William
Edgar
"Willie"
May
Born in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William May
and Rebecca Jane (Humberd) May
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ethel Adalene (Goode) McNabb
— married
13 Jul 1917 in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Died about
at about age 54
in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 May 2011
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Biography
William, the son of William May (abt.1846-abt.1930) and Rebecca Jane (Humberd) May (1843-1913), was born in 1879 in Bradley County, Tennessee.
The May family was enumerated in the 1880 census of Bradley County, Tennessee.[1]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William May | M | White | 32 | Married | Head | Farmer | Georgia |
| Rebecca J. May | F | White | 37 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | Tennessee |
| Sarah J. May | F | White | 8 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| Mary A. May | F | White | 6 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| William E. May | M | White | 2 | Single | Son | Tennessee |
Ethel Goode, age 35, and William May were married 13 July 1917 in Bradley County, Tennessee.[2]
Ethel and William were enumerated in the 1920 census of Bradley County, Tennessee.[3]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William E May | M | White | 41 | Married | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| Ethel May | F | White | 32 | Married | Wife | Tennessee |
Ethel and William were enumerated in the 1930 census of Bradley County, Tennessee.[4]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William E May | M | White | 52 | Married | Head | Farmer | Tennessee |
| Ethel A May | F | White | 48 | Married | Wife | Tennessee |
William Edgar May, age 54 and married, died of asthma and pneumonia in 1932 in Bradley County, Tennessee.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQG-FNK : Wed Oct 04 20:46:53 UTC 2023), Entry for William May and Rebecca J. May, 1880.
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-GK8Q : Fri Oct 20 13:28:24 UTC 2023), Entry for William E May and Ethel A Goode, 13 Jul 1917.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGT-L52 : Thu Dec 07 21:19:11 UTC 2023), Entry for William E May and Ethel May, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPWS-WVR : Wed Oct 04 11:38:19 UTC 2023), Entry for William E May and Ethel A May, 1930.
- ↑
Death:
"Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7; Certificate Number: 16137
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #941795 (accessed 16 February 2024)
William Edgar May death 23 Aug 1932 (born 4 Mar 1878), son of William May & Rebecca Jane Humberd, in Bradley, Tennessee, USA. Source not found on FamilySearch.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76772212/william_e-may: accessed February 16, 2024), memorial page for William E. “Willie” May (4 Mar 1878–23 Aug 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #76772212, citing Mount Bethel Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by James Hampton (contributor 47443263).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Sandra (Newton) Hall
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Marylyn (Good) May :
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