Date of Death: May 1909
Interment source:
Bay View Cemetery Association, Corpus Christi, Texas. Record of Interments
NO HEADSTONE
1. Photograph
Source: From the collection of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
Submitted by: Patty Murphy
2. Obituary
Harrison Mays, one of the oldest Negroes living in Corpus Christi, died this week. Harrison was well like by both white and black and had many friends who regret to learn of his death. He was an upright, hones and hard working citizen. The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon.
Source: The Corpus Crony, May 29, 1909, p. 3, col. 1
Research by: Msgr. Michael A. Howell
Transcription by: Geraldine D. McGloin, Nueces County Historical Commission
3. News item, 1901
From an Eye Witness
From W. H. Mays, who returned this week with his son from the Territory, where he went a short time ago with cattle for Robt. Driscoll, The Caller learns some facts about the great oil well at Red Fork in the Territory, of which so much has been reported. Harrison
says he happened to be right on the ground when the oil was struck, three hundred yards from the station, that the oil gushed on eight feet above the ground, instead of 400 as reported; that the oil only gushed 2 feet above the top of the six inch casing, which was six feet above the surface; that the flow of the well was not over ten barrels of oil per
day; depth of well 535 feet. Mr. Mays, brought a bottle of the oil back with him says the people almost went wild when the oil was discovered, over three hundred vehicles being on the ground the next day, before the owner, a doctor, could get there from a nearby station.
Source: Corpus Christi Weekly Caller, July 5, 1901, P. 4, col. 2
Research: Msgr. Michael A. Howell
Transcription: Geraldine D. McGloin
