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Ben May 1838–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1838

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 28 Mar 1914

Death Location: Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John May

Mother: Martha Evans

Spouse(s): Jane May, Jane May

Children(s): Nancy May, Caldona May, William May, Ella May, Robert May, Nancy May, Callie May, William May, Martha May, Nancy May, Florence May, Walter May, Florence Crowl

Ben May was born in 1838 in Alabama, the child of John Andrew May And Martha Patsy Evans. In 1880, Ben May resided in , Madison, Alabama, USA. Ben May married Jane May, and had children including Caldona F May, Callie May, Ella May, Florence Crowl, Florence May, Martha E May, Nancy May, Robert May, Walter J W May, William M May. Ben May passed away in 1914 in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ben May was born in 1838 in Alabama, the child of John Andrew May And Martha Patsy Evans.
  • In 1880, Ben May resided in , Madison, Alabama, USA.
  • Ben May married Jane May, and had children including Caldona F May, Callie May, Ella May, Florence Crowl, Florence May, Martha E May, Nancy May, Robert May, Walter J W May, William M May.
  • Ben May passed away in 1914 in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ben May's Ancestors

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Ben May
1838–1914
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
John Andrew May
1805–1880
Washington County, Georgia, USA
Martha ("Patsy") Evans
1812–1860
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Ethelred May
1780–1825
Mississippi, United States of America
Lucy Hill
1778–1858
Tar River, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Baker
1735–1782
Lucinda Hill
1747–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wallace
1712–1785

Ben May's Descendants

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Ben May (Abt 1838–28 Mar 1914) m. Jane May (Abt 1850–1919) m. Jane May (1846–)
  1. 1. Nancy May 1871–
  2. 2. Caldona (F) May 1875–1917 m. Green (Allen) Richardson 1882–1927
  3. 3. William (M) May 1879–
  4. 4. Ella May 1888– m. Richard May 1877–
  5. 5. Robert May 1875–1926
  6. 6. Nancy May 1872–1949
  7. 7. Callie May 1873–1917
  8. 8. William (M) May 1879–1936
  9. 9. Martha (E) May 1876–1958
    1. 1. Willie (Bob) Thomas 1892–1935 m. William (Jasper) Belcher 1884–1958
      1. 1. Myrtle (B) Belcher 1909–1955 m. William Cramer 1902–1984
        1. 1. Lorene Cramer 1926–2017
      2. 2. Rosie (Irene) Belcher 1919–1989
      3. 3. Hester (Rebecca) Belcher 1912–1996
      4. 4. William (Roy Burton “Buddy”) Belcher 1915–1981
      5. 5. Henry (Edison) Belcher 1922–1978
      6. 6. Allie (Callie) Belcher 1907–1927
      7. 7. Martha (Elizabeth) Belcher 1924–1963
      8. 8. Wesley Belcher 1914–1914
  10. 10. Nancy May 1872–1949
  11. 11. Florence May 1889–
  12. 12. Walter (J W) May 1899–
  13. 13. Florence Crowl 1888–1965

Ben May's Timeline

6 Records

1838
Abt 1838
Birth of Ben May in Alabama
Alabama
1867
29 Jul 1867
Age 29
Ben May was married in Jackson, Alabama
Jackson, Alabama
1880
1880
Age 42
Ben May resided here in , Madison, Alabama, USA
, Madison, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Ben May resided here in Civil District 12, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 72
Ben May resided here in Civil District 3, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1914
28 Mar 1914
Age 76
Death of Ben May in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1838
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 1584; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0066
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1510; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1375523
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Jackson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 1584; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0066

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1510; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1375523

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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