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William Henry, Sr. May 1780 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: after 1780

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: after 1851

Death Location: Carroll Co, Arkansas

Father: Abraham May

Mother: Martha Henson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Batcey

Children(s): David May

It was in 1780 that William Henry Sr. May was born in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, a child of Abraham May and Martha Henson. William Henry Sr. May went on to marry Elizabeth Batcey and had children such as David Calvin May. William Henry Sr. May was deceased by 1851 in Carroll Co, Arkansas.

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Parents

Abraham May
1762 – 1840
Birth Location: Tygarts Valley, West Virginia
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Martha Henson
1766 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Batcey
1782 – 1840
Birth Location: Missouri City, Boone, Missouri, United States
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Children(s)

David May
1821 – 1898
Birth Location: Livingston, Kentucky, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: after 1780
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 31 May 1819
    Event Place: Livingston, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Prairie, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Prairie, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: 17; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 0002474

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: after 1851
    Event Place: Carroll Co, Arkansas
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