Terry's Texas Rangers
Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Present in February 1864.
Received hip wound at Bentonville, NC on March 21, 1865.
Obit-Gonzales Inquirer Aug. 6, 1896
Died, near Wrightsboro, Texas, June 24, 1896, Mr. G. H. G. May, aged 72 years, 4 months and 2 days.Mr. May was born in Arkansas and came to Texas with his parents at the age of 13 where he has ever since resided. He was married in 1847 to Miss Margaret J. Putman, who with eight children still survives him. Mr. May enlisted in the confederate army (Terry Rangers) in 1861 and was in active service the entire four years. Though he was in many of the battles of the late war and made many narrow escapes, yet he was never wounded. He had two horses killed under him in battle. At the close of the war he returned home to lead the quiet life of a farmer in his adopted state. Mr. May was considered one of our best citizens and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church in August, 1881, and was a faithful and consistent Christian until death.J. J. H
Gonzales Inquirer Oct. 15, 1896
In Memoriam
Terry's Texas Rangers
Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Present in February 1864.
Received hip wound at Bentonville, NC on March 21, 1865.
Obit-Gonzales Inquirer Aug. 6, 1896
Died, near Wrightsboro, Texas, June 24, 1896, Mr. G. H. G. May, aged 72 years, 4 months and 2 days.Mr. May was born in Arkansas and came to Texas with his parents at the age of 13 where he has ever since resided. He was married in 1847 to Miss Margaret J. Putman, who with eight children still survives him. Mr. May enlisted in the confederate army (Terry Rangers) in 1861 and was in active service the entire four years. Though he was in many of the battles of the late war and made many narrow escapes, yet he was never wounded. He had two horses killed under him in battle. At the close of the war he returned home to lead the quiet life of a farmer in his adopted state. Mr. May was considered one of our best citizens and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church in August, 1881, and was a faithful and consistent Christian until death.J. J. H
Gonzales Inquirer Oct. 15, 1896
In Memoriam
Family Members
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Abner Litrel May
1848–1902
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Eliza Elizabeth May Byrd
1850–1929
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Henry Allen May
1851–1870
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Martha Jane May Gleghorn
1853–1939
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William Grosvenor May
1856–1933
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Margaret "Maggie" May Bowen
1858–1947
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Mary Ellen May Vickers Trent
1860–1952
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Lucy Rebecca May Vickers
1866–1958
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Rebecca Day "Becky" May
1869–1872
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Della Melissa "Melissey" May Parsley
1873–1933
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