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Mary Catherine May 1905 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1905

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 2 November 1988

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Lafatte May

Mother: Edith Craven

Spouse(s): Robert Coe

Children(s): Robert Castle, Herbert Coe, Catherine Coe

In 1905, Mary Catherine May entered the world in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Lafatte R May and Edith M Craven. In 1910, Mary Catherine May resided in Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Mary Catherine May resided in Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Mary Catherine May married Robert Harrison Castle Coe, and had children including Robert Harrison Castle, Herbert Rodger Coe, Catherine C Coe. Mary Catherine May passed away in 1988 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Mary Catherine May entered the world in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Lafatte R May and Edith M Craven.
  • In 1910, Mary Catherine May resided in Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Mary Catherine May resided in Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Catherine May married Robert Harrison Castle Coe, and had children including Robert Harrison Castle, Herbert Rodger Coe, Catherine C Coe.
  • Mary Catherine May passed away in 1988 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lafatte May
1871 – 1940
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Edith Craven
1883 –
Birth Location: Wales
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Spouses(s)

Robert Coe
1902 – 1959
Birth Location: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
RC

Children(s)

Robert Castle
1928 – 2003
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
RC
Herbert Coe
1932 – 1942
Birth Location: Knoxville Knox, Tennessee, USA
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Catherine Coe
1937 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary May's Ancestors

Self
Mary May
1905 – 1988
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Lafatte R May
1871 – 1940
Tennessee
Edith (M) Craven
1883 –
Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary May's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Catherine) May (26 July 1905 – 2 November 1988) m. Robert (Harrison Castle) Coe (22 December 1902 – 26 December 1959)
  1. 1. Robert (Harrison) Castle (19 Aug 1928 – 14 February 2003)
  2. 2. Herbert (Rodger) Coe (22 Apr 1932 – 11 Jan 1942)
  3. 3. Catherine (C) Coe (abt 1937 – )

Mary May's Timeline

6 Records

1905
26 July 1905
Birth of Mary Catherine May in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 5
Mary Catherine May resided here in Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Mary Catherine May resided here in Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Mary Catherine May resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Mary Catherine May resided here in Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1988
2 November 1988
Age 83
Death of Mary Catherine May in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1905
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
    [3] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harriman, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03929; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 73-3
    [5] Social Security Death Index, Number: 410-74-6092; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1962
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1750; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 128
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2341992
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375520
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375520

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1750; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2341992

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harriman, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03929; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 73-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harriman, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03929; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 73-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knoxville, TN
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1988
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 410-74-6092; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1962
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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