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Henry Martin May 1827–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1827

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: abt 1899

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: John May

Mother: Elizabeth Paulk\Polk

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joshua May

Henry Martin May was born in 1827 in Tennessee, the child of John M W May And Elizabeth Paulk Polk. Henry Martin May had children including Joshua Martin May. Henry Martin May passed away in 1899 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Martin May was born in 1827 in Tennessee, the child of John M W May And Elizabeth Paulk Polk.
  • Henry Martin May had children including Joshua Martin May.
  • Henry Martin May passed away in 1899 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry May's Ancestors

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Henry May
1827–1899
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John M (W) May
1801–1889
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Paulk\Polk
1805–1837
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George ((1833) Washington) May
1833–1900
Tennessee, United States of America
Abigail ((1834) Mary “Abbie”) Temple
1834–1876
Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America
Joshua ((1772) Jacob Paulk) Jr
1772–1813
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Mary McDonald
1777–1813
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1790–1847
Peggy Spore
1795–1881
Jeremiah Temple
1804–1858
Nancy Temple
1804–1856
Jacob Paulk
1740–1802
Jean Howard
1740–1800
Alexander Mcdonald
1748–1781
Jean Menzies
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas May
1744–1826
Maria Emrich
1751–1839
William Temple
1762–1816
Jane Smith
1773–1840
Benjamin Wilkins
1777–1862
Margaret Wilkins
1775–1865
John Palk
1698–1780
rebecca Stearns**
1707–1775
Obediah Howard
1720–
William Mcdonald
1720–
Jannet Forbes
1725–

Henry May's Descendants

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Henry (Martin) May (Abt 1827–abt 1899)
  1. 1. Joshua (Martin) May 1872–1954

Henry May's Timeline

2 Records

1827
Abt 1827
Birth of Henry Martin May in Tennessee
Tennessee
1899
abt 1899
Age 72
Death of Henry Martin May in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1827
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1899
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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