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Preston May 1839–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Magoffin, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 25 Nov 1898

Death Location: Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky

Father: James May

Mother: Mary Adams

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Preston May was born in 1839 in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States, the child of James May And Mary Polly Adams. Preston May passed away in 1898 in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Preston May was born in 1839 in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States, the child of James May And Mary Polly Adams.
  • Preston May passed away in 1898 in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky.

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Preston May's Ancestors

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Preston May
1839–1898
Birth Place: Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
Parents
James May
1798–1867
Virginia
Mary ("Polly") Adams
1802–1873
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James May
1780–1830
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Poulton
1783–1847
Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Isaac (Calvin) Adams
1770–1855
Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Wages
1772–1855
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William May
1752–1827
Mary Enoch
1762–1795
Isaac Poulton
1760–1824
Anne Green
1767–1841
Charles Adams
1711–1780
Anna Hopper
1727–1778
William Wages
1742–1844
Mary Cull
1743–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John May
1714–1800
Elizabeth Stokes
1710–
Col Enoch
1732–1797
Elizabeth Teagarden
1733–1809
William Poulton
1730–1788
Lucy Davis
1732–
Garret Green
1730–1810
Elizabeth Turpin
1728–1810

Preston May's Timeline

2 Records

1839
24 Aug 1839
Birth of Preston May in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
1898
25 Nov 1898
Age 59
Death of Preston May in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Magoffin, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky

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