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John May [1821-1908]

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Solomon | Margaret | Mary | Brack | Reuben | Samuel


1. Solomon K. May b: 1844 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 17 Feb 1923 Coeburn, VA, where he is buried Age at death: 79 est.
...... +Lucindia Lambert m: Pike Co., KY d: Aft. Feb 1923 Age at death: ?

According to an account by May family genealogist, Tress May Francis, Solomon enlisted in the CSA at the age of seventeen and was engaged in some encounters for the cause until he was captured by Union soldiers. He remained a prisoner until he agreed to fight for the Union forces, which he did for the remainder of the war. He was in Company B, 39th Ky. Infantry, USA. For his service, he is said to have received a pension from both sides. He lived on Robinson Creek, where he was born, until 1890, when he moved to Coeburn, Va. He and Lucinda had no children.

2. Margaret Elizabeth May b: 1847 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 1889 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY Age at death: 42 est.
...... +Simeon Samuel (Sim) Sturgell b: Abt. 1846 Johnson Co., KY m: 26 Jan 1871 Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, at the home of Margaret's father d: 8 Jan 1933 Ft. Blackmore, Va. Age at death: 87 est.

"Sim" Sturgell

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3. Mary Dorcas May b: 27 May 1849 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 23 Sep 1925 Caney Cr., Pike Co., KY Age at death: 76
...... +William James Damron b: 23 Dec 1846 Pike Co., KY m: 25 Sep 1873 Home of her father, John May, in Pike Co., KY by Wm. Hall, J.P.P.C. d: 23 Sep 1925 Shelby Cr., Pike Co., KY, buried near the mouth of Caney Cr. Age at death: 78


Mary Dorcas May
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4. Nicie May b: Abt. 1851 d: Abt. 1852 Age at death: 1 est.

5. Don May b: 1854 d: Abt. 1855 Age at death: 1 est.

6. John Calhoun Breckinridge (Brack) May b: 28 Feb 1856 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 12 Nov 1958 Coeburn, Wise Co., VA, buried in Mills Cemetery Age at death: 102
...... +Anna Lambert m: 1875 Wise Co., VA d: Abt. 1879 Age at death: ?

. *Friend of John Calhoun Breckinridge (Brack) May:
..... +Louise Adkins b: Abt. 1853 m: Abt. 1877

. *2nd Wife of John Calhoun Breckinridge (Brack) May:
...... +Katie Damron b: 14 Aug 1867 m: 15 Apr 1882 Pike Co., KY d: 21 Aug 1924 Coeburn, Wise Co., VA, buried in Mills Cemetery Age at death: 57


Brack May at the age of 100
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7. Reuben Thomas May b: 9 Jul 1860 Pike Co., KY d: 18 Feb 1937 Twin Branch, Lawrence Co., KY, buried in May Cemetery at Bussyville on Blaine Creek Age at death: 76
...... +Joannah Damron b: 4 Jan 1861 Louisa, KY m: 22 Dec 1880 Pike Co., KY, by Rev. John A. Damron d: 26 Dec 1943 Age at death: 82


Reuben Thomas May & Joannah Damron

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8. Samuel Patton May b: 5 Dec 1864 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., KY d: 14 Jan 1932 Age at death: 67
...... +Martha Belle Osborn b: 17 May 1874 Dunagon, Scott Co., VA m: 1891 Coeburn, Wise Co., VA


Samuel P. May


Earl May, oldest son of Samuel,
at the age of90.

9. Martha Jane May b: 21 Nov 1866 Pike Co., KY
...... +William Henderson Kilgore b: 17 Sep 1865 Wise Co., VA m: 29 Dec 1892 Coeburn, Wise Co., VA

10. Cynthia Ann May b: 8 Jan 1870 Robinson Cr., Pike Co., Ky. d: 17 Jun 1918 Prospect, Va., and buried at Lebanon, Va. Age at death: 48
...... +William Lee Banner b: 19 Jul 1871 Coeburn, Va. m: 1891 Wise Co., Va. d: 30 Jan 1935 Dante, Va., and buried at Lebanon, Va. Age at death: 63