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James Wilbur May 1937–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1937

Birth Location: Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1995

Death Location: Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Joseph May

Mother: Lillian May

Spouse(s): Mary Keene, Dorothy Bone, Catherine Rushing

Children(s):

James Wilbur May was born in 1937 in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA, the child of Joseph Hampton May And Lillian Izetta Moody May. In 1940, James Wilbur May resided in Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida, USA. In 1945, James Wilbur May resided in Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida. James Wilbur May married Catherine Rushing, Dorothy Maxine Bone, Mary Joan Keene, Mary Rayborn, and had children including Cheryl Lynn May, Daniel Austin May, Keith Allen May, Melba I Hancock, Rodney May. James Wilbur May passed away in 1995 in Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, United States of America.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • James Wilbur May was born in 1937 in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA, the child of Joseph Hampton May And Lillian Izetta Moody May.
  • In 1940, James Wilbur May resided in Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida, USA.
  • In 1945, James Wilbur May resided in Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida.
  • James Wilbur May married Catherine Rushing, Dorothy Maxine Bone, Mary Joan Keene, Mary Rayborn, and had children including Cheryl Lynn May, Daniel Austin May, Keith Allen May, Melba I Hancock, Rodney May.
  • James Wilbur May passed away in 1995 in Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James May's Ancestors

Self
James May
1937–1995
Birth Place: Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
Parents
Joseph Hampton May
1891–1962
Rodman FL
Lillian (Izetta Moody) May
1898–1949
Florida
Grandparents
John (Calhoun) May
1860–1939
Putnam County, Florida, United States of America
Sarah ("Sally" B .) Mott
1867–1937
Francis, Putnam County, Florida, United States of America
Lewis (Lafayette (Fate)) Moody
1862–1940
Liberty Coun, Georgia
Sarah Willis
1881–1899
Florida, USA
Great-Grandparents
John May
1813–1860
Susanah Hawkins
1822–
W.J. Mott
1828–1900
Daniels
1835–1880
James Moody
1825–1911
Malinda Moody
1833–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Henley
1775–
William May
1775–1825
Joseph Hawkins
1790–
May Hawkins
1790–1870
James Moody
1774–1849
Rachel Westberry
1800–1853
Lewis Price
1796–1868
Mary Hope
1795–1850

James May's Timeline

10 Records

1937
22 May 1937
Birth of James Wilbur May in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
James Wilbur May resided here in Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida, USA
Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida, USA
1945
1945
Age 8
James Wilbur May resided here in Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida
Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida
1950
1950
Age 13
James Wilbur May resided here in Putnam, Florida, USA
Putnam, Florida, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 14
James Wilbur May resided here in Florida
Florida
1956
1956
Age 19
James Wilbur May resided here in Palatka, Florida, USA
Palatka, Florida, USA
1957
1957
Age 20
James Wilbur May resided here in Palatka, Florida, USA
Palatka, Florida, USA
1981
1981
Age 44
James Wilbur May resided here in Palatka, FL
Palatka, FL
1994
1994
Age 57
James Wilbur May resided here in Hialeah, Florida, USA
Hialeah, Florida, USA
1995
22 Sep 1995
Age 58
Death of James Wilbur May in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1937
    Event Place: Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] Florida Death Index
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Putnam, Florida; Roll: 4042; Page: 35; Enumeration District: 54-25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Precinct 22, Putnam, Florida
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Putnam, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Putnam, Florida; Roll: 4042; Page: 35; Enumeration District: 54-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Palatka, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Palatka, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Palatka, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Hialeah, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Palatka, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Putnam, Florida
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Putnam, Florida; Roll: 4042; Page: 35; Enumeration District: 54-25

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1995
    Event Place: Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Florida Death Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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