Downs Tree » Norvell Lafayette May (1868-1960)
Personal data Norvell Lafayette May
Sources 1, 2Sources 1, 3, 4- He was born on May 14, 1868 in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America.Sources 1, 3, 4
- Resident:
- in the year 1900: Beat 3, Amite, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
- in the year 1910: Police Jury Ward 2, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 4
- He died on January 25, 1960 in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, he was 91 years old.Source 1
- He is buried in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 1
- A child of Etheldred "Dred" May and Mary Ann O'Neal
Household of Norvell Lafayette May
(1) He is married to Seafer Vallerie O'Neal.
They got married on December 27, 1893 at Amite, Mississippi, United States, he was 25 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Sammie May 1894-1958
- Samuel Lucien May 1894-1958
- Howard L May ± 1895-????
- Cleon May 1896-????
- Cleave Shilling "Clea" May 1896-1970
- Nancy Matilda "Nannie" May 1899-1976
- Morris Etheldred May 1904-1993
- William Lafayette May 1910-1916
- Clarence Allen May 1914-1934
(2) He is married to Susan Luticia "Sisie" CAUSEY-May.
They got married about 1919.
(3) He has/had a relationship with Susie May.
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Sources
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- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 3, Amite, Mississippi; Roll: 799; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1240799 / Ancestry.com
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Livingston, Louisiana; Roll: T624_518; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374531 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday May 14, 1868
- The temperature on May 14, 1868 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
- April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
- May 29 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
- May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
- August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
- October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
Day of marriage December 27, 1893
- The temperature on December 27, 1893 was about -1.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
- January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
- June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
- July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- November 12 » Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj.
- November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.
Day of death January 25, 1960
- The temperature on January 25, 1960 was between 5.2 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
- January 1 » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
- April 1 » The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.
- April 4 » France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
- April 9 » Dr Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg.
- May 3 » The Off-Broadway musical comedy The Fantasticks opens in New York City's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time.
- May 6 » More than 20million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
Same birth/death day
- 1863 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal († 1932)
- 1867 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria († 1919)
- 1868 » Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist († 1935)
- 1869 » Arthur Rostron, English captain († 1940)
- 1872 » Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinal († 1961)
- 1878 » J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball player and manager († 1964)
- 1957 » Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (b. 1873)
- 1957 » Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1871)
- 1958 » Cemil Topuzlu, Turkish surgeon and politician, Mayor of Istanbul (b. 1866)
- 1958 » Robert R. Young, American businessman and financier (b. 1897)
- 1960 » Diana Barrymore, American actress (b. 1921)
- 1966 » Saul Adler, Belarusian-English microbiologist and parasitologist (b. 1895)
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