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Silas D May 1814–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1893

Death Location: Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Mary Ford

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Silas D May was born in 1814 in Tennessee, USA, the child of John Wesley May Jr And Mary Ann Ford. Silas D May passed away in 1893 in Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas D May was born in 1814 in Tennessee, USA, the child of John Wesley May Jr And Mary Ann Ford.
  • Silas D May passed away in 1893 in Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
1787–1853
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JJ
Mary Ford
1797–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas May's Ancestors

Self
Silas May
1814–1893
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Wesley May Jr.
1787–1853
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Ford
1797–1870
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elisha (Milstead) Ford
1757–1833
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Sarah O'Neal
1764–1840
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major "Judge"
1728–1803
Rachel Spencer
1725–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ford
1704–1776
Jane Milstead
1705–1776
William Spencer
1685–1740
Rachel Brooks
1695–1760

Silas May's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Silas D May in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1893
15 Oct 1893
Age 79
Death of Silas D May in Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, USA
Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, USA
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