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Joel Columbus May 1856–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 29 Dec 1941

Death Location: Berlin, Colquitt County, Georgia, USA

Father: Stewart May

Mother: Susannah May

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Joel Columbus May was born in 1856 in Colquitt, Georgia, United States, the child of Stewart Staten May And Susannah Panela May. In 1870, Joel Columbus May resided in Colquitt, Georgia, USA. Joel Columbus May passed away in 1941 in Berlin, Colquitt County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Columbus May was born in 1856 in Colquitt, Georgia, United States, the child of Stewart Staten May And Susannah Panela May.
  • In 1870, Joel Columbus May resided in Colquitt, Georgia, USA.
  • Joel Columbus May passed away in 1941 in Berlin, Colquitt County, Georgia, USA.

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Joel May's Ancestors

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Joel May
1856–1941
Birth Place: Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Parents
Stewart Staten May
1820–1901
Warren, Georgia, United States
Susannah (Panela) May
1820–1878
Warren, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah (M) May
1779–1850
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Lydia Hathaway
1789–1890
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Samuel (C) May
1796–1888
Warren, Georgia, United States
Jane Hilson
1794–1820
Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Meeks
1763–1815
Shadrack May
1760–1812
Thomas Hattaway
1730–1803
Elizabeth Creely
1754–1810
James May
1771–
Lydia
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel May's Timeline

3 Records

1856
6 Jan 1856
Birth of Joel Columbus May in Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Colquitt, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 14
Joel Columbus May resided here in Colquitt, Georgia, USA
Colquitt, Georgia, USA
1941
29 Dec 1941
Age 85
Death of Joel Columbus May in Colquitt, Georgia, United States
Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Colquitt, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Colquitt, Georgia; Roll: M593_144; Page: 413B; Family History Library Film: 545643
    [2] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Colquitt, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Colquitt, Georgia; Roll: M593_144; Page: 413B; Family History Library Film: 545643

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1941
    Event Place: Colquitt, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin, Colquitt County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

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