Grace Lula MAY

Brief Life History of Grace Lula

When Grace Lula MAY was born on 6 September 1906, in Worthington, Putnam, Missouri, United States, her father, Arcean May, was 40 and her mother, Lydia Ann Young, was 34. She married Alvin Birney Followwill on 25 November 1922, in Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Elm Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 9 March 1996, at the age of 89, and was buried in Queen City, Schuyler, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alvin Birney Followwill
1899–1978
Grace Lula MAY
1906–1996
Marriage: 25 November 1922
Alvin Wayne Followwell
1923–1999
Paton V Cutler
1923–
Robert Arcean Followwill
1925–1953
Mildred Louise Followwell
1926–1930

Sources (20)

  • Grace Fallwwell in household of Alvin Fallwwell, Sr, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Grace L. May, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Grace May May, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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1931

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Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English male personal name May, a pet form of Matthew (see Mayhew ).

English, Dutch, and German: from a personal name or nickname taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then. In England, this name was possibly also a pet form of Mary or Margaret. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Denmark.

English: nickname from Middle English mey, may ‘kinsman’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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