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Rufus Henry May 1862–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1862

Birth Location: Brassfield, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1941

Death Location: Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William May

Mother: Mary Heflin

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Rufus Henry May was born in 1862 in Brassfield, Granville County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Green May And Mary Elizabeth Heflin. Rufus Henry May passed away in 1941 in Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Henry May was born in 1862 in Brassfield, Granville County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Green May And Mary Elizabeth Heflin.
  • Rufus Henry May passed away in 1941 in Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

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Rufus May's Ancestors

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Rufus May
1862–1941
Birth Place: Brassfield, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Green May
1809–1860
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Heflin
1832–
Fort Creek, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Green May) Sr
1785–1880
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Willson
1783–1870
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Enoch May
1750–1840
Rice Shearin
1765–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shearin
1731–1792
Elizabeth Colclough
1747–1806

Rufus May's Timeline

2 Records

1862
15 Sep 1862
Birth of Rufus Henry May in Brassfield, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Brassfield, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
1941
27 Apr 1941
Age 79
Death of Rufus Henry May in Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Brassfield, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1941
    Event Place: Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA

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