Born in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas West
and Rebecca (Staton) West
Sister of
James Madison West and Elias Thomas West
Wife of
John Shaw May
— married
5 Aug 1846 in Lewis, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 46
in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Frances Mary West was born on 13 Apr 1825 in Lewis County, Kentucky. She married John Shaw May (1824-1895) on 5 Aug 1846 in Lewis County, Kentucky. John was a cooper and a farmer in Lewis County.[1][2][3]
John S May and Frances Mary West had the following children:
- Thomas Patrick May (1846–1911)
- George Washington May (1849–1929)
- John Jackson May (1851–1925)
- Catherine Rebecca (May) Reynolds (1857–1936)
- Mary Frances (May) Reynolds (1858–1882)
- Rosa A (May) Arthur (b. 1861)
- Henry Lee May (1863–1940)
- Nancy Jane (May) Sparks (1866–1909)
- Elias West May (1868–1953)
After the war, the May family remained in Lewis county. They lived in Esculapia in 1870. Frances died at Esculapia Springs on 12 Jul 1871 and was buried in the Mays Cemetery in Lewis County, Kentucky.[4][5]
Sources
- ↑ Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Film Number: 000344051; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Place: District 2, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: 210; Page: 163b; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Place: Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 912; Family History Library Film: 803381; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Place: Esculapia, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 440B; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #145557705
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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