Thomas Alexander was the son of John Thomas Maynor and Mary Mollie Peddy Maynor. After working on a Texas ranch in early manhood, Thomas entered the U.S. Civil service and served various areas of Blount County for 35 years as a rural mail carrier using a horse and buggy. First wife, Alice Louvenia Hood Maynor, worked at a mercantile store in Oneonta, Alabama. Alice was daughter of William Thompson Hood, for whom Hoods Cross Roads was named. Alice is buried at Old Liberty Cemetery, which is located across the road from Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.

Thomas A. Maynor, the popular mail carrier on route 1, Oneonta, and Mrs. Bertha M. Smith, were married in Oneonta Sunday, Rev. S. R. Lester officiating. The Democrat joins their many friends in extending congratulations.
[Southern Democrat, July 12, 1917]

THOMAS A. MAYNOR DEAD
Thomas A. Maynor, who has been in ill health for some time died at his home in Oneonta last Thursday morning. Mr. Maynor was 58 years of age and was a member of the Lester Memorial Church. He was born in this county and spent his life in this community where he was dearly beloved. He was a good man, a good citizen, a good christian. The deceased is survived by his widow, two sons, Ebin Maynor, of Oneonta, and Thomas Maynor, of Montgomery; two daughters, Mrs. M. J. Kelley and Miss Margaret Maynor, of Oneonta, and one step-daughter, Mrs. Charles Bentley, of Jacksonville; six brothers, Q.L. Maynor, of Altoona; Robert Maynor, of route 2, Altoona; Rufus Maynor, of route 2, Altoona; Prof. Wm. F. Maynor, of Locust Fork; H.C. Maynor, of Washington, D.C., and J.D. Maynor, of Zephur, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. W.F. Murray, of Birmingham and Mrs. Eudell Morris, of Birmingham. The funeral services were held at the M.E. Church, South, and were conducted by Rev. O.E. Kirby, Rev. W. A. Murphree, Rev. R. A. Tuck and Rev. M.M Crow. Mr. Maynor had been a rural mail carrier on one of the routes out from Oneonta for many years and had reached the retirement age in the point of service and would hav been retired this month. So faithful was he in the discharge of his duties and in the service to his patrons that no complaints were ever registeded against him.
[The Southern Democrat, December 13, 1934]

T. A. Maynor
God, in His all-wise providence, claimed our beloved uncle, husband, and friend, T. A. Maynor, Dec. 6, 1934, to receive his golden crown. He was a beloved member of the Southern Methodist Church for 45 years, and was secretary and treasurer of the Sunday School for 16 years. He worked Route No. 1 from Oneonta for 30 years. He was dearly loved by all his patrons, for he gave his life in service for others. He lives in the lives of the many he helped, while in the hearts of those who know him best, there abides a wealth of golden memories. As we think of his long service under his physical suffering we ask - Was it worth it? Did he receive his reward? Heaven is the answer to such questions. We shall miss his face here while we commend his spirit to God, who gave it. We know where to find him for in his last days, he said to his pastor, "I have no fears nor doubts," and to his family in his last hours sang, "It is Well With My Soul." - His Niece, Hazel Handley, Oneonta, Alabama.
[Methodist Christian Advocate, March 14, 1935]