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Abraham Silas May 1795–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1795

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 24 Jul 1866

Death Location: Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States

Father: Abraham May

Mother: Martha May

Spouse(s): Mary May

Children(s): Martha Shockley

In 1795, Abraham Silas May entered the world in North Carolina, born to Abraham May And Martha May. Abraham Silas May married Mary May, and had children including Martha Shockley. Abraham Silas May passed away in 1866 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Abraham Silas May entered the world in North Carolina, born to Abraham May And Martha May.
  • Abraham Silas May married Mary May, and had children including Martha Shockley.
  • Abraham Silas May passed away in 1866 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham May
1762–1840
Birth Location: Valley, Barbour, West Virginia, USA (was Tygarts or Tigers Valley VA)
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Martha May
1766–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary May
1802–1870
Birth Location: Barren, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Martha Shockley
1829–1897
Birth Location: Tennesee, USA
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Abraham May's Ancestors

Self
Abraham May
1795–1866
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Abraham May
1762–1840
Valley, Barbour, West Virginia, USA (was Tygarts or Tigers Valley VA)
Martha May
1766–1850
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Jacob) May
1731–1800
Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Margaretha) Grimm
1744–1772
Geiselbach, Aschaffenburg, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham May's Descendants

1.
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Abraham (Silas) May (abt 1795–24 Jul 1866) m. Mary May (1802–1870)
  1. 1. Martha Shockley 1829–1897 m. Richard (P.) Shockley 1823–1902
    1. 1. Stephen (J.) Shockley 1865–1939 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shockley 1868–1944
      1. 1. Johnny (Thomas) Shockley 1889–1959 m. Bessie (Ellen) Taylor 1889–1946
        1. 1. Milford (Raymond) Shockley 1921–1994 m. Diana (June) Davis 1926–2004
        2. 2. Nettie (Hellen Shockley) Lee 1924–2001
        3. 3. Ethel (F) Shackley 1910–

Abraham May's Timeline

2 Records

1795
abt 1795
Birth of Abraham Silas May in North Carolina
North Carolina
1866
24 Jul 1866
Age 71
Death of Abraham Silas May in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States
Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1795
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1866
    Event Place: Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States
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