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Elizabeth May 1813–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1813

Birth Location: Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: April 1856

Death Location: Center, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Bounds

Mother: Margaret Armstrong

Spouse(s): John May

Children(s): Mary Hooper, Lucy May, Preston May, Asa Sr, Henry May, Henry May, James May, Sarah Hooper, David May, William May

In 1813, Elizabeth May entered the world in Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Thomas Bounds And Margaret Cunningham Armstrong. Elizabeth May married John May, Thomas May, and had children including Asa Davis May Sr, David Lawson May, Henry James May, Henry R May, James Starling May, Lucy A May, Mary Jane Hooper, Preston Smith May, Sarah Josephine Hooper, William H May. Elizabeth May passed away in 1856 in Center, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Elizabeth May entered the world in Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Thomas Bounds And Margaret Cunningham Armstrong.
  • Elizabeth May married John May, Thomas May, and had children including Asa Davis May Sr, David Lawson May, Henry James May, Henry R May, James Starling May, Lucy A May, Mary Jane Hooper, Preston Smith May, Sarah Josephine Hooper, William H May.
  • Elizabeth May passed away in 1856 in Center, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America.

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Elizabeth May's Ancestors

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Elizabeth May
1813–1856
Birth Place: Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Bounds
1765–1833
Anson, North Carolina
Margaret (Cunningham) Armstrong
1768–1814
Abbeville, Abbeville, SC, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth May's Descendants

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Elizabeth May (9 April 1813–April 1856) m. John May (1797–1873)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Hooper 1843–1927 m. M (F Hooper) Sr 1841–1885
  2. 2. Lucy (A) May 1837–
  3. 3. Preston (Smith) May 1862–1883
  4. 4. Asa (Davis May) Sr 1864–1927
  5. 5. Henry (R) May 1869–1961
  6. 6. Henry (James) May 1846–1903
  7. 7. James (Starling) May 1832–1911
  8. 8. Sarah (Josephine) Hooper 1860–1901
  9. 9. David (Lawson) May 1865–1930
  10. 10. William (H.) May 1840–1925

Elizabeth May's Timeline

2 Records

1813
9 April 1813
Birth of Elizabeth May in Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America
Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America
1856
April 1856
Age 43
Death of Elizabeth May in Shelby County, Texas, United States of America
Shelby County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1813
    Event Place: Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1856
    Event Place: Shelby County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Center, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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