Born about in Mississippi
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Ulysses Grant May
— married
16 Jul 1913 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States
Mother of
Earl May
Died before
before about age 26
in Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2015
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Biography
Bessie Sullivan was born in Mississippi, USA. She died between Jun 24, 1914 (birth of her son) and Sep 19, 1917 (when spouse entered the service) in Mississippi, USA.
She married Ulysses Grant May on Jul 16, 1913 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. [1]
Ulysses Grant May and Bessie Sullivan had the following child:
- Earl Allison "Soapy" May was born on Jun 24, 1914 in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 03, 1991 (Age at Death: 77). He married Hatcher Virginia Hopper on May 16, 1942 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
Sources
- ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHCT-84MM : 6 May 2020), Miss Bessie Sullivan in entry for Mr Lish May, 16 Jul 1913; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00317, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
- Bessie Purser interview with Maybell and Lish May
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