May Family Photos

Descendants of Thomas & Dorcas Patton May

More photos of their descendants

Album for

Reuben May [1815-1902]
A book about his life: I WILL UPHOLD THE FLAG

Descendants

Photos of children of Reuben May

Reuben May b: 23 Jun 1815 Shelby Creek, Floyd (now Pike) Co., KY d: 26 Sep 1902 Vernon County, WI, buried in the Springville Cemetery near Viroqua Age at death: 87

.. +Emmeriah (Emma) Virginia Honaker b: 7 Mar 1820 Pike Co., KY m: 5 Mar 1835 Pike Co., KY d: 28 Jan 1881 Vernon County, WI, buried in the Springville Cemetery near Viroqua Age at death: 60

*2nd Wife of Reuben May:
.. +Phoebe A. Aiken b: 4 Jul 1817 m: 28 Feb 1883 d: 6 Oct 1883 Vernon County, WI, buried in the Springville Cemetery near Viroqua. Age at death: 66

*3rd Wife of Reuben May:
.. +Caroline S. Bennett b: 26 Mar 1826 Charleston, SC m: 6 Apr 1884 Viroqua, WI d: Jun 1910 Omaha, NE, of pneumonia, buried in Viroqua Cemetery Age at death: 84 est.


Reuben May


Emmeriah Honaker May


Emmeriah Honaker May


Reuben & Emma about 1880

 

 

Portrait of Col. Reuben May - 2004 -
by a gr-gr-granddaughter,
Sharon L. Sternberg.


7th Kentucky Volunteers, USA


8th Kentucky Volunteers, USA
Flags of Reuben's Regiments
Courtesy of Photo Collection
of the Kentucky Historical Society.

Col. Reuben May's sword & scabbard
from the 7th Ky. Vols.

Hilt of Col. May's sword


Uniform sash worn by Col. Reuben May
Photo courtesy of a gr-gr-grandson, Bill Pryor, in 2006.

Gravestone for Reuben and wives, Emma & Phoebe, in the Springville Cemetery.

Storehouse on Reuben's farm

Grave of Reuben's wife, Caroline,
 in the Viroqua Cemetery.

See photos of family gravestones after being restored in 2005 by Dale & Sharon Sternberg

Children of Reuben May