Born in McAndrews, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Jefferson May
and Serepta Ruth (Rutherford) May
Sister of
Adron May, Nancy Jane (May) Smith, Columbia May, Dianna (May) Hackney, Joseph Morgan May, William Fields May, Ida (May) King, Polly Ann (May) McCoy, Asa Harmon May, Sally (May) Collins, Daniel Riner May and Dollie Blaine May
Wife of
Thomas Benton Smith
— married
22 Mar 1895 (to 1941) in Pike, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Lennie (Smith) Reed, Willie Lawson Smith, Elizabeth (Smith) Runyon, Bessie V. Smith and Mary Magdalene Smith
Died
at age 72
in Belfry, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2018
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Biography
Esther May was born on 18 Jun 1873 in McAndrews, Pike, Kentucky, United States, daughter of William Jefferson May (1836 - 1927) and Serepta (Rutherford) May (1838 - 1924).
Esther married Thomas Benton Smith , son of Martin Smith and Celia Ann Bevins, in 1895[1]. Their children were:
- Lennie (Smith) Reed (1896 - 1982)
- Willie Lawson Smith (1897 - 1961)
- Elizabeth (Smith) Runyon (1901 - 1989)
- Bessie V. Smith (1903 - 1986)
- Mary Magdalene Smith (1908 - 1999).
Esther died on 29 Jun 1945[2][3][4] in Belfry, Pike, Kentucky aged 72.
Sources
- ↑ FamilySearch: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q2Q6-QH6T : 22 July 2021), Thos. B. Smith and Esther May, 22 Mar 1895; citing Marriage, , Pike, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 839,876.
Name: Thos. B. Smith Sex: Male Age: 40 Birth Year -Estimated-: 1855 Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Esther May Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 22 Mar 1895 Marriage Place: , Pike, Kentucky, United States Event Type: Marriage - ↑ FamilySearch: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: NSSZ-8PV : 2 March 2021), Esther Smith, 1945; citing Death, Belfry, Pike, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,403.
Name: Esther Smith Sex: Female Death Date: 1945 Death Place: Belfry, Pike, Kentucky, United States Father's Name: Jefferson May Mother's Name: Sarepta Rutherford Spouse's Name: Benton Smith Spouse's Sex: Male Event Type: Death - ↑ FamilySearch: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: QKH1-YN3R : 11 February 2018), Esther Smith, 29 Jun 1945; citing Death, Pike, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
Name: Esther Smith Age: 72 Death Date: 29 Jun 1945 Death Place: Pike, Kentucky, United States Birth Year -Estimated-: 1873 Event Type: Death - ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187046357/ester-smith : accessed 12 July 2022), memorial page for Ester May Smith (18 Jun 1873–29 Jun 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #187046357, citing Smith Cemetery, Sidney, Pike County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Sabrina (contributor 48444101) .
Death:
Name: Ester May Smith Birth Date: 18 Jun 1873 Birth Place: McAndrews, Pike County, Kentucky, USA Death Date: 29 Jun 1945 Death Place: Belfry, Pike County, Kentucky, USA Cemetery: Smith Cemetery Cemetery Address: Sidney, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
- Unsourced family tree data presented to [Dotson-511] Raymond Dotson.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Sabrina Robinson 
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
Sherry (Wolford) Bell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A441496 [compare], Ancestry member SLWRBB
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~3.12%
~6.25%
John C Stacy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A012825 [compare], FTDNA kit #B114712
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~1.56%
Patrick Stacy :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ptrck_stacy
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~1.56%
Kathy (Justice) Jewell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.17%
Matthew Miller :
23andMe, GEDmatch M550660 [compare]
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~1.17%
Tom Coley :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Christy (Maynard) Sherman :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Living DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Pauline (Adkins) Ettore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A787245 [compare]
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~0.78%
Patsy (Leftwich) Larimer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member patsyL71
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lois (Hinkle) DiMaria :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Danny Hatfield :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Dody McCoy :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Tony Colangelo :
23andMe, GEDmatch M249326 [compare]
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~0.39%
Cristi Clark :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cristimichelleclark
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