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Lafayette Rodger May 1870–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1870

Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee

Death Date: 12 Mar 1940

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Mary Childress

Spouse(s): Edith Craven

Children(s): Mary May, Margaret May, Lillian May, Lafayette Jr, Edith May

Lafayette Rodger May was born in 1870 in Knox County, Tennessee, the child of Thomas J May Iii And Mary Ann Childress. Lafayette Rodger May married Edith May Craven, and had children including Edith C May, Lafayette R May Jr, Lillian R May, Margaret I May, Mary Katherine May. Lafayette Rodger May passed away in 1940 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Lafayette Rodger May was born in 1870 in Knox County, Tennessee, the child of Thomas J May Iii And Mary Ann Childress.
  • Lafayette Rodger May married Edith May Craven, and had children including Edith C May, Lafayette R May Jr, Lillian R May, Margaret I May, Mary Katherine May.
  • Lafayette Rodger May passed away in 1940 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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Lafayette May's Ancestors

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Lafayette May
1870–1940
Birth Place: Knox County, Tennessee
Parents
Thomas J May III
1828–1874
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Childress
1829–1905
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Lindsay) Childress
1795–1849
Bull Rull Valley, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Polly) Karns
1798–1850
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Childress
1759–1849
Dorothea ➡️
1755–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (captain)
1735–1825
Rachel Perkins
1735–1820
Caleb Lindsay
1710–1784
Roseanna Martin
1723–1784

Lafayette May's Descendants

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Lafayette (Rodger) May (2 Apr 1870–12 Mar 1940) m. Edith (May) Craven (abt 1883–Abt. 1918)
  1. 1. Mary (Katherine) May 1906–
  2. 2. Margaret (I) May 1907–
  3. 3. Lillian (R) May 1912–
  4. 4. Lafayette (R May) Jr 1916–
  5. 5. Edith (C) May 1917–1985

Lafayette May's Timeline

2 Records

1870
2 Apr 1870
Birth of Lafayette Rodger May in Knox County, Tennessee
Knox County, Tennessee
1940
12 Mar 1940
Age 70
Death of Lafayette Rodger May in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1870
    Event Place: Knox County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

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