Ben Lee May

1893 - 1974  (81 years)    Has 12 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Ben Lee May
  Gender	Male
  Birth	29 Mar 1893	Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States   [1]
  Death	29 Dec 1974	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Joe May             d. California, , , United States   2. Charlie Edward May           b. 15 Oct 1881, Texas, United States           d. 28 Apr 1943, Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, United States  (Age 61 years)   3. Dellah Mays           b. Feb 1883, Texas, United States   4. Olliver C Mays           b. Jan 1885, Texas, United States   5. Nickolas D Mays           b. Sep 1887, Texas, United States   6. Mary Ethel May           b. 7 Nov 1890, Texas, United States           d. Sep 1972, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 81 years)   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)   8. Edna Jewell May           b. 10 Jul 1898, Texas, United States           d. 29 Jun 1989, Porterville, Tulare, California, United States  (Age 90 years)   9. Claude May           b. 1902, Texas, United States
  Person ID	I1696	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Lewis May           b. 3 Dec 1858, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA           d. 27 Jan 1945, Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary M. Carroll           b. 5 Oct 1861, Texas, United States           d. 24 Nov 1917, Oklahoma, United States (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Dec 1880	Parker, Texas, United States   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years - She : 19 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Mar 1893 - Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States Death - 29 Dec 1974 - Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

  
  

• Reference

  "Ben Lee May". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I1696&tree=cw (accessed April 30, 2026).

  
  

Sources

[S107] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Parker, Texas; Roll: T623_1664; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 68.. [S1139] Ancestry.com, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002.