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Ernest Benjamin May 1907–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1907

Birth Location: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 5 February 1968

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin May

Mother: Betty Lawson

Spouse(s): Beatrice Barker

Children(s): Dortha May, Elizabeth May, Rev. May, Ethel May, Joe May, Howard May, Betty May, Ervin May

In 1907, Ernest Benjamin May entered the world in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Benjamin David May And Betty E Lawson. In 1935, Ernest Benjamin May resided in Rural, Sequatchie, Tennessee. In 1940, Ernest Benjamin May resided in Civil District 3, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA. Ernest Benjamin May married Beatrice Mattie Barker, and had children including Betty Joyce May, Dortha Kay May, Elizabeth Ann May, Ervin Ernest May, Ethel Lee May, Howard May, Inez May, Joe Henry May, Rev Jack Barker May. Ernest Benjamin May passed away in 1968 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Ernest Benjamin May entered the world in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Benjamin David May And Betty E Lawson.
  • In 1935, Ernest Benjamin May resided in Rural, Sequatchie, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Ernest Benjamin May resided in Civil District 3, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ernest Benjamin May married Beatrice Mattie Barker, and had children including Betty Joyce May, Dortha Kay May, Elizabeth Ann May, Ervin Ernest May, Ethel Lee May, Howard May, Inez May, Joe Henry May, Rev Jack Barker May.
  • Ernest Benjamin May passed away in 1968 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest May's Ancestors

Self
Ernest May
1907–1968
Birth Place: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin David May
1870–1923
Marion Co. Tennessee
Betty (E.) Lawson
1880–1955
Meigs County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David (Cooper) Mays
1829–1876
Marion, Tennessee, USA
ELIZABETH (Francis) KING
1840–1923
Marion, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
David MAYS
1801–1865
Benjamin King
1805–1842
Lucy Lee
1807–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest May's Descendants

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Ernest (Benjamin) May (2 October 1907–5 February 1968) m. Beatrice (Mattie) Barker (2 May 1912–29 November 1988)
  1. 1. Dortha (Kay) May 1929–2014 m. Hershel (Roy) Cunningham 1918–2011 m. Edward (Leroy) Holm 1930–2017 m. James (A) Gadd 1918–1987
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) May 1940–2018
  3. 3. Rev. (Jack Barker) May 1928–1989
  4. 4. Ethel (Lee) May 1933–2005
  5. 5. Joe (Henry) May 1935–2016
  6. 6. Howard May 1941–1941
  7. 7. Betty (Joyce) May 1939–1996
  8. 8. Ervin (Ernest) May 1937–2015

Ernest May's Timeline

4 Records

1907
2 October 1907
Birth of Ernest Benjamin May in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 28
Ernest Benjamin May resided here in Rural, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Rural, Sequatchie, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 33
Ernest Benjamin May resided here in Civil District 3, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
1968
5 February 1968
Age 61
Death of Ernest Benjamin May in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1907
    Event Place: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03932; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Sequatchie, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03932; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03932; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1968
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

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