Maybelle (Purser) May (1898 - 1988)

Born 13 Oct 1898 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ulysses Grant May — married 20 May 1920 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1988 at age 89 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Maybelle Purser was born on Oct 13, 1898 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Lafayette P. Purser and Katie Dilmore.

She had six siblings, namely: Claudia Eunice, Brelan, Ethel, Shelby Sr, Eria, and Zeria.

She died on Apr 15, 1988 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 89).

When she was 21, she married Lish May on May 20, 1920 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

Race: (White). She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1930. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

Lish May and Maybelle Purser had the following children:

1. Herbert Daniel May was born on Dec 14, 1920 in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 28, 1944 in Italy (KIA: Age at Death: 23).
2. Francis C May was born on Nov 15, 1922 in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 19, 2015 (Age at Death: 93).
3. Mary Alice May was born on May 11, 1925 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 2, 2000 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA (Whispering Pines Nursing Home; Age of Death: 74).
4. Laura Louise May was born on Oct 04, 1927 in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 20, 2010 in Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 83).
5. Gladys "Billie" May was born on Apr 15, 1929 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 10, 2017 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA (at home; Age at Death: 87)

Lish May and Maybelle are buried at Macedonia Cemetery, Rials Creek, Simpson County, Mississippi --- added by Vivian MarshallI believe it is listed as Rials Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sanatorium, Simpson County, Mississippi and it says only 85% of graves listed.

LNAB

Name: Mabell Purser May [Mabell Pur May] [Mabell May] [Mabell Purser Purser] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 13 Oct 1898 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi [Rt Magee Smi??, Mississippi] Father Name: Fate Purser Mother Name: Kate Dilmore Death Date: 15 Apr 1988 Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000008092 Claim Date: 29 Nov 1968 Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement. Additional Information: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted. Notes: 11 May 1979: Name listed as MABELL PURSER MAY; 27 Nov 1968: Name listed as MABELL PUR MAY; 22 May 1998: Name listed as MABELL P MAY^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The following was sent via the private messaging system on WikiTree.com., dated Sun 5/17/2015 3:38 PM, Maybelle Purser Married Lish May on 5-20-1920 Magee, Ms. Lish is the son of John Luther May and Francis Williamson.. Children Herbert Daniel May, Francis K May, Mary Alice May, Louise May, & Gladys B. May. Hope this helps. Vivian The sender, Vivian Runnels (email address removed), was not logged-in to WikiTree.
2. ↑ Source Information, 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.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-9PD : accessed 22 November 2015), Maybell May in household of Lash May, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 11B, family 171, NARA digital publication T627 (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-9PT : accessed 22 November 2015), Mabelle May in entry for Lish May, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-M4R : accessed 22 November 2015), Maybelle Purser in household of Katty Purser, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.