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Alexander May 1836–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Camp Douglas,Illinois, USA

Father: John May

Mother: Martha (May)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John May

In 1836, Alexander May entered the world in Warren, Tennessee, United States, born to John Andrew May And Martha Patsy Evans May. Alexander May had children including John Alexander May. Alexander May passed away in 1862 in Camp Douglas,Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Alexander May entered the world in Warren, Tennessee, United States, born to John Andrew May And Martha Patsy Evans May.
  • Alexander May had children including John Alexander May.
  • Alexander May passed away in 1862 in Camp Douglas,Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander May's Ancestors

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Alexander May
1836–1862
Birth Place: Warren, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John Andrew May
1805–1880
Washington County, Georgia, USA
Martha ("Patsy" Evans) (May)
1812–1860
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Ethelred May
1780–1825
Mississippi, United States of America
Lucinda Hill
1778–1858
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1760–1829
Sara Davidson
1764–1840
Lucinda Wallace
1746–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth (Tourtellot)
1716–1789
John (DNA)
1710–1785
Elizabeth McHutcheon
1709–1769
Hector McLEAN
1690–1775

Alexander May's Descendants

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Alexander May (1836–1862)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) May 1862–1930
    1. 1. Mary (Ruth "Ruthie") May 1885–1965
      1. 1. Otis (Porter Lee "Oats") Anderson 1910–1993
        1. 1. Florence (Marie) Smith 1937–2014

Alexander May's Timeline

2 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Alexander May in Warren, Tennessee, United States
Warren, Tennessee, United States
1862
1862
Age 26
Death of Alexander May in Camp Douglas,Illinois, USA
Camp Douglas,Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Camp Douglas,Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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