David Rea May (1826 - 1889)

Born 1 Jun 1826 in Belfast, Ireland

Descendants

Biography

David Rea May was born on 1 June 1826 in Belfast, Ireland.^[1] His parents are unknown, but were also born in Ireland.^[2] He immigrated to the U.S., date unknown.

He married Harriet P. "Hattie" Lindsy, daughter of Beaufort and Nancy A. (Unknown) Lindsy. They had at least nine children. Their known children were:

1. Richard B. May, b. about 1858
2. James R. May, b. about Dec 1859
3. Louis B. May , b. about 1864
4. Newton Emmett May, b. about 1867
5. Lindsey May, b. about 1874
6. Walter May, b. about 1877
7. Caroline May, b. about Dec 1879

He apparently served the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.^[1] By 1870, the family settled on a farm in Pike County, Mississippi.^[3] David died 28 August 1889, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Summit, Pike County, Mississippi, USA.^[1]

Census Records

1860 U.S. Census, Beeville, Bee County, Texas, dwelling #465, family #367:^[4]

David May, 34, M, b. Ireland, farmer

Harriet May, 19, F, b. Tex.

Richard May, 2, M, b. Miss.

James May, 6/12, M, b. Tex.

1870 U.S. Census, Pike County, Mississippi, dwelling #47, family #50:^[3]

David R May, 44, M, b. Ireland, farmer

Hattie P May, 29, F, b. Texas, cannot read or write

Richard May, 12, M, b. Miss.

James R May, 11, M, b. Texas

Lewis B May, 6, M, b. Texas

Newton May, 3, M, b. Texas

1880 U.S. Census, Summit, Pike County, Mississippi, dwelling #180, family #200:^[2]

David R. May, 54, M, b. Ireland, horticulturist

Hattie May, 37, F, b. Texas, at home

Lewis May, 15, M, b. Texas, laborer

Emmett May, 12, M, b. Texas, at school

Lindsey May, 6, M, b. Miss., at school

Walter May, 3, M, b. Miss., at home

Caroline May, 6/12 (Dec.), F, b. Miss., at home

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 24 December 2018), memorial page for David Rea May (1 Jun 1826–28 Aug 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #10688536, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Summit, Pike County, Mississippi, USA; maintained by Larry Ray (contributor 46549656); inscription "Born in Belfast, Ireland", no photograph provided.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line], Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010; National Archives, Washington, D.C., NARA microfilm publication T9 #662, Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; Summit, Pike County, Mississippi, Enumeration District 40, page 421A, dwelling #180, family #200, household of David R. May
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009; National Archives, Washington D.C., NARA microfilm publication M593 #745; Family History Library Film: 552244; Township 4 Range 7, Pike County, Mississippi, page 69B, dwelling #47, family #50, household of David May
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009; National Archives, Washington D.C., NARA microfilm publication M653 #1303; Family History Library Film: 805,303; Bee County, Texas, Beeville, page 156, dwelling #465, family #367, household of David May