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Catherine Smith Hunter May 1831–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1831

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 18 Aug 1867

Death Location: Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Sarah Clark

Mother: David Smith

Spouse(s): Joseph May

Children(s): Rittie May

The story of Catherine Smith Hunter May began in 1831 in Mississippi, United States. Catherine Smith Hunter May married Joseph Monroe May, and had children including Rittie Ann May. Catherine Smith Hunter May passed away in 1867 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Smith Hunter May began in 1831 in Mississippi, United States.
  • Catherine Smith Hunter May married Joseph Monroe May, and had children including Rittie Ann May.
  • Catherine Smith Hunter May passed away in 1867 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine May's Ancestors

Self
Catherine May
1831–1867
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
Sarah Clark
1790–1857
, , Kentucky, USA
David Smith
1790–1850
Kentucky Co., Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (Benjamin) CLARK
1759–1804
Camp Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Patience Dillingham
1763–1803
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
david Smith
1725–
north carolina
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Clark
1732–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine May's Descendants

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Catherine (Smith Hunter) May (23 Nov 1831–18 Aug 1867) m. Joseph (Monroe) May (May 1812–26 Aug 1890)
  1. 1. Rittie (Ann) May 1865–1950 m. Seburn Dunn 1864–1905
    1. 1. Creston (Curtis) Dunn 1893–2001 m. Myrtle (Rowena) Hanchey 1899–1939
      1. 1. Marilyn (Dunn) Fore 1939–2022 m. Roy (William Fore) Jr 1932–2013
      2. 2. Myrtle (Virginia) Sanders 1916–2002
      3. 3. Rupert (Larry) Dunn 1922–1987
      4. 4. Curtis (Maloy) Dunn 1918–1988
      5. 5. Merlon (V) Dunn 1927–2016
    2. 2. Eula (Elizabeth) Crain 1887–1974
    3. 3. Callie (D.) Rongey 1895–1935
    4. 4. Sidney (Alfred) Dunn 1884–1959
    5. 5. Fannie Newsom 1897–1998
    6. 6. Nancy (S.) Nugent 1891–1982
    7. 7. Luther (Monroe) Dunn 1885–1982
    8. 8. Gracie (Allene) Whitten 1889–1976
    9. 9. Loney (J.) Dunn 1900–1905
    10. 10. Thelma (Estelle) Hesse 1903–1991

Catherine May's Timeline

4 Records

1831
23 Nov 1831
Birth of Catherine Smith Hunter May in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1851
1851
Age 20
Catherine Smith Hunter May was married
None
1860
1860
Age 29
Catherine Smith Hunter May was married in Jackson, Louisiana, United States
Jackson, Louisiana, United States
1867
18 Aug 1867
Age 36
Death of Catherine Smith Hunter May in Hickory Springs, Jackson, Louisiana, United States
Hickory Springs, Jackson, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1373.105; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jackson, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Hickory Springs, Jackson, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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