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Mahala May 1808–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1808

Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1881

Death Location: Adams County, Illinois, USA

Father: Jesse Sr

Mother: Fannie Gibson

Spouse(s): William Howard

Children(s): Amanda Howard

In 1808, Mahala May entered the world in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA, born to Jesse May Sr And Fannie J Gibson. Mahala May married William Sidney Howard, and had children including Amanda Americas Howard. Mahala May passed away in 1881 in Adams County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Mahala May entered the world in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA, born to Jesse May Sr And Fannie J Gibson.
  • Mahala May married William Sidney Howard, and had children including Amanda Americas Howard.
  • Mahala May passed away in 1881 in Adams County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Sr
1775–1830
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
JS
Fannie Gibson
1794–1820
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
FG

Spouses(s)

William Howard
1814–1891
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
WH

Children(s)

Amanda Howard
1832–1904
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
AH

Mahala May's Ancestors

Self
Mahala May
1808–1881
Birth Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jesse May Sr
1775–1830
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Fannie (J.) Gibson
1794–1820
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joshua May
1748–1815
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Abigail Wright
1759–1812
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
John (Walker Jr) Gibson
1759–1806
South Carolina, USA
Frances ("Fanny" Flullen 1st wife,) D.A.R.
1763–1810
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1740–1839
Elizabeth McMullen
1744–1835
Abner Dr
1720–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gibson
1710–1802
Susanna Burton
1695–1776
Richard Junior
1683–1798
Nancy Taylor
1680–1730

Mahala May's Descendants

1.
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Mahala May (Abt. 1808–Aft. 1881) m. William (Sidney) Howard (18 June 1814–20 December 1891)
  1. 1. Amanda (Americas) Howard 1832–1904 m. George Longcor 1826–1896
    1. 1. Emma (Christine) Longcor 1852–1896 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Todd 1849–1923
      1. 1. Delilah (May) Todd 1884–1963 m. John (Joseph Nagel) Sr. 1861–1943
        1. 1. Charles (Richard) Nagel 1916–1978 m. Mildred (Ann) Sudduth 1925–2001

Mahala May's Timeline

2 Records

1808
Abt. 1808
Birth of Mahala May in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
1881
Aft. 1881
Age 73
Death of Mahala May in Adams County, Illinois, USA
Adams County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1808
    Event Place: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1881
    Event Place: Adams County, Illinois, USA
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