Gravestone for
John & Sarah Phillips May
Placed in December 2003
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The grey granite stone is positioned behind the original stone enclosure and the small native headstones that have marked the graves for many years.

A D.A.R. marker, placed on the graves in 1982 by the local chapter in Pikeville, remains in front of the new stone.

FRONT VIEW Photos
This inscription would be the first visible to someone approaching the graves coming up the hill.

            JOHN MAY                            SARAH PHILLIPS MAY
         JAN 6, 1760 - JAN 25, 1813                                                        1759-1848   
                                   ---                                                                                           ---
           SON OF FRANTZ PETER MEŸ                                                   m. MARCH 1780
             GERMAN IMMIGRANT - 1748                                     DAU. OF THOMAS PHILLIPS
                     LANCASTER, PA                                                                    LOUDOUN CO., VA

CHILDREN

   JOHN - SAMUEL - THOMAS - ELIZABETH - DANIEL - MARY - REUBEN - TLEPOLARD

See essays on these children - The Eighth May Generation

BACK VIEW Photos
On the reverse side of the stone with additional information on the family.

MAY
 MEŸ - MAŸ

PIONEERS OF SHELBY CREEK

FLOYD COUNTY, KY
1800

HONORED BY THEIR DESCENDANTS
 2002