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Joseph Monroe May 1812 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Amite, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 26 Aug 1890

Death Location: Ward 5, Jackson, Louisiana, United States

Father: John May

Mother: Mary Farley

Spouse(s): Catherine Pendarvis

Children(s): William May, John May

According to available records, Joseph Monroe May was born in 1812 in Amite, Mississippi, United States, the child of John May and Mary Farley. Following those early years, Joseph Monroe May married Catherine Lucinda Pendarvis, and their family grew to include William Robert May and John Calvin May. In the later years of life, Joseph Monroe May died in 1890 in Ward 5, Jackson, Louisiana, United States.

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Parents

John May
1767 – 1851
Birth Location: VA, Georgia, United States
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Mary Farley
1775 – 1835
Birth Location: Clay, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Pendarvis
1831 – 1857
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Children(s)

William May
1841 – 1913
Birth Location: Marion, Mississippi, United States
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John May
1848 – 1941
Birth Location: Brookhaven, Lawrence County, Mississippi
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1812
    Event Place: Amite, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Ward 5, Jackson, Louisiana, United States

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