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Margaret Naomi May 1858–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1858

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 10 Feb 1925

Death Location: Braxton, West Virginia, United States

Father: John May

Mother: Frances Brannon

Spouse(s): Andrew Knight, John Butler

Children(s): Samuel Butler, William Butler, Dorthy Butler, Calvin Butler, Mary Butler, Delta Butler, Rosa Butler, Lydia Butler, John Butler, Benjamin Butler

The story of Margaret Naomi May began in 1858 in West Virginia. Margaret Naomi May married Andrew Humphrey Knight, John Benjamin Butler, and had children including Benjamin Clark Butler, Calvin Warden Butler, Delta Leora Butler, Dorthy A Butler, John Clayton Butler, Lydia M Butler, Mary Jane Marple Butler, Rosa Butler, Samuel Floyd Butler, William Matison Butler. Margaret Naomi May passed away in 1925 in Braxton, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Naomi May began in 1858 in West Virginia.
  • Margaret Naomi May married Andrew Humphrey Knight, John Benjamin Butler, and had children including Benjamin Clark Butler, Calvin Warden Butler, Delta Leora Butler, Dorthy A Butler, John Clayton Butler, Lydia M Butler, Mary Jane Marple Butler, Rosa Butler, Samuel Floyd Butler, William Matison Butler.
  • Margaret Naomi May passed away in 1925 in Braxton, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret May's Ancestors

Self
Margaret May
1858–1925
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
John R May
1832–1864
Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Frances (Jane) Brannon
1838–1880
Ripley, Jackson, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (J May) Sr.
1807–1874
Bath, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Sharp
1809–1880
Meigs, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
John May
1784–1870
Hannah Redden
1786–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES REDDING
1745–1815
Mary Poage
1750–1826

Margaret May's Descendants

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Margaret (Naomi) May (Feb 1858–10 Feb 1925) m. Andrew (Humphrey) Knight (21 Nov 1860–26 Jun 1934) m. John (Benjamin) Butler (22 Sep 1853–Bef 1910)
  1. 1. Samuel (Floyd) Butler 1879–1957 m. Mary (Lake Pearl) Wilson 1879–1965
    1. 1. Ethel (Lee) Butler 1903–1982 m. Dewitt (Carl) Compton 1901–1973
      1. 1. Frances (Beryl) Compton 1927–2016 m. Ernest (Glynn) Gill 1927–2010
      2. 2. Zane (Talmadge) Compton 1922–2003
      3. 3. Samuel (Zenith) Compton 1925–1946
      4. 4. Dewitt (Carl Compton) Jr. 1930–1996
      5. 5. Lois (Pearl) Compton 1932–2013
      6. 6. Oveta (Fay) Compton 1934–1994
    2. 2. William (Lester) Butler 1901–1963
    3. 3. Elmer (Glade) Butler 1907–1956
    4. 4. John (David) Butler 1910–1957
  2. 2. William (Matison) Butler 1885–1976
  3. 3. Dorthy (A) Butler 1886–1904
  4. 4. Calvin (Warden) Butler 1889–1958
  5. 5. Mary (Jane Marple) Butler 1893–1926
  6. 6. Delta (Leora) Butler 1896–1948
  7. 7. Rosa Butler 1877–1914
  8. 8. Lydia (M.) Butler 1878–1950
  9. 9. John (Clayton) Butler 1898–1975
  10. 10. Benjamin (Clark) Butler 1883–1957

Margaret May's Timeline

2 Records

1858
Feb 1858
Birth of Margaret Naomi May in West Virginia
West Virginia
1925
10 Feb 1925
Age 67
Death of Margaret Naomi May in Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Braxton, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1858
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Braxton, West Virginia, United States

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