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JAMES MAY

Birth: May 1847
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death: 17 Dec 1898 (aged 51)
Burial: Lagrange Cemetery

Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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CO E 5TH OHIO INF

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Parents

Malinda Hylton May

1813–1903

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Hannah Breeden May

1846–1927

Siblings

David "Davie" MAY

1830–1915
Martha May Collier

1837–1904
Jacob Maynard May

1849–1919

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William Harrison May

1866–1936
Albert Quincy May

1868–1944
Benjamin Franklin May

1891–1931

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NOTE* Malinda and her son Jacob are on page 13..
Page 12 is included as the family of her son David is at bottom of that page..
[notice the spelling variation of Mays and Maye]
[notice that Malinda gives her birith state as Kentucky not Virginia]
These census pages show household families for: Malinda #85, her son David#82, her son James #83 and her son Roland (Gideon)#86

1870 June 10th; Upper Twp., Lawrence, Ohio
Page 12; Post Office: Ironton, Ohio
white race family
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
HH# 82; Family 82; Lines 37-40
David Mays M 35 Kentucky, b: 1835; works on farm; real estate value 800;
Sarah J Mays F 27 Kentucky, b: 1842-1843; keeps home;
Ruthie Mays F 11 Kentucky, b: 1858-1859; at school; cannot read nor write
James Mays M 6 Ohio, b: 1863-1864; at home;
(continued from previous page 12) HH# 82; Family 82; Line 1 - page 13
William D Mayes M 1 Ohio; b: 1868-1869; at home

1870 June 10th; Upper Twp., Lawrence, Ohio
Page 13; Post Office: Ironton, Ohio
HH# 83; Family 83; Lines 2-5
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
James Mayes M 24 Kentucky; works on farm; real estate value 400; cannot read nor write
Hannah Mayes F 24 Ohio; keeps house;
William Mayes M 3 Ohio; at home;
Abel Mayes M 2 Ohio; at home;

Also Notice on page 12 of the census that the three households prior to David, each carries the surname Breeden.. could be relation to James' wife Hannah as some have her maiden as Breeding....
HH# 78 Lines 25-27 is family of Abner Breeden, aged 53; wife Ruth aged 49; son Arch aged 10
HH# 79 Line 28 is Sarah aged 56;
HH# 81 Lines Harrison Breeden, aged 27; wife Frances, aged 26; Laura A aged 3; Emma aged 1.

1870 June 10th; Upper Twp., Lawrence, Ohio
Page 13; Post Office: Ironton, Ohio
HH# 85; Family 85; Lines 10-11
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
Malinda Maye F 54 Kentucky, b: 1815-1816; keeps house; real estate value 200; cannot read nor write;
Jacob Maye M 19 Kentucky, b: 1850-1851; coal digger; cannot read nor write;

1870 June 10th; Upper Twp., Lawrence, Ohio
Page 13; Post Office: Ironton, Ohio
HH# 86; Family 86; Lines 12-16
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
Roland Maye M 32 Kentucky, b: 1837-1838; coal digger;
Minerva Maye F 28 Ohio, b: 1841-1842; cannot write;
Sarah Maye F 8 Ohio, b: 1861-1862; at school;
Mary Maye F 5 Ohio, b: 1864-1865; at home;
Caroline Maye F 2 Ohio, b: 1867-1868; at home;

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James May

United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans

Name: James May
Event Type: Cemetery
Event Date: 17 Dec 1898
Event Place: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio

Affiliate Publication Title: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca.1879-ca.1903. , Affiliate Publication Number: M1845 , Affiliate Film Number: 13 , GS Film number: 2155588 , Digital Folder Number: 4763365 , Image Number: 00503

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