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Emma Jane Americus May 1870–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1870

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 14 May 1921

Death Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Father: William May

Mother: Nancy Brown

Spouse(s): William Madison

Children(s): Ruth Madison, Mary Jerome

The story of Emma Jane Americus May began in 1870 in Alabama. In 1870, Emma Jane Americus May resided in Township 17 Range 3, Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama, U. In 1880, Emma Jane Americus May resided in , Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Emma Jane Americus May married William Taylor Madison, and had children including Mary Lucille Madison Jerome, Ruth May Madison. Emma Jane Americus May passed away in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Jane Americus May began in 1870 in Alabama.
  • In 1870, Emma Jane Americus May resided in Township 17 Range 3, Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama, U.
  • In 1880, Emma Jane Americus May resided in , Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Emma Jane Americus May married William Taylor Madison, and had children including Mary Lucille Madison Jerome, Ruth May Madison.
  • Emma Jane Americus May passed away in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

William May
1833–1914
Birth Location: Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
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Nancy Brown
1837–1899
Birth Location: Alabama
NB

Spouses(s)

William Madison
1869–1955
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, United States of America
WM

Children(s)

Ruth Madison
1895–1985
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
RM
Mary Jerome
1899–1989
Birth Location: Birmingham Junction, Alabama
MJ

Emma May's Ancestors

Self
Emma May
1870–1921
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William Henley May
1833–1914
Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
Nancy Brown
1837–1899
Alabama
Grandparents
James Brown
1813–1867
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Gilkie) Rutledge
1818–1900
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1782–1865
Sarah McCracken
1789–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1760–1853
Sarah Barton
1760–1803
David McCracken
1747–1812
Elizabeth WILSON
1756–1821

Emma May's Descendants

1.
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Emma (Jane Americus) May (31 May 1870–14 May 1921) m. William (Taylor) Madison (15 Sep 1869–29 Apr 1955)
  1. 1. Ruth (May) Madison 1895–1985 m. Robert (Knut Olaf) Bruhn 1895–1971
    1. 1. Marilyn (Ruth) Bruhn 1925–2005
  2. 2. Mary (Lucille Madison) Jerome 1899–1989

Emma May's Timeline

8 Records

1870
31 May 1870
Birth of Emma Jane Americus May in Alabama
Alabama
1870
1870
Emma Jane Americus May resided here in Township 17 Range 3, Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Township 17 Range 3, Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
Emma Jane Americus May resided here in , Jefferson, Alabama, USA
, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
Emma Jane Americus May resided here in Precinct 11, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 11, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Emma Jane Americus May resided here in Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
Emma Jane Americus May resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1921
14 May 1921
Age 51
Death of Emma Jane Americus May in Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL
1921
1921
Age 51
Emma Jane Americus May - Probate in Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1870
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 17 Range 3, Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 11, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 11, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 20; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_19; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1374032

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_25; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 87

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1921
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, AL

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Index to Probate Estate Files 1868-1936; Probate Estate Files, 1852-1936 (Jefferson County, Alabama); Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Jefferson County); Probate Place: Jefferson, Alabama
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