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James R. "Jim" May 1798 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1798

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Apr 1867

Death Location: May Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Johannes May

Mother: Sarah Phillips

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The story of James R. "Jim" May began in 1798 in Virginia, USA. James R. "Jim" May passed away in 1867 in May Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James R. "Jim" May began in 1798 in Virginia, USA.
  • James R. "Jim" May passed away in 1867 in May Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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James May's Ancestors

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James May
1798 – 1867
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Johannes John May
1760 – 1813
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Phillips
1759 – 1845
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Frantz (Peter) May
1724 – 1784
Niederhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Maria) Lorentz
1731 – 1817
Hagerstown, Baltimore, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Thomas Philips
1730 – 1781
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts/James, VA
Mary Hatch
1734 – 1811
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Hatch
1707 – 1772
Mary Turner
1706 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Hatch
1667 – 1740
Elizabeth Hatch
1668 – 1733
Jonathan Turner
1646 – 1724
Mercy Hatch
1665 – 1714

James May's Timeline

2 Records

1798
3 Nov 1798
Birth of James R. "Jim" May in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1867
1 Apr 1867
Age 69
Death of James R. "Jim" May in May Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
May Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1798
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1867
    Event Place: May Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

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