William Washington (Bill) May was the third child born to Stewart Staten May and Susannah May.
b. 5/7/1849 Colquitt county, GA
d. 3/24/1927 Colquitt county, GA - Buried at Sardis church cemetery
m. Pellatin (aka Pellie) P. Dukes on 12/3/1876
b. 6/27/1845 Colquitt county, GA
d. 7/4/1924 Colquitt county, GA - Buried at Sardis church cemetery
Some info about 'Bill' May - Like his father before him, Bill was a farmer when Colquitt county was young. The 1879 - 80 Agricultural Census
shows him owning 225 acres of land, with 25 acres in cultivation and the remaining 200 acres as woodland and forest with a total value,
including land, fences, house and building of $250. He also owned 10 farm implements and 75 head of livestock including one horse and one
"milch" cow. There were 40 head of sheep which produced 120 lbs wool. There were 20 dozen eggs produced from the flock of chickens.
He planted one-half acre rice which yielded 130 lbs; six acres of Indian Corn, from which he gathered 20 bushels.
Four acres of Oats which yielded 20 bushels. Three acres of cotton made one bale; 0ne-fouth acre sugar cane was planted but he only
cooked out 15 gallons of Molasses. One acre of sweet potatoes made 100 bushels. He kept bees for honey and wax. He had 12 pounds
of honey for the year. Like other families of the time and area, they lived off the land and forest and were self-sufficient.
1. Albert Minzie May (spelled Minsey and Minzy on some census records) - details below
2. Staten Nelson (Bud) May - details below
3. Julia A. May - details below
The following letter was written by Mathew Miles Dukes (Pellie's brother) while he was serving in the Civil War. He was wounded in the knee on 11/29/1863 at Knoxville, TN, and he later died of his injury. He served in the 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company H.
The letter reads:
Camp Culpepper Court House Va.
July 25, 1863
Dear Father: I once more take the pleasure of writing you a few lines which leaves me well except cold. I hope this will find you all well. We are now in forty miles of Fredericksburg again. I think we will go back there. I hope we will not have a battle soon but there is no telling when we will have one, for we have looked for one every day but both sides got too bad whipped at Gettysburg for they both got many men killed. I never saw so many dead men in my life. I would write all about it if I had paper but I can't write any more to any of you until I get paper and I have no money to buy any. I have written to you every chance I have had but not as much as I wished to. I received some letters from all of you and I could not answer them but if I live I will write when I can.
I suppose they have called for all the men from sixteen to sixty and I want to know how old you and Bryant James are for I fear you will both have to go to the war and I dread it if you do for I can't see any possible chance for us ever to gain our liberty. I don't believe we can hold up much longer.
Tell Joel we will be near the depot when he comes and he won't have to toat his his things. I want him to bring me a hat and Pennie will send me other things.
I want you to tell our people I have not forgotten them and they must excuse me for not writing oftener.
I must close. I hope if we meet no more on earth we will meet in heaven where partings will be no more.
Father, pray for me and our country and I hope we will all be protected by our Heavenly Father.
Miles M. Dukes
1. Albert Minzie May (2/19/1879 - 2/1/1936) was born in Colquitt County, GA; he was the first child of William Washington May and Pellatin (Pellie) Dukes. Minzie married Annie Lee Hickman (9/3/1881 - 7/21/1948) on 9/28/1902. Annie was born in Dooley county, GA. They had eight children. Minzie was very energetic, resourceful and a good business man. He and Annie owned and operated a mattress factory in Moultrie, GA for many years. Minzie died at the young age of 57 and is buried at Sardis Church Cemetery in Moultrie, GA. Annie died at the age of 67 and is buried next to him. A copy of Minzie's death certificate can be viewed by clicking HERE.
Click HERE to see the 1910 Census report which includes this family. Click HERE To see the 1920 Census report which includes this family
I find it odd that there are two 1930 Census records for this family. Those records can be seen by clicking HERE and HERE. This researcher has not seen this situation before.
Albert M May
Annie Lee (Hickman) May
Albert & Annie's Children:
Jewel, Pearl, Minzie Ellis (Note: known as Ellis Minzie May for most of his life.), William Shelley, Stancel LeRoy Sr., Susie Estelle, Clyde and Clentis C (twins).
1. Anna Jewell
b. 9/6/1903 Moultrie, GA
d. 5/6/1989 Tampa, FL Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa FL
m. James C. Rhodes (1st)
b. 1/26/1888 Moultrie, GA
d. 2/2/1976 Buried: Schley Cemetery, Moultrie GA
A. Hazel Almyrta Rhodes
b. 7/13/1920 Moultrie, GA
d. 2/3/2007 Apollo Beach, FL Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa FL
m. John (Jack) Thurmon Davidson on 4/5/1936 Divorced on 9/9/1982
b. 8/11/1918 Burke, GA
d. 4/12/1998 Las Vegas, NV
1. Joan Davidson
b. 1937 FL
m. ? Scott
2. Janet Louise Davidson
b. 1/7/1939
d. 5/3/1968 Murder/suicide by husband
m. Clyde Bufford Byrd on 1/1/1957
b. 1940
d. 1968
3. John Thurmon Davidson Jr. (Jackie)
b. 1/3/1941 Tampa, FL
d.
m. Eileen Loretta Ross in 7/1961
b.
B. Greta Jean Rhodes
b. 6/17/1931 Moultrie, GA
d. 3/20/2019 California
m. DeLoss Sankey Weyant on 6/30/1951
b. 5/6/1916 Tarry Town, NY
d. 6/2/2004 Carson City, NV
1. Rhonda Michelle Weyant
b. 2/11/1952 Tampa, FL
m. Ronald Leslie Ireland (1st) on 8/18/1973 (Divorced)
b. 7/31/1953 Richmond, WA
1. Brian Thomas Ireland
b. 1/13/1975 Iceland
m. LeeAnn Alcala on 3/15/1999
b. 2/23/1972
2. Cyrus Nelson Ireland
b. 1/5/2001 Fairfield, CA
m. David Mark Zeiger (2nd) on 4/11/1986
2. Denise Yevette Weyant
b. 7/1/1953 Stockton, San Joaquin, CA
m. Gary Stephen Hill on 8/23/1975
b. 10/16/1951 Turlock, Stanislaus, CA
1. Melissa Aspen Hill
b. 3/22/1981 Santa Monica, CA
2. Austin Tyler Hill
b. 2/25/1984 Santa Monica, CA
3. Deloss Sankey Weyant Jr.
b. 10/6/1954 Tampa, FL
m. Christine M. Griffin (1st) (divorced)
b. 6/21/1962
1. Deloss Sankey Weyant III
b. 12/7/1978 Reno, NV
m. Veronica Ann Blaine on 5/2/1998
b. 9/24/1977
1. Emily Reece Weyant
b. 10/21/2001 Las Vegas, NV
2. Ava Christine Weyant
b. 11/10/2005
3. Anna Jewel Weyant
b. 2/1/2010
m. Miriam Helen Resnik (2nd)
b. 7/31/????
2. Avery Michelle Weyant
b. 2/7/1991
m. Sue Ellen Kern Mercado (3rd)
b. 2/22/1945
m. George Monroe Roddenberry (2nd) on 9 Jan 1943
b. 9/26/1888 Wakulla, FL
d. 6/17/1962 Tampa FL Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Moultrie, GA
m. Fred Edward Ware (3rd)
b. 9/19/1892 New York
d. 1/26/1975 Zeyphyrhills, FL Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetary, Tampa, FL
2. Mary Pearl
b. 10/9/1905 Moultrie, GA
d. 5/5/1977 Moultrie, GA Buried: Sardis Church Cemetery, Moultrie, GA
m. John Roy Welch
b. 4/16/1904 Moultrie, GA
d. 2/16/1976 Moultrie, GA Buried Sardis Church Cemetery
A. Frances Welch
b. 3/11/1927 Moultrie, GA
d. 10 Dec 2022 Charleston, SC
m. Joe Toler (1st)
1. Steve L. Toler
b. 4/5/1944
m. Guy Dean (2nd)
b. 18 May 1913 Athens, GA
d. May 1979 Charleston, SC
2. Douglas Dean
b. 1/25/1947
3. Marie Arlene Dean
b. 10/9/1949
m. Ronald Anthony Hill on 5/4/1967
b. 1948
d. 1994
1. Bridget Andrea Hill
b. 6/28/1973
m. John Alex Conklin on 11/4/1995
b. 6/7/1973
1. Mackenzie Marie Conklin
b. 9/15/1999
2. Cullen Anthony Hill
b. 10/8/1978
m. Jessica Styles Jett on 4/25/2010
m. Joe Brown (3rd)
m. Mike Roumillat (4th) in 1974
Happy 91st Frances
B. Wynelle Welch
b. 2/15/1929 Moultrie, GA
d. 2/5/1985 Moultrie, GA Buried: Sardis Church Cemetery
m. W. L. Yawn (1st)
1. Jackie Yawn
2. Jimmie Yawn
b. Abt. 1945
m. Wilbur Denby Jr (2nd)
b. 6/6/1932 Virginia
d. 9/15/1990
C. Kenneth Lamar Welch
b. 9/7/1932 Moultrie, GA
d. 7/2/2004 Moultrie, GA Buried at Sardis Church cemetery
m. Martha Ann Bailey
b. ?
1. Rebecca C. Welch
b. ?
m. Lester E. Whitaker
b. 2/5/1942
2. Kenneth Daniel Welch
b. 4/3/1956
3. Theresa Lynn Welch
b. ?
m. ? Clayton
4. Stephen Lamar Welch
b. 9/1/1961
5. Tony Lynn Welch
6. Donna Renee Welch
7. Gregory Ladon Welch
Minzy Ellis May
Was born in Moultrie, GA where he lived until the early 1940's when he and his second wife, Ella Virginia Nelson moved to Tampa, FL. He worked for the State of Florida as a Jack-of-all-trades. His primary job was maintaining the numerous draw bridges throught the greater Tampa Bay area. His knowledge of mechanics, plumbing and electrical work made him a great asset during the time when the the state was installing and maintaining the many rest areas along highway routes throughout the greater Tampa Bay area. He retired from the state in 1968 with more than 20 years of service.
b. 2/15/1908 Moultrie, GA
d. 12/7/1976 Tampa, FL Buried: Sunset Memory Gardens, Thonotosassa, FL
m. Inez Faison (1st)
b. 11/3/1914 Moultrie, GA
d. 3/6/1958 Moultrie, GA Buried: Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Moultrie, GA
A. Bobby Rudolph May
b. 7/27/1934 Moultrie, GA
d. 4/23/2012 Crestview, FL Buried: Pensacola, FL
m. Margaret Mattesson on 5/8/1953 in Franklin, OH
b. 7/29/1936 Ohio
d. 10/21/2011 Crestview, FL Buried: Pensacola, FL
1. Bobby Rudolph May Jr.
b. 30 Sep 1954 Columbus, OH
m. Kathy Anahonak (1st) Alaska, USA
b. ?
d. Abt 2005
1. James May
b. 4/15/1975
2. April Dawn May
b. 1978
m. Bonita Pressley (2nd)
b. 10/4/1956
3. Bobby Lee May
b. 198?
Bonita brought 1 child into the marriage; Richard
b. 19??
2. David May
b. 7/3/1956
m. Dara Muntean
b. 8/4/1959
1. Leslie May
b. ?
m. 2010
3. Charles May
b. 1959
Ashley May
b. ?
B. Betty Joyce May
b. 1/23/1937 Moultrie, GA
d. 7/18/2006 Slidell, LA
m. Chester S Kukuk (1st) on 2/8/1953 in Cumberland, NC
b. 1931 in North Dakota
d. 2015 in Lindstrom, MN
1. Robert D Kukuk
b. 1955
d. 1956
m. David Barfield (2nd)
b. 13 Mar 1933 in Louisiana, USA
d. ?
2. Brenda Louise Barfield
b. 11/5/1960
d. 6/22/2014
Obituary: BRENDA LOUISE BARFIELD, age 53 years, of Lacombe, LA on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Beloved Mother of Derek Ancalade and Caine Ancalade. Daughter of David Barfield and the late Betty May Barfield. Sister of Donald Barfield. Also survived by a granddaughter, Callie Ancalade, aunts, uncles and numerous other relatives. A native of Panama City, Fl, and a resident of St. Tammany for the past 35 years. She was a landscape architect.
m. ? Acolade
b. ?
1. Derek Ancalade
b. ?
2. Caine Ancalade
b. ?
3. Donald Barfield
b. ?
m. James E. McGee (3rd)
b. 1926 Nashville, GA
d. 2/1/2000 New Orleans, LA
m. Ella Virginia Nelson (2nd) on 11 Nov 1945
Ella was born in Moultrie GA. After graduating from Moultrie High School she went to nursing school and got her degree. Shortly after that she married her first husband, Verna G. Lemacks. The marriage ended in divorce in 1942.
During WWII she worked as a "Rosie" at Spence Field near Moultrie, GA where she helped build rudders for the mighty B-17 aircraft.
b. 10/7/1920 Moultrie, GA
d. 10/14/1985 Deland, FL Buried: Sunset Memory Gardens, Thonotosassa, FL
m. Verna G. Lemacks (1st), Divorced in 1942
b. 8/12/1920
d. 10/16/1998
Note: Ella V. brought 1 child into her marriage with Minzie Ellis May;
Cecelia Elizabeth LeMacks
b. 4/22/1942
d. 11/15/2004
Cecelia's obituary: Cecelia went to be with god on the morning of November 15, 2004. She is survived by her loving husband, Herman; her
three children, Dianna, Randy and Cindy; and grandchildren, Michelle, Anthony, Courtlen, Ashley, Jordan and Kennedt. She had many
loving family members and wonderful friends. She was born in Moultrie, GA., on April 22, 1942 and lived most of her life in Tampa. She
was of the Baptist faith and a lifetime member of Belmont Baptist Church. A visitation will be held Wednesday, November 17,
from 4-7 p.m. Funeral services will be Thursday, November 18, at 10 a.m. followed by internment at Sunset Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to LifePath Hospice services.
m. Herman H. Lopez in June 1961
b. 1937 in Tampa, FL
Cecelia & Herman did not have any natural born children. They adopted two children; Randall Lopez & Cindy Lopez.
C. Ronald Ellis May
b. 10/13/1946 at Tampa General Hospital
Ronald (Ron) was born and raised in Tampa, FL. He graduated from Brewster Vocational High School in 1965. After graduation he worked in
the printing industry but had always had plans to join the U. S. Air Force and become an aircraft maintenance technician like his brother
Bobby May Sr. In the summer of 1965 Ron and his parents realized that the military draft would soon catch up with him so he accelerated
his plans to join the Air Force. He signed up in September of that year and was enlisted on December 5th 1965, just two weeks before the draft
notice came. After boot camp he was sure he was going to get an assignment as an aircraft mechanic but the Air Force had other plans;
they made him a truck driver instead. It took until September 1968 for the cross-training paperwork to come through but he was finally on
his way to the job he had always wanted. While at aircraft maintenance school his first son, Christopher was born.
Ronald graduated from aircraft maintenance school with honors and was assigned to the 33rd TFW at Eglin AFB, FL where he worked on the
F-4 Phantom.
After completing four years of service he left the military in December 1969. He and his family moved to Keene, NH where he worked as an
auto mechanic and later in the construction industry. In July 1971 he went back into the Air Force and was stationed at Westover Air Force Base
in Chicopee, MA. In the spring of 1972 his unit was sent on a 6-month temporary assignment to Anderson AFB, Guam to support the launching
of B-52's in support of the Viet-Nam War. In Septrember 1972, Ronald and Sheila got a divorce. While TDY to Guam he recieved orders to
Elmendorf AFB, in Anchorage, AK. Two days after their wedding on 7 October 1972 he and his new wife Theresa left for Alaska.
It just so happened that his brother, Bobby R. May Sr, and his family was stationed there also. (This was the only time in their military careers
they were stationed together.) After a three year tour in AK his next assignment was Holloman AFB, NM. While there, Ron served as a
maintainer on the the F-4 Phantom and the F-15 Eagle. In Nov 1978 he again left the service and moved to Windsor, CT (Theresa's home town).
Ron worked as an auto mechanic and service manager for an independent company and later for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company as
a service manager and later an assistant store manager. In 1988 Ron recieved a job offer to work for the U. S. Air Force as a government
civilian aircraft maintenance technician. He entered the Air Force Reserve in January 1989, again working at Westover AFB, MA. In 1995 he
received an appointment to the Aircraft Maintenance Quality Assurance office as an inspector and later was promoted to the QA nightshift
supervisor. In Apr 2006, Ron served on the Safety Investigation Board investigating the crash of a C-5B aircraft at Dover AFB, Deleware.
Ron retired from the military and civil service on October 12 2006, the day before his 60th birthday with almost 30 years military service.
During his military career Ron recieved many accolades including: Meritotious Service Medal; Air Force Comendation Medal; Air Force
Achievement Medal; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 6 devices; Air Force Good Conduct Medal with 3 devices; National Defense Service
Medal with 2 devices; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Southwest Asia Service Medal with 1 device; Global War on Terrorism Medal;
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon; Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with 4 devices; Air Force NCO Professional Military Education Ribbon;
Small Arms Expert Marksman (Rifle) Ribbon; Air Force Training Ribbon; and the Kuwait Liberation Medal.
m. Sheila Ann Trask (1st) on 10/21/1967 in Keene, NH
b. 10/27/47 Keene, NH
d. 7/21/2017 Winchester, NH
1. Christopher Ronald May
b. 7/29/1968 Keene, NH
m. Laura (1st)
m. Stephanie LaPierre (2nd) on 12/29/1993
b. 11/4/1973 Van Buren, ME
1. Andrew Christopher May
b. 10/14/1996 Valdosta, GA
1. Charles Christopher May
b. 2/27/2023 Dallas, TX
2. Nicholas George May
b. 7/17/1999 Valdosta, GA
2. Eric Anthony May
b. 6/8/1972 Keene, NH
m. Cally Blanchette on 7 June 1997
b. 4/13/1977 Lawrence, MA
1. Abigail Elizabeth May
b. 1/15/2000 Heath, OH
2. Audrey Isabel May
b. 10/1/2002 Keene, NH
3. Adaline A. May
b. 10/5/2009 Keene, NH
m. Theresa Joyce Gagne was born in Hartford, CT where she and her family lived until she was about 4 years old. They moved to Windsor, CT
where she attended St Gabriels school through the 8th grade. She then went on to graduate from Windsor High School in 1969. After that
she worked for the Traveler's Insurance company. 1985 she and Ron removed to Enfield, CT. A short time later she went to work for the
Federal Reserve system and retired from there in May of 2008 with 20 years of service.
b. 1/7/1951 Hartford, CT
3. Michelle M May was born in the Elemendorf AFB military hospital in Anchorage, AK.
b. 6/6/1973 Anchorage, AK
m. Chad M Wink
b. 12/18/1971
1. Joseph C Wink
b. 7/30/1998 West Point military hospital, New York
2. Katelyn M Wink
b. 3/6/2002 Hartford, CT
4. Sara J May was born in the Holloman AFB military hospital near Alamogordo, NM.
b. 6/2/1976 Alamagordo, NM
4. William Shelley
b. 1/3/1910 Moultrie, GA
d. 5/6/1997 Buried at Eastside Cemtery, Statesboro, GA
William's Obituary:
William Shelley May Sr., 87, died Tuesday morning at his residence, under hospice care, after a long illness. The Colquitt County native lived in North Augusta, S.C., for 40 years before moving to Statesboro in 1992. He was retired from Western Union after 38 years of service and was a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Meeks May, Statesboro; two sons, William Shelley (Bill) May Jr., Charleston, S.C. and Walter Allan May, North Augusta, S.C.; one sister, Estelle Hawkins, Keystone Heights, Fla.; three brothers, Stancel May, Tampa, Fla., Clyde May, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Clintis May, Moultrie; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the chapel of Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home with burial to follow at Eastside Cemetery. The Rev. Greg Abercrombie will officiate.
m. Emma Jo Nowell (1st)
b. 3/15/1914 Headland, AL
d. 2/1/1996 North Agusta, SC Buried at Pineview Memorial Gardens Cemetery
A. William S. (Bill) May Jr.
b. 8/18/1932 Mississippi
d. ?
m. Hazel A. Turner
b. 5/29/1933 Denmark, SC
d. ?
1. Phillip A May
b. 12/26/1957
2. Katheryn A May
b. 3/27/1961
3. Patricia L May
b. 7/3/1962
B. Biological son of William S May and Sara Bess Hailey. Note: The child was placed for adoption immediately after birth.
Name at Birth: Kenneth Hailey
Adopted Name: David Lee Johnson "Bear"
b. 9/5/1936 Ann Arbor, MI
d. 2/10/2018 Friday Harbor, WA
1. ?
b. ?
d. ?
C. Walter Allen May
b. 7/14/1938 North Carolina
d. 4/3/2014 Buried at Westover Memorial Park, Richmond Co, Augusta, GA
m. Helen P. (Patsy) Roberts
b. 11/6/1939 Augusta, GA
1. Karen M May
b. 1/26/1963
m. ? Brown
2. Laurie A May
b. 5/20/1964
3. Michael C. May
b. ?
m. Sarah Louise Meeks (2nd)
b. 1/16/1920 Statesboro, GA
d. 5/18/2012 Buried at Eastside Cemetery, Statesboro, GA
4. Charles R May
b. 8/28/1961
d. 3/4/1980 Buried at Eastside Cemetery, Statesboro, GA
5. Stancil Leroy
Was the fifth child born to Minzie and Annie May. Stancel grew up in Moultrie, GA where in his early adult years he worked for Western Union. He later moved to the Tampa FL area where he met and married his second wife Frances Skinner. Not long after moving to FL Stancel purchased a 10 acre plot of land in what is now known as Riverview FL. As his children grew up and married he deeded each of them sections of this property on which to build. Stancel worked for the Toledo Scale Company, servicing and selling commercial scales for the meat packing and citrus industries. He later established his own business selling and servicing scales, meat cutters and power saws. He retired in the mid 1970's, when he and Frances moved to Lake Tsala in Apopka FL. In 1990 due to failing eyesight he and Frances moved back to Tampa where he lived until his death in 2006.
b. 10/6/1911 Moultrie, GA
d. 5/20/2006 Tampa, FL
Obituary: MAY, Stancel Leroy Sr., 92, of Riverview, died Thursday, May 20, 2004. Born in Moultrie, Ga., he moved to the Tampa area in 1934.
Prior to his retirement, he owned Tampa Scale and Saw Service for over 20 years. A member of First Baptist Church of Bloomingdale, he is survived
by his wife of 69 years, Vera Frances; daughter, Barbara Ann Hardin and husband Calmer "Bud" of Riverview, Fla.; sons, Stancel Leroy Jr. and
wife Mona of Jonesboro, Ga., Donald Eugene and wife Lois of Pikesville, N.C., and Stancel Kenneth and wife Laurie of New Port Richey, Fla.;
sister, Estelle Hawkins of Keystone Heights, Fla.; brother, Clintes of Moultrie, Ga.; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; one great great-
grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Monday, May 24, 2004 at Providence Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon, May 23, 2004 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Stowers Brandon Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to LifePath Hospice in his memory.
m. (Mary) Beauford Standard Windom (1st) (find a grave) #
b. 4/18/1913
d. 2/9/2013
A. Stancel LeRoy May Jr.
b. 4/5/1930 Moultrie, GA
d. 12/26/2019 Jonesboro, GA
Stancel's obituary: Stancel (Stan) Leroy May, Jr., was called home to be with God on Thursday December 26, 2019. Stan was born in Moultrie, Georgia, on April 5, 1930. He graduated from Moultrie High School and went on to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration from Georgia State University. He was married on February 9, 1952, to his wife Armona Delorice Jay May, and they enjoyed 67 wonderful years together (before her passing in May 2019). After high school, Stan spent 3 years working for his uncle’s traveling zoo (Duggan Brothers which converted into a full scale circus in 1951 traveling under the name of the Hagen-Wallace Circus) where he developed a lifelong love for the circus. Considered one of the most impactful points of his life, Stan joined the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in the Korean war. After returning from Korea in 1953, Stan and Mona moved to Moultrie, Georgia, for several years. In 1956 they moved to Atlanta, then finally to Jonesboro in 1965 where he proudly served as the Executive Vice President of the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce. He went on to spend the next 35 years publishing a monthly newsletter called The Chamber of Commerce Pacesetter. Stan served as an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro where he and Mona found great pleasure in being a part of this congregation.He is succeeded by his four sons: Stephen Michael May (Laurel), Jay Anthony May, Stancel Leroy May, III (Kim), and Geoffrey Windom May (Heather). He was preceded in death by his wife Mona and his only daughter, Regina Carol May Babb. He is survived by thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1-2pm on Saturday, January 4, 2020, in the chapel at Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, to be followed immediately by a Funeral Service at 2pm. Burial will follow at Camp Memorial Park in Fayetteville.
Stancel attended Moultrie schools and graduated from Moultrie High School in 1947. In 1948 Stancel attended Moultrie Business School. Later that year he left Moultrie to join the circus owned by his uncle, W. F. Duggan. (Mr Duggan is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetary, his grave can be identified by the famous elephant grave marker.) Stancel traveled with the show for three years until he was drafted into the U. S. Army in 1951. He served two years with service in Korea as an Intelligence Analyst and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. While in the service he married Armona Jay of Newton, MS whom he had met two years earlier while traveling with the circus. After the service he went to work for Southern Airways in Jacksonville FL. During this time he worked evenings and attended Norman College where he completed his first two years of college. He and Armona moved to Atlanta so that he could complete his degree at Georgia State University. He graduated in 1959 with a BBA degree. After graduation he went to work for a small publishing company as their Business Manager, a position he held for five years before entering the Chamber of Commerce profession. He became Executive Vice President of the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce in Jonesboro GA in 1965. He held that position until leaving the profession in 1983. During that time he became one of approximately 300 chamber executives in the country to achive status as Certified Chamber Executive. After leaving chamber management he started his own business publishing a monthly publication for chamber of commerce executives and volunteer leaders.
m. Armona DeLorice May
b. 2/18/1930 born in Jarrell, TX
d. ? Statesboro, GA
Armona moved to Jasper county, MS (near Newton MS) where she lived on a farm as a child. She graduated from Hickory High School. In 1952 she married Stancel and they moved to Moultrie, GA where she lived while he was overseas. For a number of years she did not work outside the home. After they moved to Clayton County, GA she went to work for a J. C. Penney store as the head customer service associate.
1. Stephen Michael May
b. 2/8/1954 Moultrie, GA
Stephen graduated from Jonesboro High School and later attended Georgia State University where he majored in music. From there he went onto Cornell University where he recieved his PHD in music. He is the organist and music director at the oldest Episcopal Cathedral in America. He and his wife Jane live in Northfield, MN where Jane teaches history at Saint Olaf College.
m. Jane Laurel Carrington
b. 2/17/1953 Pittsfield, MA
1. Paul Carrington-May (adopted)
b. 3/26/01 Vietnam
B. Jay Anthony May
b. 6/27/1955 Moultrie, GA
Jay graduated from Jonesboro High School then entered the U. S. Air Force. When his enlistment ended he returned to Jonesboro and married Sandra Kay Baldwin of Murfreesboro, TN. Sandra was a first grade teacher in the Clayton County school system. Jay, pursuing the training he recieved in the military, took a civilian job with the Georgia National Guard and Air Force Reserve. In that position he travels extensively to many exotic places. Jay's hobbies include rebuilding automobile engines.
m. Sandra Kay Baldwin (1st) Graduated from Georgia State University with a Masters Degree.
b. 3/21/1952 Murfreesboro, TN
1. Joshua Adam May
b. 6/26/1981 Atlanta, GA
2. Ashley Olivia May
b. 2/11/1984 Atlanta, GA
m. Petti True (2nd)
b. 6/25/63
C. Regina Carol May
b. 8/19/1956 Moultrie, GA
d. 5/17/2015
Regina was born in Moultrie, GA and also graduated from Jonesboro High School. She attended Valdosta State University for two years before transferring to the University of Georgia. She taught in the public school system as a high school math teacher. She also taught in a private school serving as a teacher and administrator. Her husband Robert was a policeman for Clayton County.
Obituary; Regina Carol Regina Carol Babb, age 58 of Ardmore, OK, formerly of Jonesboro passed away May 17, 2015. She received a Bachelors of Science in Education from the University of Georgia, a Masters of Arts from Central Michigan University, and taught mathematics for twenty six years, most recently at Ardmore High School. Prior to her career in education she was a Laboratory Scientist for the Georgia Department of Agriculture for five years. Surviving are her twin daughters: Rebecca Carol Babb Stevens of Fayetteville and Catherine Delores Babb of Atlanta, fiancé: Russell Rankin of Ardmore, OK., parents: Stancel and Armona May of Jonesboro, brothers: Stephen Michael May of Northfield, MN., Jay Anthony May of Duncan, OK., Stancel Leroy May, III of Madison, WI., and Geoffrey Windham May of Jonesboro, and grandson: Luke Robert Stevens. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Chapel of Ford-Stewart Funeral Home with The Rev. Dr. Spencer Frye officiating. Interment Camp Memorial Park.
m. Robert Joel Babb - divorced
b. ?
1. Rebecca Carol Babb
b. 5/15/1983 Griffin, GA
2. Catherine DeLorice Babb
b. 5/15/1983 Griffin, GA
4. Stancel Leroy May III (Buddy) was born in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from Jonesboro High School. He is married to Kimberly Ann Stille and they live in Peoria, IL where he worked for a jewelry store.
b. 10/1/1958 Atlanta, GA
m. Robin Duncan (1st)
b. ?
1. Aimee Olivia May
b. 1/15/1978
m. Kim Marie Bedinfield (2nd)
b. ?
2. Amanda Michelle May
b. 11/3/1982
m. Jill Becker (3rd)
3. Nicholas Alexander May
b. 8/18/1986
m. Kimberly Ann Stille (4th)
b. 7/14/61 Decorah Iowa
4. Nathan Pierce May
b. 8/14/94
5. Benjamin Harris May
b. 2/11/97
D. Geoffrey Windom May
b. 2/1/1968 Atlanta, GA
Geoffrey was born in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from Jonesboro High School. He is a full-time employee with Fireman with the Forest Park Fire Department. He also volunteers with the Jonesboro Fire Department. He recieved training as a Paramedic at DeKalb College and serves the department as an advanced paramedic.
m. Torey Strayer (1st)
b. ?
1. Logan May
b. 4/8/96
m. Heather Farmer (2nd) Heather has two children from a previous marriage; Christopher and Reneah
m. Vera Frances Skinner (2nd) in 1935
b. 8/31/1916 Zephyrhills, FL
d.
E. Barbara May
b. 6/5/1938 Tampa, FL
m. Calmer Hardin Jr in 1954
b. 9/17/1932 Anderson, South Carolina
d. 11/5/2018 Riverview, FL
Obituary: HARDIN, Calmer Jr. "Bud" aka Charlie, aka Rebel, 86, of Riverview, FL, passed away November 5, 2018. Born in Anderson, SC,
he is predeceased by his parents, Louise and Calmer Sr.; and three siblings. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Barbara; sons,
Calmer, III (Jeanie), David (Toni) and Thomas; sister-in-law, Theresa; brothers, Don (Carol), Roy (Theresa); sister, Ann (Doug);
seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Bud was a United States Air Force Veteran, a railroad Conductor for 34 years and
owned Brandon Radiator Service for 50 years. Visitation will be Friday, November 9, 2018 at 2 pm, with funeral service at 3 pm,
both at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home; burial will follow in Hillsboro Memorial Gardens.
1. Calmer Hardin III
b.
2. David Hardin
b.
3. Thomas Hardin
b. ?
F. Donald May
b. 8/1/1943 Tampa, FL
m. (1st)
m. (2nd) Shelia ?
G. Stancel Kenneth May
b. 1/12/1947 Tampa, FL
m. Laurie
b. 3/18/1957
d. 7/20/2017 New Port Richey, FL
6. Susie Estelle
b. 1/16/1914
d. 10/10/2007 Buried in Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, FL
Obituary: Susie Estelle Hawkins, 93, passed away on Wednesday October 10, 2007. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on January 16, 1914 to the late Minzy A May and Annie Lee (Hickman) May. Mrs. Hawkins moved to Keystone Heights in 1985 from Jacksonville , FL. She owned and operated the Flower Box on Lenox Avenue and was a member of First Baptist Church of Keystone Heights. She is predeceased by her husbands Joe Crumpley and Herschel Hawkins, five brothers and two sisters. Family members include her daughter Nancy Magruder; grandchildren: Martha Hart (Gregg Chapman), Melissa (Mike Burnsed), Helen (Ronnie Hall), Fred (Lori) Stivender, Jr., Michael (Beth) Magruder; Great Grandchildren: Jason (Samantha) Hart, Brian Burnsed, Alicia Hart, Kyle (Cortney Dugger) Hall, Fred (Trace) Stivender III, Kristi Stivender, Jessica Magruder. Graveside services will be held on Friday, October 12, 2007 at 3:00 pm in Riverside Memorial CemeteryJacksonville, FL with Pastor Jim Prose officiating.
m. Charles Wynn (No other info available) (1st)
b. 1913 Georgia
d. ?
m. Taft Addison Dubberly (2nd) Divorced in 1954
b. 1/5/1890 Appling County, GA
d. 12/29/1967 Jacksonville, FL Buried in Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, FL
A. Nancy Ann Dubberly
b. 12/26/1941 Jacksonville, FL
d. 6/3/2012 Live Oak, FL
m. Michael Burnsed (1st) in 7/1959
m. Fred Stivender (2nd) in 04/1969, divorced in 11/1968
m. David G. Chapman (3rd) on 6/29/1974, divorced n 2/1/1977
b. 7/6/1936
d. 5/14/2006
m. Michael Herman Magruder (4th) divorced on 28 April 1992
1. Michael H. Magruder Jr
b. 10/12/1970
m. Joe Bruck Crumpley (3rd)
b. 1/15/1898
d. 7/1978 Jacksonville, FL Buried at Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, FL
m. Hershel Hawkins (4th)
b. 10/14/1910
d. 6/10/1998 Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
Obituary: HAWKINS - Hershel R., age 87, died at his home 6/10 after a long illness. A native of Bullock County, GA he moved to Keystone Heights in 1982 from Jax. Retired in 1973 as a Supt. with 32 yrs. with Lane Truck Lines. Member of First Baptist Church & the Andrew S. S. Class. Survived by his wife, Susie Crumpley Hawkins; daughters: Janette Simmons & Marian Dingle both of Jax.; son, Richard Hawkins of Atlanta, GA; stepdaughter, Nancy Magruder of Macclenny; 8 grandchildren & 4 great grandchildren.
7. Clyde Wayne
b. 2/20/1919 Moultrie, GA
d. 1/22/2004 Fort Worth, TX Buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Ft Worth, TX
m. Nellie Music (1st)
b. 1921 Tampa, FL
d. 1986 Texas
A. Lamar May
b. about 1942
d. 3/1977
B. Betty Jean May
b. about 1943
d. ?
m. Louise (Ola) Hunter (2nd) Note: Ola brought two children into the marriage; Robert & Raymond Brewer
b. 12/16/1919
d. 12/9/2009
Ola's Obituary; Ola M. May, 89, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, one week prior to her 90th birthday. Service: 11:30 a.m. Monday in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Ola was born Dec. 16, 1919, in Munday to Mary and William Hunter. She was a people greeter at the Lake Worth Wal-Mart for almost 17 years. Survivors: Sons, Ray Brewer and wife, Kathi, and Robert Brewer and wife, Helen; daughter-in-law, Heather; longtime caring friend, Martha Jones; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
8. Clentis Carroll - Click HERE for Clentis' WW II military record
b. 2/20/1919 Moultrie, GA
d. 5/2/2005 Buried; Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Moultrie, GA
m. Mildred Foster (1st)
b. 3/20/1923 Moultrie, GA
d. 8/22/1975 Buried: Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Moultrie, GA
A. Clyde Wayne May
b. 8/20/1940 Tampa, FL
d. 4/3/2000 Valdosta, GA Buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Moultrie, GA
m. Barbara Jean Littles
b. ?
1. Robert Wayne May
b. 1959
m. Mary Carolyn Bently on 11/9/1985 in Pike, Kentucky
b. ?
1. Jeremy Kermit May
b. ?
2. Larry Shannon May
b. ?
3. Vike Marcelle May
b. ?
B. James Wandell May
b. 1/31/1943
d. 4/12/1999
m. Patricia Ann Howard in Moultrie, GA on 9/19/1964
b. ?
1. Michael James May
b. 4/6/1965
m. Josephine Hewett (2nd)
b. 6/28/1930
d. 10/22/2004 Buried; Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Moultrie, GA
Stewart Nelson May (known to friends and family as "Bud" was the second child of William Washington May and Pelatin (Pellie) Dukes. He grew up and lived in the area of Berlin, GA near his grandfather. He married Mamie Flowers on 9/19/1909 and they had two children. After Mamie died, he married Nellie Howze (1898 - 1961). They became the parents of four children. Stewart and both his wives are buried at the Sardis Church Cemetery.
b. 11/9/1881 --
d. 7/10/1958
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m. Mamie Flowers (1st)
b. ?
A Estelle May was the first child of Staten May and Mamie Flowers but died as a small child. Buried at Sardis Church Cemetery.
B. William Clarence May was the second child of Staten Nelson May and Mamie Flowers. Note: William was injured while serving in WWII.
He was admitted to the hospital in Jan 1945 with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was discharged from the hospital and the Army in Jul 1945.
b. 6/8/1914 Moultrie, GA
d. 4/30/1990 Buried: White City Cemetery, Fort Pierce, FL
m. Marie Hampton on 6/6/1936 in Camilla, GA
b. 10/3/1915 in Moultrie, Ga
d. 3/12/2001 in Fort Pierce, FL
1. Clarence Randolph May
b. 11/19/1939 Moultrie, GA
d. 11/18/2022 Buried: White City Cemetery, Fort Pierce, FL
m. Marcia Lynell Grey
b. ?
d. 7/7/2004 Buried: White City Cemetery, Fort Pierce, FL
1.
2. Patsy Joyce May "Penny"
b. ?
m. ?
1. Kevin
3. Cecil Gerald May
b. ?
m. Nancy ?
1. Cecil Gerald May II "Lil Gerald"
b. 3/17/1971
d. 5/27/2001
4. Jewell Ann May "Judie"
b. 9/16/1946
m. Robert Earl Smith on 7/17/1964
b. 5/2/1946
d. 3/17/1995
1. Robert William Smith
b. 4/7/1965
d. 8/1/2019
m. (1st) Melissa Ann "Missy" Monroe
b. 3/29/1962
d. 9/15/2020
1. Ryan William Smith
b. 5/17/1985
m. (2nd) Amy Marie Pevey
1. William "Billy" Clarence Smith
b. 7/17/2001
2. Carlton Lamar Smith
b. 2/15/1970
d. 12/227/2017
m. (1st) Bonnie Melinda Burke
b. 10/2/1966
1. Heather Marie Smith
b. 8/29/1990
m. Brantley Cole on 6/4/2008
1. Justin Allen Cole
b. 2/18/2009
2. Redena Grace Cole
b. 8/24/2019
m. (2nd) Stephanie Lynn Seckinger on 8/15/1998
b. 10/13/1971
1. Amber Rose Smith
2. Abigail Lynn "Adam" Smith
3. Tristan Gage Smith
5. Ryan William Smith
b. ?
m. (1st) Jeanette
1. Noelle Rain Smith
2. Jaiden L. Smith
3. Toryn E. Smith
m. (2nd) Ashley ?
1. Briana Nicole Smith
m. Nellie Elizabeth Howze (2nd)
b. 3/5/1898 Mitchell County, GA
d. 2/26/1961 Moultrie, GA Buried at Sardis cemetery
C. Ivey Sylvester May was the third child of Staten Nelson May. Ivey married Ollie Mims, daughter of Clarence and Sallie Eldridge Mims of
Moultrie, GA. After marriage, they lived for a number of years on his father's home-place and farmed it.
b. 10/12/1920 Moultrie, GA
d. 12/11/1997 Moultrie, GA
m. Ollie Mims
b. 4/8/1930 Moultrie, GA
d. 11/29/2012
1. Karen Sue May
b. 6/27/1949 Moultrie, GA
m. Bill Pardue on 6/2/1968
b. 10/27/1942 Hodge, LA
1. Melissa Dyan Pardue
b. 6/3/1970 Albany, GA
2. Kerry Celest Pardue
b. 9/11/1973 Alexandria, LA
3. Jennifer LeAnn Pardue
b. 3/3/1981 Alexandria, LA
2. Gary Lavon May
b. 7/13/1951 Moultrie, GA
m. Deanna Ruth Howard on 2/14/1975
b. ? Miller County, GA
1. Travis Nelson May
b. 9/12/1979 Alexandria, LA
2. Dana Lavon May
b. 2/2/1988 Macon, GA
3. LeAnn May
b. 1/22/1990 Macon, GA
3. Marilyn May
b. 6/6/1954 Moultrie, GA
m. James M. DelPrete om 11/15/1973
b. 10/16/1950 Elkhart, IN
1. James Chadwick DelPrete
b. 8/29/1980 Moultrie, GA
2. Lori Beth DelPrete
b. 2/3/1983 Moultrie, GA
D. Hilda Frances (Florence) May was the forth child of Stewart Nelson May. She married when she was only a girl of sixteen. She and her husband celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on February 26 1988 in Jacksonville, FL where they lived and raised five children. Her husband, Ernest Albert Tucker is the son of Otis C. Tucker and MaeBelle Plymel Tucker.
b. 9/30/1922 Moultrie, GA
m. Ernest Albert Tucker on 2/26/1938 in Moultrie, GA
b. 2/27/1921 Moultrie, GA
1. Ernestine Mamie Tucker
b. 6/23/1940 Brook County, GA
m. Franklin Lamar Courtney (1st) on 12/31/1954
b. ?
1. Marie Frances Courtney
b. 1/14/1956 Duval County, FL
m. Albert Johns (1st) on 11/29/1977 in Camden County, GA
b. 4/5/1951 Union County, FL
1. Justin Albert Johns
b. 5/23/1984 Duval County, FL
m. Thomas Lee Ingram (2nd) on 8/31/1957
b. 10/21/1926 Montgomery County, OH
2. Ira Lee Ingram
b. 8/28/1960 Duval County, FL
d. 12/24/1973 Buried: MacCloni Cemetary in Baker County, FL
3. Charles Eugene Ingram
b. 10/23/1961 Duval County, FL
m. Jeannette Marie Mullis on 11/22/1986
b. 3/1/1963 Dade County, FL
4. Wilma Jo Ingram
b. 3/19/1967 Duval County, FL
m. Arudy ?
b. ?
1. Arudy Lynn ?
b. 10/15/1986 Duval County, FL
2. Cecil Doyle Tucker
b. 9/23/1942 Moultrie, GA
m. Mildred Elizabeth Bryant on 7/8/1961 in Duval County, FL
b. 2/2/1945 Duval County, FL
1. Damon Doyle Tucker
b. 2/13/1968 Duval County, FL
2. Jason Troy Tucker
b. 11/30/1970 Duval County, FL
d. 7/2/1990 Jacksonville, FL
3. Carolyn Ann Tucker
b. 12/23/1944 Moultrie, GA
m. King Curtis Stivender Sr. on 10/3/1953 in Duval County, FL
b. 3/24/1945 Duval County, FL
1. King Curtis Stivender Jr.
b. 10/5/1964 Duval County, FL
m. ?
2. Brenda LaFaye Stivender
b. 10/21/1966 Duval County, FL
m. Larry Green on 10/3/1986 in Folkston, GA
b. 8/17/1960 Folkston, GA
3. Sewart Nelson Stivender
b. 3/2/1970 Duval County, FL
4. Larry Nelson Tucker
b. 4/26/1947 Moultrie, GA
m. Mildred Elizabeth Howse (1st)
b. ?
m. Geraldine Rockenstrye (2nd) on 4/12/1974 in Camden County, GA
b. 9/24/1953 Duval County, FL
1. Sharon Elizabeth Tucker
b. 2/25/1967 Duval County, FL
m. Stanley Allen Perry on 10/9/1982 in Charlton, GA
b. 1/6/1966 New York
1. Stanley Allen Perry Jr.
b. 1/22/1983 Duval County, FL
2. Pamela Diane Tucker
b. 9/22/1974 Duval County, FL
3. Heather Lynn Tucker
b. 1/8/1981 Duval County, FL
4. Michael Nelson Tucker
b. 8/19/1986 Duval County, FL
5. Darlene Kaye Tucker
b. 9/10/1952 Lyons, GA
m. Lary Gray Cannon (1st) on 5/5/1970
b. ?
1. Lyle Gray Cannon
b. 12/22/1975 Duval County, FL
m. Earl Allen Maloy (2nd) on 8/17/1985
b. 6/22/1948 Duval County, FL
E. Cecil Miles May was the fifth child of Stewart Nelson (Bud) May. Cecil died in a tragic grain elevator accident.
b. 3/16/1924 Moultrie, GA
d. 3/1/1941 Moultrie, GA Buried: Sardis Church Cemetery, Moultrie, GA
F. Esther Ruth May was the sixth child of Stewart Nelson (Bud) May. She married Wilbur McDonald and they had five children. They later divorced.
b. 3/14/1928 Moultrie, GA
d. 3/31/2013 Moultrie, GA
m. Wilbur G. McDonald on 1/4/1949 in Paro, GA
b. 6/3/1927
d. ?
1. Darrell McDonald
b. ?
m. Elizabeth Rhodes
b. ?
1. Gloria McDonald
b. ?
2. Henry McDonald
b. ?
2. Myra McDonald
b. ?
m. Milford Hurst
b. ?
1. Rachel Hurst
b. ?
3. James Wayne McDonald
b. 12/11/1954
d. 5/30/2011 in Moultrie, GA
m. Mary Ellen Green
b. ?
4. Jerry McDonald
b. ?
5. Daniel McDonald
b. ?
Julia A. May was the third child of William Washington May and Pellie May.
b. 8/2/1887 Colquitt County, GA Note: The birth year for Julia is in doubt due to conflicting census records. The 1900 census shows the Aug 1887 DOB but the 1910 census shows a 1877 DOB.
d. 11/1/1911 Buried in Sardis Cemetery, Moultrie, GA
m. Derwood Hardwick (1st) on 2/1/1902 in Colquitt county, GA
b. ca 1878 Colquitt County, GA
d. Before 4/1910 Note: The 1910 census shows her being a widow.
A. Ashley D. Hardwick
b. 9/30/1906 Colquitt County, GA
d. 6/22/1984 Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
m. Blanche England on 6/1/1937 in Jasper, SC; Divorced in 1954
b. 5/7/1912 in Ottawa, OK
d. 9/25/1955 in Ottawa, OK
1. Ashley D. Hardwick Jr.
b. 3/29/1946
m. Elizabeth Topp on 8/26/1972
m. Walter T. Munday (2nd) on 7/23/1910 in Colquitt county, GA
b. 1889 in South Carolina
d. After 1945 in Florida
Note: Walter later married a woman named Lillie Mae Gilette. It is believed that they had one child.
B. Howell Munday
b. 1912