Advertisement

Berry B. May

Advertisement

Berry B. May

Birth
Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Death
1 May 1918 (aged 72)
Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Berry's DOB in the Family Bible is 1845 and his DOD per his LA Death Certificate is 2 May 1918. The "new" tombstone has DOB 1846 and DOD 1 May. His "old" tombstone read: B.B. May, born March 6, 1846, age 67 years".

Berry was a Baptist Preacher and a farmer. He married 7 times and had 6 children:
1. Mary Jane WEST: married 02 Oct 1867 in Caldwell Parish and had two children: Mary Josephine & Benjamin Wesley MAY.
2. Mary J. MCDONALD: married 27 May 1874 in Caldwell Parish LA and had one son, Iley B. MAY.
3. Mary J. THIGPEN married abt 1880 and had two sons: William B. "Willie" and Judge Alfred "Berry" MAY.
4. Josephine WOOTEN married abt 1897.
5. Sarah THOMAS FLUITT: married 23 June 1898 in Caldwell Parish LA.
6. Unity Catherine SHIRLEY: married 27 Jan 1901 in Jackson Parish LA. He is buried by her.
7. Joseph WOOTEN HEARNE: married 07 Feb 1914 in Ouachita Parish LA, but divorced seven months later.
Berry's DOB in the Family Bible is 1845 and his DOD per his LA Death Certificate is 2 May 1918. The "new" tombstone has DOB 1846 and DOD 1 May. His "old" tombstone read: B.B. May, born March 6, 1846, age 67 years".

Berry was a Baptist Preacher and a farmer. He married 7 times and had 6 children:
1. Mary Jane WEST: married 02 Oct 1867 in Caldwell Parish and had two children: Mary Josephine & Benjamin Wesley MAY.
2. Mary J. MCDONALD: married 27 May 1874 in Caldwell Parish LA and had one son, Iley B. MAY.
3. Mary J. THIGPEN married abt 1880 and had two sons: William B. "Willie" and Judge Alfred "Berry" MAY.
4. Josephine WOOTEN married abt 1897.
5. Sarah THOMAS FLUITT: married 23 June 1898 in Caldwell Parish LA.
6. Unity Catherine SHIRLEY: married 27 Jan 1901 in Jackson Parish LA. He is buried by her.
7. Joseph WOOTEN HEARNE: married 07 Feb 1914 in Ouachita Parish LA, but divorced seven months later.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement