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John Calvin May 1848 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Aug 1848

Birth Location: Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi

Death Date: 27 Mar 1941

Death Location: Donie, Freestone County, Texas

Father: Joseph May

Mother: Catherine Pendarvis

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Born in 1848 in Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi, John Calvin May was the child of Joseph Monroe May and Catherine Lucinda Pendarvis. John Calvin May died in Donie, Freestone County, Texas in 1941.

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Joseph May
1812 – 1890
Birth Location: Amite, Mississippi, United States
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Catherine Pendarvis
1831 – 1857
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Donie, Freestone County, Texas
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