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May I Brown 1924–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1924

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 4 Aug 2014

Death Location: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Father: Hershel Brown

Mother: Minnie Johnson

Spouse(s): William Bivens

Children(s): Charles Sr, Infant Bivens, Donald Bivens

May I Brown was born in 1924 in Tennessee, the child of Hershel Lee Brown And Minnie Daisy Johnson. In 1930, May I Brown resided in District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. May I Brown married William Thurston Bivens, and had children including Charles Edward Bivens Sr, Donald Eugene Bivens, Infant Son Bivens, Mary A Bivens, Willene Bivens. May I Brown passed away in 2014 in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • May I Brown was born in 1924 in Tennessee, the child of Hershel Lee Brown And Minnie Daisy Johnson.
  • In 1930, May I Brown resided in District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • May I Brown married William Thurston Bivens, and had children including Charles Edward Bivens Sr, Donald Eugene Bivens, Infant Son Bivens, Mary A Bivens, Willene Bivens.
  • May I Brown passed away in 2014 in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hershel Brown
1900–1955
Birth Location: Altamont, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
HB
Minnie Johnson
1902–1992
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
MJ

Spouses(s)

William Bivens
1920–1998
Birth Location: Coalmont, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
WB

Children(s)

Charles Sr
1944–1993
Birth Location: Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
CS
Infant Bivens
1947–1947
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
IB
Donald Bivens
1949–2016
Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States
DB

May Brown's Ancestors

Self
May Brown
1924–2014
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Hershel Lee Brown
1900–1955
Altamont, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Minnie (Daisy) Johnson
1902–1992
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Johnson
1875–1947
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Meeks
1877–1972
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Meeks
1847–1937
Nancy Layne
1850–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Merrill Meeks
1828–
John Layne
1803–1900
Esther Kilgore
1808–1880

May Brown's Descendants

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May (I) Brown (abt 1924–4 Aug 2014) m. William (Thurston) Bivens (7 Feb 1920–24 Nov 1998)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward Bivens) Sr 1944–1993
  2. 2. Infant (Son) Bivens 1947–1947
  3. 3. Donald (Eugene) Bivens 1949–2016

May Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1923
23 Aug 1923
Birth of May I Brown in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1924
abt 1924
Birth of May I Brown in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 6
May I Brown resided here in District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
May I Brown resided here in Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 16
May I Brown resided here in Civil District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
May I Brown resided here in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
2014
4 Aug 2014
Age 90
Death of May I Brown in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 31-4
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 4247; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 31-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1924
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 31-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 31-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 4247; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 31-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 2014
    Event Place: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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