Mary Frances Hinton Shaimberly Mayo (June 27, 1914 – January 1, 1992) was born to the late Joseph and Mary Frances Horn Hinton. Mary Frances had one sister, Roberta Hinton. Mary Frances was named after her mother. She had seven more siblings from her father’s previous marriage to Clarissa Hart Hinton. They were Malissia, Ed, Octavia, Mary, Classic, Lee and Jeurisha Hinton.
Mary Frances married Charlie Shaimberly. To this union two children were born. They were Joe Eddie Lee and Dorothy Shamberly Harden. Mary Frances divorced Charlie Shaimberly. After Mary Frances and her husband separated his son Joe Eddie Lee went to live with his great aunt, Maggie Johnson and her husband, David Johnson. Joe Eddie lived with them until he was grown. He adopted the Johnson’s name. Edgar Barnes was also living in the Johnson’s household. Maggie Johnson and Edgar’s grandmother, Mary France Horn, were sisters.
Mary Frances met and married John Mayo Sr. He had three sons, John Jr., Earl and J.P. Mayo from a previous marriage. John Mayo Sr.was born on November 2, 1907. He was employed at the Navy –Yard in Virginia, and then he went into business for himself. He owned a paint company.
Mary Frances and John were present at the first family reunion. She was on the family reunion committee. The family reunion was held at Brown’s restaurant in 1986, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Mary Frances was an active member of the Bethel A M. E. Church in Hampton Virginia over fifty years. Classic Hinton Harrison went to live with her sister Mary Frances in Hampton, Virginia when she became sick. Mary Frances who took care of her until she died in 1988.
Mary Frances did domestic work for many years before she retired when her health failed. She had three strokes and poor circulation in one of her legs, which had to be amputated. Mary Frances died from heart complications on January 10, 1992. She died in Hampton Virginia and was buried on January 18, 1992 at Memorial Gardens, Hampton Virginia. She was 78 years old. Her husband, John, died November 25, 1997 from heart complications in Hampton, Virginia. He was 90 years old at the time of his death.