May Family History

Birth: November 2nd 1815 in Virginia Death: August 8th 1958 in Fellowsville, Preston County, West Virginia Parents: Henry May (1784-1859) and Ellen Eleanor Gibson (1790-1859) Spouse: Harriet Poston (1823-?) Marriage: Children: Margaret E. May (1842-?) Nelson May (1844-1859) Elizabeth May (1846-?) Jasper William May (1848-1921) George May (1850-?) Salathial James May (1854-?) Clarissa May (1856-?) Alpheus Frank May (1859-?) Siblings: Elizabeth May (1810-?) John May (1813-?) George W. May (1814-1886) Isabel May (1818-?) Rebecca May (1821-?) Levi May (1823-1907) Marion May (1830-?) William J. May (1831-1914) Nancy May (1832-?) Military: Occupation: Biography: Census Information: The 1850 Federal Census has Jacob living in District 45, Preston County, Virginia. He was 33 and living with his wife Harriet (age 27), daughter Margaret (age 8), son Nelson (age 6), daughter Elizabeth (age 4), son Jasper (age 2), and son George (age 3 months). He ...

William Jasper May date unknown Birth: May 25th 1840 in Wood County, Virginia Death: December 20th 1916 in Kansas Parents: George W. May (1814-1886) and Rachel Smith (1816-1860) Spouse: Lovina Piper (1850-1885) later Ella G. Piper (1853-1932) Marriage: Married Lavina Piper in 1870 in Kansas, and later Ella G. Litton Piper in 1887 Children: Katie S. May (1870-1892) Florence May (1874-1952) William May (1877-?) Harry May (1889-?) (from second marriage) Siblings: Eliza May (?) Flora May (?) Louise May (?) Martha E. May (1838-1880) Salathiel May (1838-?) Isaac Newton May (1842-1931) James M. May (1844-1901) George D. May (1844-?) Rachel L. May (1849-?) Amy J. May (1852-?) Joseph F. May (1855-?) Bennie May (1860-1963) Military: Served in the Kansas Calvary during the Civil War (Union) Unit: 11th Kansas Calvary Co: I Residence: Grasshopper Falls Mustered in: 09/15/1862 Mustered out: 09/26/1965 Rank: Corporal (promoted July 1st, 1864) Source...

Birth: 1831 in Virginia Death: 1914 in Woodson County, Kansas Parents: Henry May (1784-1859) and Ellen Eleanor Gibson (1790-1859) Spouse: Alcinda Summers (1837-1927) Marriage: Children: George W. May (1850-?) Clary May (1857-?) Siblings: Elizabeth May (1810-?) John May (1813-?) George W. May (1814-1886) Jacob May (1815-?) Isabel May (1818-?) Rebecca May (1821-?) Levi May (1823-1907) Marion May (1830-?) Nancy May (1832-?) Military: Occupation: Farmer Biography: I have not researched William J. May in length. I could not find any civil war record from him, though it is likely he served. I am not sure if he was in West Virginia or Kansas at this point, but I have found several William Mays listed as Union soldiers in both states. The census records over several contradicting statements. First the Children listed in the 1860 census (George and Clara), George was listed as age 10 while Alcinda was only 22, and so it is unlikely she could have been the mother while Clar...

Birth: January 23rd 1823 in Preston County, West Virginia Death: March 22nd 1907 in Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia Parents: Henry May (1784-1859) and Ellen Eleanor Gibson (1790-1859) Spouse: Jane Sypolt (1820-1902) Marriage: Married Jane Sypolt in 1844 Children: Rachel Ellen May (1848-?) William Clark May (1850-?) Eva Catherine May (1852-1933) Minerva Elizabeth May (1855-1897) Marshall W. May (1858-?) John Raymond May (1861-1945) Floyd Webster May (?-?) Amanda J. May (?-?) ( adopted ) Siblings: Elizabeth May (1810-?) John May (1813-?) George W. May (1814-1886) Jacob May (1815-?) Isabel May (1818-?) Rebecca May (1821-?) Marion May (1830-?) William J. May (1831-?) Nancy May (1832-?) Military: Served in the West Virginia Calvary (Union) Unit: 4th Calvary Regiment , West Virginia Co. L Mustered In: July 1863 Mustered Out: June 23rd 1864 Rank: Private Source: The Civil War Archives Action: Duty at Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Grafton, New Creek and other points on the Balitm...

Birth: 1779 in Monongalia County West Virginia Death: 1855 in Marion County West Virginia Parents: William May (?-1785) and Elizabeth May (1755-1838) Spouse: Margaret Mary VanGilder (1786-1859) Marriage: Married Margaret Mary VanGilder on April 30th 1807 Children: Jacob May (?) Margaret May (?) Sophiah May (?) John May (1817-1892) James May (1821-1892) Mary A. May (1823-1902) Siblings: Mary May (?) Susannah May (?) Isabella May (?) Joanna May George May (1783-?) Henry May (1784-1859) John Cale (1790-1882) Jacob Cale (1791-1885) Catherine Cale (1793-1882) Military: Private in Monongalia Capt. Samuel G. Wilson Rifles 2nd V.M. Evans Sep 19 1812 - Apr 5 1813 I have yet to find actual military records for William. The only proof I have found so far is the mention of a William May who enlisted with Henry May in Captain Samuel Wilson's Company . According to Samuel T. Wiley in his "History of Monongalia County" there were three companies of men, from what was then w...

Birth: June 6th 1816 in West Virginia Death: April 8th 1860 in Valley Falls, Jefferson County Kansas Parents: Unknown Spouse: George W. May (1814-1886) Marriage: Marriage date to George W. May is unknown. Children: Eliza May (?) Flora May (?) Louise May (?) Martha E. May (1838-1880) Salathiel May (1838-?) William Jasper May (1840-1916) Isaac Newton May (1842-1931) James M. May (1844-1901) George D. May (1844-?) Rachel L. May (1849-?) Amy J. May (1852-?) Joseph F. May (1855-?) Bennie May (1860-1863) Siblings: Occupation: Housewife Biography: Not much is known about Rachel prior to the 1840 census, and not until 1850 is she mentioned by name. I will assume that she was born in what is now West Virginia, and that she and George W. May met and married between 1835-1838. Sometime before 1850 the family moved to District 65 in Wood County Virginia (now W.VA) In 1857 the family was again on the move, this time to Kansas where George and Rachel bought 164.25 acres (SW 1/4 of secti...