John May

1825 - 1894  (68 years)

• Name	John May  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	7 Oct 1825	Washington County, Tennessee   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	7 Nov 1825	Washington County, Tennessee   [3]
  1850 U.S. Census	1 Jun 1850	Benton Twp., Taney County, Missouri   [4]
  John May
  R                             Md  S N                         S A             Real            in  C O                         E C             Prop     Birth  Cs  H R Names               Age X E Occupation  Value    Place  Yr  L W Disabled J. May               23 M   Farmer       $230     TN M. A. May            17 F                         KY M. May              4/12 M                        MO
  1860 U.S. Census	1 Jun 1860	Scott Twp., Taney County, Missouri   [7]
  John May
  R                                    Md  S N                         S A              Real    Pers          in  C O                         E C              Prop    Prop   Birth  Cs  H R Names               Age X E Occupation   Value   Value  Place  Yr  L W  Disabled John May             34 M   Farmer       1580    1780    TN Manda May            24 F                                KY Elizabeth May         7 F                                MO David May             5 M                                MO Mary May              3 F                                MO Manda May          3/12 F                                MO John May             12 M                                MO Anna May              6 F                                MO Adam May             23 M   Farmer        880      77    MO
  1870 U.S. Census	1 Jun 1870	Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri   [5]
  John May
  R                                          Bn  Md  S R W D V                         S A              Real    Pers        Fth Mth in  in  C E R I O                         E C              Prop    Prop        Frn Frn Cs  Cs  H A I S T Names               Age X E Occupation   Value   Value   POB Brn Brn Yr  Yr  L D T B E May, John            44 M W Farmer       3000    1900    TN              Feb         X May, Susan E.        29 F W Keep House                   TN              Feb May Samuel M.        19 M W Works on Farm                MO May, Elizabeth       17 F W At School                    MO May, David H.        15 M W Works on Farm                MO May, Marvor Ann      16 F W At Home                      MO May, Mark H.         13 F W At Home                      MO May, Frances E.      10 F W                              MO May, Catherine A.     8 F W                              MO May, Martha E.        6 F W                              MO May, William I.       2 M W                              MO
  1880 U.S. Census	1 Jun 1880	Oliver Twp., Taney County, Missouri   [6]
  John May
  R       Bn          S Md             Un              R W                     A S     in          M in             Em              E R                     C E     Cs   Rela-  D Cs             Cs              A I Birthplace of Names               E X Age Yr   tion   W Yr  Occupation Yr  Other Info  D T Self Fath Moth John May            W M  54             M     Farmer                          TN   TN   TN Susan May           W F  44      Wife   M     Keeping House                   TN   TN   TN David May           W M  24      Son    S     Working Farm                    MO   TN   TN Francis May         W F  20      Daug   S                                     MO   TN   TN Elen May            W F  16      Daug   S                                     MO   TN   TN Laura May           W F   7      Daug   S                                     MO   TN   TN George May          W M   4      Son    S                                     MO   TN   TN John May            W M   2      Son    S                                     MO   TN   TN Ann Handy           W F  13      Niece  S                                     MO   TN   TN John Begley         W M  21      Labor  S     Working Farm                    MO   TN   TN
  Death	7 Jan 1894  [2]
  Burial	Brittain Cemetery, Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri   [2]
  Person ID	I1689	CCBasic
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Adam May,   b. Cal 1794, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth McGinnis   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F6752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Amanda Morgan,   b. 10 Feb 1833, Kentucky d. 5 Sep 1867 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	1848	Missouri   [3]
  Children	1. Samuel M. May,   b. Abt Feb 1850, Missouri d. 25 Jan 1888 (Age 37 years)   2. Elizabeth A. May,   b. Abt 1853, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   3. David Henderson May,   b. 14 Mar 1855, Cedar Creek, Taney County, Missouri d. 13 Mar 1926, Cedar Creek, Taney County, Missouri (Age 70 years)   4. Mary H. May,   b. Abt 1857, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   5. Frances E. May,   b. Abt 1860, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   6. Amanda C. May,   b. Apr 1860, Missouri d. Bef 1870 (Age 9 years)   7. Catharine A. May,   b. Abt 1862, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   8. Martha Ellen May,   b. Abt 1864, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   9. William I. May,   b. Abt 1868, Missouri d. 1877 (Age 9 years)
  Family ID	F612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Susan Elizabeth Hensley,   b. 24 May 1841, Knox County, Tennessee d. 7 Jan 1923, Oliver Twp., Taney County, Missouri (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1870  [3]
  Children	1. Laura Melvina May,   b. 20 Jul 1872, Missouri d. 17 Apr 1911, Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma (Age 38 years)   2. George Jessie May,   b. 7 Dec 1875, Protem, Taney County, Missouri d. 23 Sep 1953, Branson, Taney County, Missouri (Age 77 years)   3. John M. B. May,   b. 16 Apr 1877, Cedar Creek, Taney County, Missouri d. 20 Apr 1952, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2023

  
  

• Photos

  John May -- Grave Marker

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 7 Sep 2022, death certificate no. 12647 (1952), John May, accessed 2 Jun 2012. [S368] Brittain Cemetery (Taney County, Missouri), Missouri, Taney County -- Brittain Cemetery, 10 Jan 2023, John May marker, photographed by the WRVHS. [S370] Missouri -- A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region, (Cape Girardeau, Missouri: Ramfre Press, 1959 Reprint.), 11 Jan 2023, John May: pp. 605-607. [S372] Missouri, Taney County, 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Taney County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 12 Jan 2023, M432, Benton Twp., p. 778, dwelling 675, family 675, J. May, accessed 9 Jan 2023. [S374] Missouri, Taney County, 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Taney County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 13 Jan 2023, M593, Forsyth, Swan Twp., p. 366 (stamped), dwelling 262, family 262, John May, accessed 9 Jan 2023. [S375] Missouri, Taney County, 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Taney County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 13 Jan 2023, T9, Oliver Twp., enumeration district (ED) 124, p. 44, dwelling 143, family 145, John May, accessed 10 Jan 2023. [S373] Missouri, Taney County, 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Taney County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), 13 Jan 2023, M653, Scott Twp., p. 894, dwelling 263, family 261, John May, accessed 9 Jan 2023.