May Family Tree
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Updated: April 2001

Descendants of Hans Peter Meÿ
David May [1828-1864]
Generations:  Nine - Twelve
Son of Thomas May [1787-1867]
Grandson of John May [1760-1813]

We thank Virginia Burke May Rhoades for her many years of research to extend the records of the descendants of David May well beyond what we knew from the 1956 compilation by Tress May Francis.


9 David MAY b: 13 Feb 1828 Robinson Creek, Pike Co. KY d: 12 Jun 1864 in the Battle of Cynthania during the Civil War; buried in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, KY
.... +Mary Elizabeth BICKLEY b: 24 Mar 1828 Russell Co., VA d: 20 Oct 1907 Robinson Creek, Pike Co. KY, buried in the family cemetery on the farm where she lived
.. 10 Thomas MAY b: 25 Jun 1853 Robinson Creek, Pike Co. KY d: 15 Feb 1933 Clark Co. near Winchester, KY, buried in the family cemetery there
........ +Sally LITTLE b: 23 Feb 1887 Robinson Creek, Pike Co. KY d: 4 Feb 1965 Clark Co, KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery m: 23 Jun 1909 Pike Co., KY
...... 11 Helen Record MAY b: 26 Mar 1910 Pike Co., KY d: 26 May 1989 Kentucky, buried in Winchester Cemetery
............. +Marion Caswell BEDFORD b: 5 Apr 1906 d: 21 Dec 1983 m: 4 Aug 1930 Mt. Sterling, KY
.......... 12 Marion Caswell BEDFORD, Jr. b: 6 Aug 1931
...... 11 Thomas MAY, Jr. b: 24 Sep 1911 Clark Co., KY d: 29 Jan 1988 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
............. +Elizabeth EUBANKS b: 4 May 1914 Butler Co., KY d: 12 Aug 1995 Winchester, Clark Co., KY m: 14 Jul 1937 Paris, Ky.
.......... 12 Carolyn MAY b: 28 Mar 1939 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
................. +Robert Young RUSSELL, Jr. b: 19 Jan 1938 Greenville, SC m: 26 Aug 1961 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
.......... 12 Norma Jean MAY b: 18 Jun 1940 Winchester, Clark Co., KY d: 27 Jan 1994 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
................. +Robert Garland TALLENT b: 26 Dec 1938 d: 7 Mar 1989 m: Nov 1962
...... 11 Charles Woodrow MAY b: 18 Nov 1918 Clark Co., on a farm near Winchester, KY
............. +Willie Jean GILBERT b: 5 Oct 1924 Montgomery Co., KY d: 9 Dec 1967 Ohio, buried in Glen Rest Cemetery at Reynoldsburg, OH m: 16 Sep 1942 Mt. Sterling, KY
.......... 12 William Charles MAY b: 23 Nov 1943 Ohio
................. +Kathleen E. PLEIMEN m: 22 May 1965
.......... 12 Joyce Ann MAY b: 16 Sep 1945
.......... 12 Robert MAY b: 6 Sep 1946 Tennessee d: 13 Sep 1946 Tennessee, buried in Clinton, TN Cemetery
.......... 12 James Edward MAY b: 26 Aug 1953 d: 13 Jun 1976 Ohio, buried in Glen Rest Cemetery at Reynoldsburg, OH
...... *2nd Wife of Charles Woodrow MAY:
............. +Kline Ruth Virginia BAUM b: 30 Jul 1918 m: 4 Dec 1976
...... 11 Grace Cumming MAY b: May 1921
.. 10 (Son) MAY b: 22 Apr 1854 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 22 Apr 1854 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY, buried in Calhoun Cemetery, near the graves of Thomas and Dorcas May
.. 10 Alice Minerva MAY b: 11 Mar 1855 Robinson Creek, Pike Co. KY d: 9 May 1920 Pikeville, KY
........ +James Patton MARRS b: 6 Jun 1844 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY d: 26 Aug 1932 Pikeville, KY, where he is buried m: 20 Oct 1870 Pike Co., KY
...... 11 Joseph MARRS b: 10 Oct 1872 Pikeville, KY d: 29 May 1910 Pikeville, KY, where he is buried
............. +Anna D. FORD b: 6 Oct 1873 Pikeville, KY d: 24 Aug 1954 Pikeville, KY m: 13 Nov 1895 Pikeville, KY
.......... 12 Charles Beaufort MARRS b: 22 Oct 1896 Pikeville, KY
................. +Cora Ellen FAULKNER b: 16 Jul 1892 m: 31 Jul 1916 Winchester, KY
.......... 12 Mary Alice MARRS b: 26 Jul 1899 Pikeville, KY d: 30 Mar 1980 Evanston, IL
................. +Raymond Clifford STRASSER b: 19 Jun 1890 Washington, IN d: 24 May 1942 Duluth, MN, buried in Forest Hill Cemetery there m: 5 May 1923 Ashland, Boyd Co., KY
...... 11 Charles MARRS b: Abt. 1874 d: Nov 1895 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., Ky., where he is buried
...... 11 Grover C. MARRS b: 18 Sep 1892 Whitesburg, KY d: Dec 1967 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
............. +Beulah Marie BALLARD b: 11 Jul 1926 m: 16 Mar 1945 Lexington, KY
.......... 12 Sandra Minerva MARRS b: 30 Aug 1948
.. 10 Sebastian Hatler MAY b: 12 Apr 1857 Robinson Cr., KY d: 18 Jan 1941 Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
........ +Jessie KELLY b: 28 May 1869 Pikeville, KY d: 7 Jul 1946 Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery m: 8 Sep 1887 Pike Co., KY
...... 11 George Patton MAY b: 4 Feb 1889 Whitesburg, KY d: 17 Sep 1892 Whitesburg, KY, where he is buried
...... 11 Alice Marrs MAY b: 9 May 1892 Whitesburg, KY
...... 11 Ernest McCreary MAY b: 18 Dec 1893 Whitesburg, KY d: 10 Apr 1971 Winter Haven, FL, buried there in Lakeside Cemetery
...... 11 David Shafter MAY b: 1 Jul 1898 Whitesburg, KY d: Abt. 1982 Winter Haven, Florida
............. +Bernice FAULKNER b: 13 Jan 1909 Stanton, KY m: 7 Jul 1927 Winchester, KY
.......... 12 William Sebastian MAY b: 18 Mar 1928 Washington, PA d: 11 Apr 1985 Alamonte Springs, FL, buried in Winter Haven, FL
................. +Betty Lois TRUBY b: 29 Jan 1927 Washington, PA m: 23 Apr 1948 Washington, PA
...... 11 Robert Trimble MAY b: 22 Oct 1900 Whitesburg, KY d: Florida
............. +Laura KING b: 16 Oct 1900 m: 2 Mar 1926 Jacksonville, FL
.......... 12 Joseph Lawrence (Jack) MAY b: 26 Sep 1927
................. +Betty Lou CUBBAGE b: Feb 1927 d: 1993 m: 9 Dec 1951
.......... 12 Robert Ernest (Bob) MAY b: 12 Sep 1929
................. +Martha Corrine CONWAY b: Aug 1929 m: 7 May 1950
.......... 12 Laura Rose MAY b: 22 Oct 1935
...... 11 Tolbert Cecil (Tollie) MAY b: 22 Oct 1900 Whitesburg, KY, a twin to Robert.
............. +Cordelia TOLIN b: 27 Jan 1912 m: 17 Sep 1929 Winchester, KY
.......... 12 Carolyn MAY b: 20 Oct 1933 d: 21 Oct 1933 Clay City, KY, where she is buied
...... 11 Mamie Eddie MAY b: 2 Feb 1903 Whitesburg, KY d: 23 Aug 1972 Evarts, KY, buried in Winchester, KY Cemetery
............. +John L. SMITH b: 19 Apr 1905 Harlan Co., KY d: Aft. 1996 m: 19 Jun 1929 Winchester, KY
.......... 12 Ernest Ray SMITH b: 30 Nov 1930 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
................. +Jeanette BUNCH b: 18 Jan 1935 Highsplint, KY m: May 1951 Jonesville, VA
.......... 12 John Henry (Buddy) SMITH b: 21 Feb 1932 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
................. +Pat (?)
.......... *2nd Wife of John Henry (Buddy) SMITH:
................. +Betty Jean SMITH b: 25 Jun 1932 m: 22 Jul 1951 Evarts, Harlan Co., KY
...... 11 Jessie Blanche MAY b: 10 May 1907 Whitesburg, KY d: 13 Dec 1988 Florida, buried in Rockledge, FL
............. +Willliam O. CHADWELL b: Aug 1898 Owsley Co., KY d: 5 Aug 1966 Shelbyville, KY, where he is buried m: 28 May 1926 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
.......... 12 David Hatler CHADWELL b: 5 May 1927 Evarts, KY
................. +Mary Rose CARILLO b: 26 Feb 1930 New York City, NY d: 7 Aug 1987 Rockland, ME m: 15 Jun 1953 Orono, ME
.......... *2nd Wife of David Hatler CHADWELL:
................. +Christa MCCREARY b: 18 Jul 1940 Berlin, Germany m: 15 Aug 1981
.. 10 Ashbel Patton Willard MAY b: 31 Aug 1858 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 27 Nov 1931 Clark Co., KY, of pneumonia, buried in Winchester Cemetery
........ +Mattie Rebecca BURKE b: 7 Nov 1867 Rose Hill, Lee Co., VA d: 5 Sep 1954 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery m: 1 Sep 1887 Wise Co., VA
...... 11 Mammie Alice MAY b: 19 May 1888 Robinson Cr., KY d: 24 Jul 1889 Robinson Cr., KY
...... 11 Ernest Ward MAY b: 16 Jan 1890 Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY d: 30 Jan 1960 Clark Co., KY, buried in Machpelah Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, KY
............. +Nancy Caroline LOCKHART b: 14 Sep 1887 d: 29 Apr 1945 Mt. Sterling, KY, where she is buried m: Jun 1920 Mt. Sterling, KY
.......... 12 Jack A. MAY b: 30 Jul 1921 Mt. Sterling, KY
................. +Carolyn Marcia HELD b: 11 Nov 1922 Hastings, NE m: 8 Jun 1944 Dothan, AL
...... *2nd Wife of Ernest Ward MAY:
............. +Bernice Littleford MARKHAM b: 28 Oct 1897 m: 10 May 1946 Downers Grove, Ill.
...... 11 Ralph Gordon MAY b: 24 May 1892 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY d: 2 Dec 1931 Winchester, KY, of pneumonia, buried in Winchester Cemetery
............. +Jenny Belle CAUDILL b: 10 Mar 1897 m: 25 Jun 1923 Lexington, KY
.......... 12 Ralph Gordon MAY, Jr. b: 22 Jul 1924 Winchester, Clark Co., KY d: 1972 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
................. +Anna Boswell TAYLOR b: 8 Dec 1926 m: 17 Jun 1950 Paris, KY
...... 11 Lucien Irvin MAY b: 23 Jun 1894 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY d: 24 Mar 1986 Oklahoma City, OK, buried in Andover, IL
............. +Florence FORSELL b: 1897 m: 20 Jul 1922 Bartonville, IL
.......... 12 Marjorie Ellen MAY b: 23 Oct 1925 Cambridge, IL d: 1 Sep 1991 Oklahoma City, OK
................. +Gene Earl STEPHENS b: 16 Jan 1923 m: 27 Sep 1946 Cambridge, IL
.......... 12 Lucien Edward (Jake) MAY b: 23 Aug 1928 Cambridge, IL d: 27 Aug 1960 Mattoon, IL
................. +Wanda Lee PITSTICK b: 4 Oct 1930 d: Nov 1980 m: 15 Aug 1954 Cambridge, IL, in the Methodist Church
.......... 12 Mary Elizabeth MAY b: 31 May 1936
................. +James Warren AHLBERG m: 7 Sep 1957
.......... *2nd Husband of Mary Elizabeth MAY:
................. +William Douglas CARSTEDT b: 9 Mar 1938 m: 31 Jul 1981
...... 11 Arthur Willard MAY b: 8 Feb 1896 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 26 Nov 1974 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
............. +Mary Bernice TAPP b: 21 Jan 1902 Ruckerville, Clark Co., KY d: 9 Nov 1996 Colonial Terrace, Sebree, Webster Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery m: 8 Feb 1922 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
.......... 12 Virginia Burke MAY b: 25 Nov 1922 Pilot View, Clark Co., KY
................. +Albert Nicholas RHOADES b: 24 Mar 1919 Pigeon Township, Warrick Co., IN m: 27 Jun 1945 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
...... 11 Clara Mattie MAY b: 27 Mar 1898 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY d: 3 Feb 1983 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
............. +Robert Nathan SKINNER b: 24 Aug 1887 Madison Co., KY d: 12 Nov 1945 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery m: 17 Feb 1922 Clark Co., KY
.......... 12 Robert Nathan SKINNER, Jr. b: 11 Aug 1924 Clark Co., KY
................. +Dorothy Jean KAUFMAN b: 8 Jul 1929 Louisville, TN m: 11 Jul 1959 Kentucky
.......... 12 Leslie (Les) Eugene SKINNER b: 13 Sep 1926 Clark Co., KY d: 16 Nov 1988 Los Angeles, CA
................. +Janet Arlene ESHLEMAN b: 1 Oct 1926 Los Angeles, CA d: May 1956 Santa Barbara, CA m: 17 Jan 1955 Santa Monica, CA
.......... 12 Kenneth Willard SKINNER b: 26 Jul 1928 Clark Co., KY
................. +Dorothy Gail MILLER b: 5 Sep 1930 m: 12 Aug 1951 Lexington, KY
.......... *2nd Wife of Kenneth Willard SKINNER:
................. +Mary Ann WERTHMAN b: 23 Dec 1937 Chicago m: 16 Sep 1976 Pasadena, CA
...... 11 Clarence Eugene (Gene) MAY b: 1 Oct 1900 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY d: 23 Feb 1985 Richmond, Madison Co., KY, buried in Richmond Cemetery
............. +Bess Ballard COCHRAN b: 2 Sep 1902 Richmond, Madison Co., KY d: 4 Dec 1988 Richmond, Madison Co., KY, buried in Richmond Cemetery m: (probably) Berea, Ky., her hometown.
.......... 12 Martha Rose MAY b: 20 Nov 1930 Richmond, KY d: Jan 2001 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
................. +James Butler POWELL b: 5 Oct 1927 Clark Co., KY m: Richmond, KY
...... 11 Mary Elizabeth MAY b: 7 Dec 1902 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY d: 8 Dec 1989 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
............. +Robert William SMITH b: 28 Mar 1903 West Virginia d: 1964 Winchester, Clark Co., KY m: 6 Jun 1929 Winchester, Ky.
.......... 12 Billie Burke SMITH b: 26 Oct 1935 Winchester, Clark Co., KY
................. +Robert Bruce PACE b: 2 Aug 1928 Winchester, KY d: 19 Jan 1990 Winchester, Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery m: 14 Aug 1955 Winchester, KY
...... 11 Robert Jennings MAY b: 23 Nov 1906 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY d: 17 Aug 1958 Athens, OH
............. +Cora SMITH b: Mar 1911 m: 13 Sep 1929 Clark Co., KY
.......... 12 Roberta Jean MAY b: 2 Sep 1930
................. +Glen Harold PURDIN b: 21 May 1928 m: 17 Aug 1948 Jeffersonville, OH
.......... 12 Robert Lee MAY b: 5 Apr 1932 d: Abt. 1933
.......... 12 David Joseph MAY b: 1 Jul 1934 d: 18 Oct 1934
.......... 12 Jo Ann MAY b: 20 Apr 1940
.......... 12 Earl Willard MAY b: 25 May 1943
.......... 12 Donald Jennings MAY b: 12 Apr 1945
.......... 12 Ralph Edward MAY b: 16 Mar 1950 Bloomingburg, OH
.. 10 David Fleetwood MAY b: 19 Oct 1860 Robinson Cr., KY d: 15 Jun 1922 Schoolsville, KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
........ +Byrd CALLIHAN b: 21 Apr 1873 Prestonsburg, KY d: 8 Dec 1948 Prestonsburg, KY m: 18 Jun 1908 Floyd Co., Ky.
...... 11 Margaret Elizabeth MAY b: 8 Dec 1912 Winchester, Ky. d: 11 Dec 1978 Prestonsburg, KY, buried in the Davidson Cemetery at Ivel
...... 11 David Darwin MAY b: 19 Jan 1915 Winchester, KY d: 29 Nov 1985
............. +Pauline THOMPSON b: Abt. 1916
.......... 12 David Darwin MAY, Jr. b: 5 Dec 1943
.......... 12 Virginia Ann MAY b: 11 Jul 1946
.. 10 Fanny Dorcas MAY b: 18 Mar 1862 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 31 Aug 1898 Pikeville, KY, buried in the Damron Cemetery on Robinson Creek
........ +Harvey S. (Doc) DAMRON b: 8 Aug 1865 Pike Co., KY m: 28 May 1891 Robinson Creek, Pike Co., KY
...... 11 Frank Patrick DAMRON b: 14 Nov 1892 Pike Co., KY
............. +Effie L. DAVENPORT b: 1894 m: 28 Dec 1917 Pikeville, Ky.
...... 11 Edgar Campbell DAMRON b: 27 Oct 1896 Pikeville, Pike Co., KY
............. +Ester STOUT m: Apr 1930 Louisville, KY
...... 11 Walter DAMRON b: 27 Oct 1896 Pikeville, KY, a twin of Edgar d: 8 Jul 1897 Pikeville, KY, buried in the Damron Cemetery on Robinson Creek
.. 10 Mary Elizabeth (Mollie) MAY b: 24 May 1864 Pike Co., KY d: 2 Mar 1933 Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery
........ +John Jackson STRATTON b: 1861 Kentucky d: 14 Aug 1931 Clark Co., KY, buried in Winchester Cemetery m: 19 Apr 1893
...... 11 Thomas M. STRATTON b: 2 Jul 1903 d: 1957 Buried in Winchester Cemetery at WInchester, KY




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