Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Mary Elizabeth” Ellen WHITE 492,470,470,404
Birth1860492,470
DeathAug 31, 1910, Guilford County, North Carolina492,470
BurialGreen Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina492,470
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54891637
Father(Confidential, Male) WHITE
Mother(Confidential, Female)
Spouses
1John M. MAY 492,470,404
BirthMay 6, 1836, Guilford County, North Carolina492,470
DeathJul 21, 1921, Guilford County, North Carolina492,470
BurialGreen Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina492,470
FatherSimon John MAY (~1816-)
Mother“Peggy” Margaret Rebecca WAGGONER (1818-1896)
MarriageDec 12, 1872, Guilford County, North Carolina492,404
ChildrenRena Bell (1877-1918)
 John Franklin (1878-1933)
 Joseph Levi (1880-1959)
 William Alexander (1884-1970)
 Lillie Bell (ca1889-)
 UNNAMED (<1900-<1900)
Obituary Online notes for “Mary Elizabeth” Ellen WHITE
Birth: 
Aug., 1860
Greensboro
Guilford County
North Carolina, USA
Death: 
Aug. 31, 1910
Guilford County
North Carolina, USA

Ellen "Mary Elizabeth" White was born in August 1851. She was married to John M. May in 1874. Her first child (Carmina) was born in 1876 but did not survive to adulthood. She and John later had the folling children, John Franklin May (1878-1933); Joseph Levi May (1880-1959); William Alexander May (1886- unknown); and Lilley Bell May Anthony (1890-1972). 
 
Family links: 
 Spouse:
  John M. May (1836 - 1921)*
 
 Children:
  Rena Bell May Stevenson (1877 - 1918)*
  John Franklin May (1878 - 1933)*
  Joseph Levi May (1880 - 1959)*
  William Alexander May (1884 - 1970)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Green Hill Cemetery
Greensboro
Guilford County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section: 4 Lot: 122 Grave: 6
 
Created by: Teresa Willson Bennett
Record added: Jul 13, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 54891637 470
Last Modified Feb 3, 2021Created Aug 21, 2026 using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Aug 21, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell

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