May Family Tree Main Index Page | Family tree index Posted: July 2005 Descendants of Hans Peter Meÿ The adventures of Daniel Boone May [1852-Aft. 1878] son of Samuel May [1816-Aft. 1860] Generation:  Nine & Grandson of Samuel [1783-1851] Gr-Grandson of John May [1760-1813] Earlier posting F.T. May Note: May 2009 More links to postings on the internet about Daniel Boone May: Protecting the Deadwood Stage The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Full text of the book The second posting is from a book written in 1910 by Edgar Beecher Bronson About the Author Edgar Beecher Bronson ca. 1917 Edgar Beecher Bronson (1856-1917) was a Nebraska rancher, a West Texas cattleman, an African big-game hunter, a serious photographer and starting late in life, an author of fiction and personal memoirs. Bronson was a nephew of famed abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher. Formerly a reporter for the New York Tribune, Bronson headed west in 1877 to learn the cattle business under the directive of Clarence King - first director of the United States Geological Survey and owner of large mining and cattle operations in the American West. Bronson worked for one season in Wyoming before starting his own ranch with 716 cows with calves. Bronson chose Sioux County, Nebraska for the site of his first ranch.  Publications: Reminiscences of a Ranchman (1908) The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier (1910) In Closed Territory (1910) - about Africa, with over 100 photos The Vanguard (1914) The Love of Loot and Women (1917) - published posthumously Boone May, Gunfighter of the Black Hills Wyoming Division of Cultural Resources Another account of Daniel Boone May See web site telling more about the exploits of Daniel Boone May and his first cousin, Galen Hill, on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Gold Coach Accounts of the Deadwood stage and related photos credited to Wyoming Tales and Trails wyomingtalesandtrails.com Composite photo with Boone's cousin, Galen Elliott Hill