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Elizabeth Jane MAY 1837 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 4 Mar 1910

Death Location: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Father: Richard May

Mother: Nancy RABOURN

Spouse(s): John LEMEN

Children(s): Martha Lemen, Richard Lemen, America Lemen, Margaret LEMEN, Amanda Lemen, John Lemen, Samuel Lemen, Hannah Lemen, James Lemen, George Lemen, Nancy Lemen, Luther Lemen

Elizabeth Jane MAY was born in 1837 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States, the child of Richard Armstrong May and Nancy A RABOURN. Elizabeth Jane MAY married John Thomas LEMEN, and had children including Martha E Lemen, Richard Gabriel Lemen, America Etty Emarine Lemen, Margaret Rebecca LEMEN, Amanda Jane Lemen, John Robert Lemen, Samuel Milton Lemen, Hannah Belle Lemen, James Benjamin Lemen, George Salyers Lemen, Nancy Lettisha Lemen, Luther Nelson Lemen. Elizabeth Jane MAY passed away in 1910 in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Jane MAY was born in 1837 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States, the child of Richard Armstrong May and Nancy A RABOURN.
  • Elizabeth Jane MAY married John Thomas LEMEN, and had children including Martha E Lemen, Richard Gabriel Lemen, America Etty Emarine Lemen, Margaret Rebecca LEMEN, Amanda Jane Lemen, John Robert Lemen, Samuel Milton Lemen, Hannah Belle Lemen, James Benjamin Lemen, George Salyers Lemen, Nancy Lettisha Lemen, Luther Nelson Lemen.
  • Elizabeth Jane MAY passed away in 1910 in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard May
1799 – 1851
Birth Location: Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Nancy RABOURN
1807 – 1892
Birth Location: Madison, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

John LEMEN
1825 – 1904
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Children(s)

Martha Lemen
1862 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Richard Lemen
1864 – 1935
Birth Location: Indiana
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America Lemen
1866 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Margaret LEMEN
1868 – 1934
Birth Location: Bigger, Jennings, Indiana, United States
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Amanda Lemen
1869 – 1870
Birth Location: –
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John Lemen
1871 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Samuel Lemen
1872 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Hannah Lemen
1874 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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James Lemen
1876 – 1953
Birth Location: Indiana
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George Lemen
1878 – 1927
Birth Location: Indiana
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Nancy Lemen
1881 – 1881
Birth Location: –
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Luther Lemen
1881 – 1965
Birth Location: Indiana
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Elizabeth MAY's Ancestors

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Elizabeth MAY
1837 – 1910
Birth Place: Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Parents
Richard Armstrong May
1799 – 1851
Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Nancy (A) RABOURN
1807 – 1892
Madison, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John May
1760 – 1821
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Jane (Morgan) McCULLOUGH
1763 – 1816
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McCullough
1725 – 1766
Sarah Morgan
1730 – 1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES MCCULLOCH
1705 – 1757
Ann Neal
1710 – 1728

Elizabeth MAY's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Jane) MAY (18 Feb 1837 – 4 Mar 1910) m. John (Thomas) LEMEN (18 November 1825 – 7 Feb 1904)
  1. 1. Martha (E) Lemen (7 Jun 1862 – )
  2. 2. Richard (Gabriel) Lemen (23 Apr 1864 – 20 Jan 1935)
  3. 3. America (Etty Emarine) Lemen (7 Sep 1866 – )
  4. 4. Margaret (Rebecca) LEMEN (3 Apr 1868 – 14 Jan 1934) m. Grant (Mathias) WILSON (7 May 1868 – 26 Aug 1929)
    1. 1. Harry (Noah) Wilson (6 Jan 1893 – 11 Oct 1953)
    2. 2. Grace (E) Wilson (5 Dec 1893 – 23 May 1960)
    3. 3. Albert (John) WILSON (18 Aug 1895 – 4 Dec 1977) m. Audrey (Mae) BAKER (3 Jul 1895 – 13 Aug 1979)
      1. 1. Loyd (Albert) Wilson (5 Feb 1922 – 13 Dec 1988) m. Marjorie (May) PURCELL (6 Aug 1924 – 25 Feb 2013)
        1. 1. WILSON
        2. 2. WILSON
      2. 2. Howard (Leslie) Wilson (20 December 1923 – 24 Oct 2003)
      3. 3. Infant Wilson (27 August 1925 – 27 August 1925)
      4. 4. Joyce (Etta) Wilson (1 Jun 1930 – 14 Feb 1996)
    4. 4. William (Daily) Wilson (11 Apr 1897 – 26 Jul 1966)
    5. 5. Cora (Ellon) Wilson (21 Dec 1907 – 1909)
  5. 5. Amanda (Jane) Lemen (11 Nov 1869 – 25 Jun 1870)
  6. 6. John (Robert) Lemen (6 Aug 1871 – )
  7. 7. Samuel (Milton) Lemen (27 Nov 1872 – )
  8. 8. Hannah (Belle) Lemen (24 Aug 1874 – )
  9. 9. James (Benjamin) Lemen (17 Sep 1876 – 2 Nov 1953)
  10. 10. George (Salyers) Lemen (15 Aug 1878 – 1 Jun 1927)
  11. 11. Nancy (Lettisha) Lemen (16 Aug 1881 – 26 Aug 1881)
  12. 12. Luther (Nelson) Lemen (4 Nov 1881 – 30 Jun 1965)

Elizabeth MAY's Timeline

2 Records

1837
18 Feb 1837
Birth of Elizabeth Jane MAY in Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Jefferson, Indiana, United States
1910
4 Mar 1910
Age 73
Death of Elizabeth Jane MAY in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Jefferson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rexville, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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