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Sarah Ann May 1842–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1842

Birth Location: Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 27 Sep 1868

Death Location: Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA

Father: William May

Mother: Nancy Ross

Spouse(s): Francis Wilkes

Children(s): Infant Wilkes

In 1842, Sarah Ann May entered the world in Simpson, Mississippi, United States, born to William T May And Nancy Elizabeth Ross. Sarah Ann May married Francis Wilkes, and had children including Infant Wilkes. Sarah Ann May passed away in 1868 in Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Sarah Ann May entered the world in Simpson, Mississippi, United States, born to William T May And Nancy Elizabeth Ross.
  • Sarah Ann May married Francis Wilkes, and had children including Infant Wilkes.
  • Sarah Ann May passed away in 1868 in Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah May's Ancestors

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Sarah May
1842–1868
Birth Place: Simpson, Mississippi, United States
Parents
William T May
1814–1893
Amite, Mississippi, United States
Nancy (Elizabeth) Ross
1817–1863
, , North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David Ross
1778–1858
, Martin, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth
1788–1860
Anson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Ross
1740–1809
Mary Griffin
1720–1819
Matthew Hasty
1745–1803
Lydia Peebles
1750–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ross
1770–1851
Elizabeth Smithwick
1705–1741
Richard Griffin
1700–1766
Mary Green
1703–1766
James Hasty
1690–1767
Elizabeth Jordan
1700–1767
Peter Peebles
1714–1794
Huldah Ladd
1712–1784

Sarah May's Descendants

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Sarah (Ann) May (1 Jan 1842–27 Sep 1868) m. Francis Wilkes (01 JUN 1831–14 JAN 1860)
  1. 1. Infant Wilkes 1858–1858

Sarah May's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1 Jan 1842
Birth of Sarah Ann May in Simpson, Mississippi, United States
Simpson, Mississippi, United States
1868
27 Sep 1868
Age 26
Death of Sarah Ann May in Wilkesburg, Mississippi, United States
Wilkesburg, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Simpson, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Wilkesburg, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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