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Cornelius May 1833–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1833

Birth Location: Cowden Co, Ill

Death Date: 17 June 1865

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Cornelius May

Mother: Martha McNeeley

Spouse(s): Margaret Sullivan

Children(s): Mary Devor

Cornelius May was born in 1833 in Cowden Co, Ill, the child of Cornelius May And Martha Margarete Mcneeley. Cornelius May married Margaret Ann Sullivan, and had children including Mary M Devor. Cornelius May passed away in 1865 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Cornelius May was born in 1833 in Cowden Co, Ill, the child of Cornelius May And Martha Margarete Mcneeley.
  • Cornelius May married Margaret Ann Sullivan, and had children including Mary M Devor.
  • Cornelius May passed away in 1865 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius May
1810–1874
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
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Martha McNeeley
1810–1841
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Sullivan
1834–1913
Birth Location: Cowden, Shelby, Illinois
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Children(s)

Mary Devor
1858–1953
Birth Location: Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois
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Cornelius May's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius May
1833–1865
Birth Place: Cowden Co, Ill
Parents
Cornelius May
1810–1874
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Margarete) McNeeley
1810–1841
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John May
1781–1849
Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Hanson
1792–1830
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John SR
1760–1813
John II
1759–1818
Mary (Henson)
1765–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frantz May
1724–1785
**JOHN HANSON
1721–1783
Conrad Wahl\Wall
1721–1787

Cornelius May's Descendants

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Cornelius May (23 Mar 1833–17 June 1865) m. Margaret (Ann) Sullivan (29 May 1834–10 Nov 1913)
  1. 1. Mary (M) Devor 1858–1953 m. Elias (Young) Devor 1856–1933
    1. 1. Rolly (H) Devor 1884–1913 m. Alta (B) Devor 1885–1947
      1. 1. Rolland (Devor) Sr. 1910–1986 m. Mildred (D) Devor 1913–1991
        1. 1. Myra (June) Hain 1941–2004
        2. 2. Rolland (Harley Devor) Jr., 1935–2013 m. Raphella (May) Devor 1934–1990
        3. 3. Dolores Devor 1938–2020
        4. 4. Lester (Duane) Devor 1936–2017
      2. 2. Lester Devor 1905–1991 m. Olive Crocker 1912– m. May Hammersmith 1908–
        1. 1. Harold (D) Devor 1942–2008
      3. 3. Mary (H) Devor 1907–1970 m. Maurice (E.) Jett 1907–1958
      4. 4. Doris (E) Devor 1912– m. Alden (K) Booth 1906–1970
        1. 1. Marilyn (D.) Booth 1941–2008
      5. 5. Doyle Devor 1912–1979 m. Pauline (La Don) Jones 1913–
    2. 2. Tarcy (Edith) Tracy 1881–1964 m. Palmer (Adney) Tracy 1876–1947 m. Edward (Wiles) Inman 1885–1921
      1. 1. Marylois (Arlene) Coffman 1918–2003
      2. 2. Edward (Whitney) Inman 1916–2002
      3. 3. Dorothy (M.) Williams 1913–2003
      4. 4. Edyth (Reha) Bohnert 1910–1992
      5. 5. Ernestine Tracy 1925–
    3. 3. Forest (A) Devor 1892–1936 m. Mary (Viola) Devor 1893–1988
      1. 1. Ruth (Naomi) Williams 1916–2011 m. Robert Williams 1915–2000
        1. 1. Mrylin (Sue) Williams 1939–2021
      2. 2. Clifford (H) Devor 1913–1989 m. Evaleen (Marie) Devor 1914–1994
        1. 1. Forest (Bruce Devor) III 1938–2022
        2. 2. Larry (Dean Devor) Dean 1942–2002
      3. 3. Forest (Earl) Devor 1919–1976
      4. 4. Deral (Howard) Devor 1911–2001 m. Iris (G) Devor 1913–1999
    4. 4. Nancy (E) Devor 1897–
    5. 5. Frank (E) Devor 1890–
    6. 6. Goldy (O) Devor 1885–
    7. 7. Stella (E) Devor 1888–
    8. 8. Daniel (E) Devor 1901–
    9. 9. Ellen (N) Devor 1898–

Cornelius May's Timeline

5 Records

1833
23 Mar 1833
Birth of Cornelius May in Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1854
28 Dec 1854
Age 21
Cornelius May was married in Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Shelby County, Illinois, USA
1854
28 Dec 1854
Age 21
Cornelius May was married in Shelby, IL
Shelby, IL
1854
28 Dec 1854
Age 21
Cornelius May was married in Shelby, Illinois, United States
Shelby, Illinois, United States
1865
17 June 1865
Age 32
Death of Cornelius May in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1833
    Event Place: Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Cowden Co, Ill

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Shelby County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Shelby, IL

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Shelby, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1865
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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