★★★ May, Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson May
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Born: January 28, 1829

Birthplace: Prestonsburg, Kentucky

Father: Samuel May 1783 – 1851

Mother: Catherine Evans 1787 – 1868

1st Wife: Nell Davidson

2nd Wife: Mary Matilda Davidson 1831 – 1900

(Buried: Jeffersonville Cemetery, Tazewell, Virginia)​

Children:

Samuel Davidson May 1856 – 1913​

(Buried: Jeffersonville Cemetery, Tazewell, Virginia)​

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Byrd May Chapman 1868 – 1894​

(Buried: Jeffersonville Cemetery, Tazewell, Virginia)

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Prestonsburg Kentucky

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain Company A 5th​ Kentucky Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 5th​ Kentucky Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Colonel of 5th​ Kentucky Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Resigned as Colonel on November 14th​ due to bad health​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel of 14th​ Kentucky Cavalry Regiment​

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1864: Resigned on July 4th​ due to inflammation of the bladder​

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1865: Confederate Army Commissary Agent in Tazewell, Virginia​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Tazewell, Virginia​

Died:May 3, 1903

Place of Death: Tazewell County, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Jeffersonville Cemetery, Tazewell, Virginia