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Roger Lee May 1923–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUL 1923

Birth Location: Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 3 JAN 1969

Death Location: Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

Father: Howard May

Mother: Olive Sylvester

Spouse(s): Viola Steele

Children(s):

Roger Lee May was born in 1923 in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, the child of Howard Roscoe May And Olive Eunice Sylvester. In 1930, Roger Lee May was recorded in the census in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United Sta. In 1935, Roger Lee May resided in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United Sta. Roger Lee May married Viola Steele, and had children including Living. Roger Lee May passed away in 1969 in Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Roger Lee May was born in 1923 in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, the child of Howard Roscoe May And Olive Eunice Sylvester.
  • In 1930, Roger Lee May was recorded in the census in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United Sta.
  • In 1935, Roger Lee May resided in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United Sta.
  • Roger Lee May married Viola Steele, and had children including Living.
  • Roger Lee May passed away in 1969 in Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger May's Ancestors

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Roger May
1923–1969
Birth Place: Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Parents
Howard Roscoe May
1895–1969
Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Olive (Eunice) Sylvester
1897–1975
Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
George (W.) May
1858–1932
Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Talitha (Jane) Jones
1856–1919
Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1817–1903
Mary Whaley
1822–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Jones
1788–1892
Mary Black
1792–1820
Joseph Whaley
1796–1865
Sophia Hall
1801–1868

Roger May's Timeline

6 Records

1923
24 JUL 1923
Birth of Roger Lee May in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1930
18 APR 1930
Age 7
Roger Lee May appeared in census in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1935
1935
Age 12
Roger Lee May resided here in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1940
11 APR 1940
Age 17
Roger Lee May appeared in census in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1950
1950
Age 27
Roger Lee May was employed
None
1969
3 JAN 1969
Age 46
Death of Roger Lee May in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1923
    Event Place: Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 53-19, Sheet 18A, Age 6 in Apr 1930, born in Indiana.
    [2] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 53-26, Sheet 7A-B, Age 16 in Apr 1940, born in Indiana.
    [3] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 53-8, p. 73, Age 27 in Apr 1950, born in Indiana.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 18 APR 1930
    Event Place: Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 53-19, Sheet 18A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 53-26, Sheet 7A-B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 11 APR 1940
    Event Place: Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 53-26, Sheet 7A-B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1950
    Record Source: 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 53-8, p. 73

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1969
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana, United States

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