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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Charles Mayness

abt 1856 – 29 Mar 1886

30 Years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

29 Mar 1886

Date of birth

abt 1856

Age at death

30 Years

Plate found in

United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Charles Mayness
Died Mar 29th 1886
Aged 30 Years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate for Charles Mayness 1856 ~ 1886 was found in the USA.

1880 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for Charles Mayness 1856 ~ 1886 in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

NameHome in 1880 (City, County, State)Est. Birth YearBirthplaceRelation
Charles MaynesPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, PA<1858>IrelandSomething other than a direct relationship
Charles MaynesMonguagon, Wayne, MI<1860>MICHSomething other than a direct relationship
Chas. S. MaynesHanover, Morris, NJ<1853>New YorkSomething other than a direct relationship

Sources consulted

  • 1880 United States Federal Census

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    Charles Maynes Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Ireland Something other than a direct relationship

    1880 US Federal Census

    Charles Maynes Monguagon, Wayne, MI MICH Something other than a direct relationship

    1880 US Federal Census

    Chas. S. Maynes Hanover, Morris, NJ New York Something other than a direct relationship

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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