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Friedrich “Fritz” May

Birth
Germany
Death
19 Jan 1888 (aged 52–53)
Creston, Union County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Creston, Union County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Born in Regenwalde County, Pomerania, Prussia and lived in Gerdshagen and Elvershagen, both in Regenwalde, Pomerania where his children were born before coming to the United States in 1875.
He married Henriette Reetz in 1857 (divorced 1888( and they had eight known children:
1) Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Mei, born 12 November 1857 in Gerdshagen.
2) Friedrich AUGUST Wilhelm May, bon 25 June 1860 in Gerdshagen; died 5 May 1932 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska.
3) August CARL Hermann May, born 3 September 1862 in Gerdshagen; died 26 October 1914 in Creston, Iowa.
4) HERMANNN Wilhelm Friedrich May, born 12 December 1864 in Gerdshagen; Never married
5) Friedrich JOHANN Hermann May, born 2 April 1867 in Gerdshagen;
6) Wilhelmine "Minnie" B. May Adams, born 20 March 1870 in Regenwalde County, Prussia; died 10 September 1951 in Santa Clara County, California.
7) August WILHELM Carl May, born 3 March 1873 in Elvershagen; died 19 may 1942 in Sioux City, Iowa.
Born in Regenwalde County, Pomerania, Prussia and lived in Gerdshagen and Elvershagen, both in Regenwalde, Pomerania where his children were born before coming to the United States in 1875.
He married Henriette Reetz in 1857 (divorced 1888( and they had eight known children:
1) Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Mei, born 12 November 1857 in Gerdshagen.
2) Friedrich AUGUST Wilhelm May, bon 25 June 1860 in Gerdshagen; died 5 May 1932 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska.
3) August CARL Hermann May, born 3 September 1862 in Gerdshagen; died 26 October 1914 in Creston, Iowa.
4) HERMANNN Wilhelm Friedrich May, born 12 December 1864 in Gerdshagen; Never married
5) Friedrich JOHANN Hermann May, born 2 April 1867 in Gerdshagen;
6) Wilhelmine "Minnie" B. May Adams, born 20 March 1870 in Regenwalde County, Prussia; died 10 September 1951 in Santa Clara County, California.
7) August WILHELM Carl May, born 3 March 1873 in Elvershagen; died 19 may 1942 in Sioux City, Iowa.


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