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Orville Ralph "Chig" May 1898–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 November 1898

Birth Location: ,Stone County,MO

Death Date: 14 March 1987

Death Location: Crane, Stone, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James May

Mother: Mary Mathes

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Orville Ralph "Chig" May was born in 1898 in ,Stone County,MO, the child of James Benton Bent May And Mary Frances Mathes. Orville Ralph "Chig" May passed away in 1987 in Crane, Stone, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Orville Ralph "Chig" May was born in 1898 in ,Stone County,MO, the child of James Benton Bent May And Mary Frances Mathes.
  • Orville Ralph "Chig" May passed away in 1987 in Crane, Stone, Missouri, United States of America.

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Orville May's Ancestors

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Orville May
1898–1987
Birth Place: ,Stone County,MO
Parents
James Benton "Bent" May
1857–1945
Taney County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Frances) Mathes
1864–1955
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Wiley (Green) Mathes
1839–1898
Tennessee
Dorcas (Guest) Anderson
1836–1918
White, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Anderson
1794–1873
Mary McKensie
1802–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noble Sr.
1769–1850
Elizabeth
1770–1850
Chesley McKenzie
1775–1838
Elizabeth (Hughson)
1780–1840

Orville May's Timeline

2 Records

1898
23 November 1898
Birth of Orville Ralph "Chig" May in ,Stone County,MO
,Stone County,MO
1987
14 March 1987
Age 89
Death of Orville Ralph "Chig" May in Crane, Stone, Missouri, United States of America
Crane, Stone, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 November 1898
    Event Place: ,Stone County,MO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1987
    Event Place: Crane, Stone, Missouri, United States of America

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