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Jesse Olen May 1926–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1926

Birth Location: Phila Neshob, Mississippi

Death Date: 24 December 2004

Death Location: Sandtown, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jessie May

Mother: Morene Gray

Spouse(s): Dorothy McDonald

Children(s):

In 1926, Jesse Olen May entered the world in Phila Neshob, Mississippi, born to Jessie May And Morene Gray. In 1940, Jesse Olen May resided in Beat 2, North Bend, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, Jesse Olen May resided in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA. Jesse Olen May married Dorothy Grace Mcdonald, Sammie May, and had children including Donald G May, Mike May. Jesse Olen May passed away in 2004 in Sandtown, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Jesse Olen May entered the world in Phila Neshob, Mississippi, born to Jessie May And Morene Gray.
  • In 1940, Jesse Olen May resided in Beat 2, North Bend, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, Jesse Olen May resided in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jesse Olen May married Dorothy Grace Mcdonald, Sammie May, and had children including Donald G May, Mike May.
  • Jesse Olen May passed away in 2004 in Sandtown, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse May's Ancestors

Self
Jesse May
1926–2004
Birth Place: Phila Neshob, Mississippi
Parents
Jessie May
1896–1971
Morene Gray
1905–1992
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse May's Timeline

4 Records

1926
1 Jun 1926
Birth of Jesse Olen May in Phila Neshob, Mississippi
Phila Neshob, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 14
Jesse Olen May resided here in Beat 2, North Bend, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, North Bend, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Jesse Olen May resided here in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
2004
24 December 2004
Age 78
Death of Jesse Olen May in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Phila Neshob, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 26 Dec 2004; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 266; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 53-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, North Bend, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, 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: Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 266; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 53-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: ADVERTISEMENT PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 26 Dec 2004; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 2004
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 26 Dec 2004; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sandtown, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 26 Dec 2004; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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