man, and kind to the poor and helpful to the needy emigrants who settled around him; and as there were but few in these days who were able to be liberal, his capacity was sometimes heavily taxed."
An interesting legal notice from the Macon [Georgia] Telegraph from 9 July 1827 (in abstracts compiled by Michael Martin Farmer, Mary Bondurant Warren, Nicole Moran O'Kelley, and William Brett Hill, Heritage Publishing Company, 1991): "POCKETBOOK STOLEN from home of William H. Maynor in Upson Co., including 6 notes of hand for $25.00 each, dated 7-3-1826, payable to sd. Maynor or bearer on or before 12-25-1827. Also a note of $5 given to sd. Maynor or bearer by John Fluellen, due 10-1-1827. Also 2 bonds for title to land, one given by James Whatley to Maynor to execute title of lot 235 in the 10th Dist., formerly in Monroe, now Upson Co., forfeit $600. The other bond given by Robert Burns to execute title to a lot in 4th Dist. formerly in Henry, now Fayette Co., number unknown, forfeit $1000. A bond of conveyance for 50 acres in Monroe Co., deeded to Maynor by Thomas L. Thomason. Also two small notes payable to John D. Maynor by John Brooks. One note given by Johnston Ammons to William H. Maynor for 40 bushels of corn, payable 10-1-1827. Upson Co., 7-2-1827."
More About William H. Maynor: Burial: 1861, Russell (now Lee) County, Alabama (Pleasant Grove Cemetery).264
More About William H. Maynor and Elizabeth Cox: Marriage: 23 Dec 1823, Jones County, Georgia.265
Children of William H. Maynor and Elizabeth Cox are:
William H. Maynor (b. 1799, d. Jan 1861)
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