Robert Edward May (1882 - 1942)

Born 19 Jun 1882 in Mississippi, United States

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Robert May is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

Biography

Robert Edwards's parents: William Green May and Catherine [Williamson] May

Robert Edwards's siblings: Issac May (Ike), John May, Will Green May Jr., Thomas B. May (Tom), George May, Major May, James May, Annie (May) Jackson, Laura (May) Johnson, Melissa (May) Grubbs, Lenora (May) Grantham, Ina Dalphia (May) Lee

Robert Edward May was born on Jun 19, 1882 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 23, 1942 (Age at Death: 60).

Robert Edward May was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Goodwater Cemetery). ^[1]

He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White) He lived in Simpson, Mississippi between 1917–1918 (Age: 35). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Simpson, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 56; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

Robert Edward May and Malissa Jane Tullos had the following children:

1. Minnie Lee May was born on Nov 16, 1903 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 10, 1997 (Age at Death: 93). She married Sydney Albert Blackwell on Feb 24, 1922 (date on headstone).
2. Alma L May was born about 1908 in Mississippi, USA.
3. Annie May was born about 1912 in Mississippi, USA.
4. G. W. May was born on Aug 08, 1912 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 28, 1960 (Age at Death: 47).
5. Gaston T May was born on Apr 04, 1917 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 17, 1983 (Age at Death: 65).
6. Vida Lucille May was born on Jul 18, 1919 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 14, 1999 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 80).^[2] She married Earl Ellis Bishop on Dec 21, 1940 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.^[3] She married George Wilber Reid on Jul 13, 1950 in Chicot County, Arkansas, USA.
7. Homer Albert May was born on May 10, 1922 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 13, 2003 (Age at Death: 80).^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-2QWF : 13 December 2015), Robert E May, 1942; Burial, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Goodwater Church Cemetery; citing record ID 51013627, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Lucille Bishop [Viola Lucille Laytom] [Vivda Reed] [Vida Reed] [Lucille Laytom] [Lucille Reid] [Lucille May] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 18 Jul 1919 Birth Place: Simpson, Mississippi [Magie, Mississippi] Death Date: 14 Dec 1999 Father: Robert E May Mother: Malisa J Qullos Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: EARL E BISHOP II Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: May 1945: Name listed as LUCILLE BISHOP; Oct 1947: Name listed as VIOLA LUCILLE LAYTOM; Apr 1953: Name listed as VIVDA LAYTON REED; Jun 1953: Name listed as VIDA LAYTON REED; 20 May 1982: Name listed as LUCILLE LAYTOM; 17 Dec 1999: Name listed as LUCILLE REID
3. ↑ Charles Bishop Family PDF file in Myrtis Bishop Collection, p. 6
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Homer Albert May [Homer A May] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 10 May 1922 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 13 Jan 2003 Father: Robert E May Mother: Melissa J Tullos Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1949: Name listed as HOMER ALBERT MAY; 24 Jan 2003: Name listed as HOMER A MAY

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-RPM : 12 December 2014), Robert Edward May, 1917-1918; citing Simpson County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-QLP : accessed 23 November 2016), R E May, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 2A, line 3, family 19, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-9W8 : accessed 23 November 2016), Robert E May, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 9A, line 6, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-9BR : accessed 23 November 2016), Robert May, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 8A, line 12, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.