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Alex May 1876–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1876

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 30 Jul 1965

Death Location: Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Father:

Mother: Johannah Edwards

Spouse(s): Lena Clark

Children(s): Birdie Clark

The story of Alex May began in 1876 in Alabama. Alex May married Lena Clark, and had children including Birdie Telitha Clark. Alex May passed away in 1965 in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alex May began in 1876 in Alabama.
  • Alex May married Lena Clark, and had children including Birdie Telitha Clark.
  • Alex May passed away in 1965 in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alex May's Ancestors

Self
Alex May
1876–1965
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Johannah (Jane) Edwards
1854–1898
New Market, Madison, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan (Alick Aleck "Jack" "John" Johnathan) Edwards
1822–1900
New Market, Madison, Alabama, USA
Mary (Ruth "Polly" Hambrick) Hamrick
1824–1897
New Market, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frances Patterson
1775–1855
Elizabeth Dameron
1790–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dameron
1760–1815
Elizabeth Haynie
1757–1854

Alex May's Descendants

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Alex May (18 Dec 1876–30 Jul 1965) m. Lena Clark (23 Jan 1887–15 March 1975)
  1. 1. Birdie (Telitha) Clark 1904–1941 m. Emmett (L) Wood 1917–1996 m. John (Henry) May 1884–1960
    1. 1. Ben Mays 1913–
    2. 2. Weenie Mays 1918–
    3. 3. James (Ben) May 1922–1982 m. Arlena Mullins 1929–2005 m. Lora Fuller 1919–
    4. 4. James (H.) May 1927–2016
    5. 5. Thomas (Henry) May 1934–2017
    6. 6. Wilma (Jean) Roberts 1931–2022
    7. 7. Joyce (Ann) Bentley 1937–2022

Alex May's Timeline

2 Records

1876
18 Dec 1876
Birth of Alex May in Alabama
Alabama
1965
30 Jul 1965
Age 89
Death of Alex May in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1876
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1965
    Event Place: Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records

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