Benjamin Lewis May

1858 - 1945  (86 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 64 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Benjamin Lewis May
  Gender	Male
  Birth	3 Dec 1858	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Death	27 Jan 1945	Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Clara Bell May           b. Aug 1858, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA           d. 1945  (Age 86 years)   2. Benjamin Lewis May           b. 3 Dec 1858, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA           d. 27 Jan 1945, Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 86 years)   3. Oscar Frank May           b. 8 Dec 1860, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA           d. 21 Mar 1946, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)   4. Charles L May           b. 1867, Kentucky, USA
  Person ID	I1690	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Joseph B May           b. Jan 1832, Mississippi, , , United States           d. 17 Feb 1901, Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sallie A Suggett           b. 4 Jul 1838, Scott, , Kentucky, United States           d. 16 Jul 1907, Kenton, Kenton, Kentucky, United States (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Apr 1853	Scott, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 3 months - She : 14 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary M. Carroll           b. 5 Oct 1861, Texas, United States           d. 24 Nov 1917, Oklahoma, United States (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1880	Parker, Texas, United States   [2, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years - She : 19 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Joe May             d. California, , , United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charlie Edward May           b. 15 Oct 1881, Texas, United States           d. 28 Apr 1943, Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, United States (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Dellah Mays           b. Feb 1883, Texas, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Olliver C Mays           b. Jan 1885, Texas, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Nickolas D Mays           b. Sep 1887, Texas, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mary Ethel May           b. 7 Nov 1890, Texas, United States           d. Sep 1972, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Ben Lee May           b. 29 Mar 1893, Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States           d. 29 Dec 1974, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Edna Jewell May           b. 10 Jul 1898, Texas, United States           d. 29 Jun 1989, Porterville, Tulare, California, United States (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Claude May           b. 1902, Texas, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Dec 1858 - Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA Marriage - 30 Dec 1880 - Parker, Texas, United States Death - 27 Jan 1945 - Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States

  
  

• Reference

  "Benjamin Lewis May". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I1690&tree=cw (accessed July 16, 2026).

  
  

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