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

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Biography

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

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John May's Ancestors

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John May
1848 – 1941
Birth Place: Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi
Parents
Joseph Monroe May
1812 – 1890
Amite, Mississippi, United States
Catherine (Lucinda) Pendarvis
1831 – 1857
Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
John May
1767 – 1851
VA, Georgia, United States
Mary Farley
1775 – 1835
Clay, Virginia, United States
William Pendarvis
1774 – 1831
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Zeigler
1779 – 1821
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph May
1732 – 1829
Elizabeth Baker
1735 – 1772
William Pendarvis
1750 – 1786
Hatawa
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John May
1710 – 1785
Jane Williams
1716 –
James Pendarvis
1723 – 1797
Catherina Rumph
1723 – 1782

John May's Timeline

2 Records

1848
02 Aug 1848
Birth of John Calvin May in Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi
Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi
1941
27 Mar 1941
Age 93
Death of John Calvin May in Donie, Freestone County, Texas
Donie, Freestone County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi

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

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