John, son of Paul May & Elizabeth May, was born on 11 May 1858 in Ohio.[1]
In the 1860 census Herman (age 2) was in Sharon Township, Richland, Ohio, United States.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Paul May
M
39
Pennsylvania
Elizbth May
F
27
New York
Caharle May
M
7
Ohio
Herman May
M
2
[Blank]
Leonard May
M
16
[Blank]
Samuel May
M
15
[Blank]
Sherman married Sadie Shoemaker on 21 March 1881 in Morrow, Ohio, United States.[3]
In the 1900 census J (age 42) was the married head of household in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.[4]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
J Sherman May
M
42
Married
Head
Ohio
Sadie May
F
39
Married
Wife
Ohio
Harry P May
M
18
Single
Son
Indiana
John F May
M
16
Single
Son
Indiana
Lucy B May
F
14
Single
Daughter
Indiana
William D May
M
8
Single
Son
Indiana
Lucy Shoemaker
F
59
Widowed
Mother-in-law
Ohio
John, son of Paul May & Elizabeth May, died (age 88) on 2 January 1947 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States.[1] John was mentioned on a memorial in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States with a death date of 2 January 1947.[5][6]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Death:
"Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011"
Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1947; Roll: 02 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #453573 (accessed 20 October 2022)
John Sherman May death 2 Jan 1947 (born 11 May 1858), son of Paul May & Elizabeth May, in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
↑1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 281; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1028; FHL microfilm: 805028; Record number: 11029;
FamilySearch Record: MCLD-LR8 (accessed 20 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSZ-PFX Image number 00286
Herman May (2) in Sharon Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. Born in [Blank].
↑Marriage:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
citing FHL microfilm: 388783; Record number: 54;
FamilySearch Record: XZNM-9RJ (accessed 20 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 939K-BJKY-S Image number 00068
Sherman May marriage to Sadie Shoemaker on 21 Mar 1881 in Morrow, Ohio, United States.
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 13; FHL microfilm: 1240412; Record number: 43612;
FamilySearch Record: M992-5KC (accessed 20 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCP3-KZD Image number 00897
J Sherman May (42), married head of household in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States. Born in Ohio.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #21961151 (accessed 20 October 2022)
Memorial page for John Sherman May (11 May 1858-2 Jan 1947), citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (plot: Section 41, Lot 36); Maintained by GenealogyGirl (contributor 46564531).
↑ "Obituary for Sherman S. May", The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, (Sat) 4 January 1947, Page 9, Newspapers Clip: 111691515
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