Rachel C (Renn) May (1855 - 1918)

Born 29 Apr 1855 in Jennings County, Indiana

Wife of Adolph Bloom — married 20 Jun 1888 in White County, Illinois

Wife of James Cyrus Hoskins — married 10 Mar 1908 in White County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 23 May 1918 at age 63 in White County, Illinois

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Biography

My mother Healy-634 told mePike-2301that there :was a house fire that :killed one of her Wren, Renn ancestors. It should be from :Rachael's family. Mom had :a picture of her kneeling next to a child and she :appears to be about 40 and small wiry woman.

Rachael's son Alexander was named after her father.

The Wren name has been used as their Renn name. Wren is a German surname.

Racheal received a pension from the government as early as 16 Aug 1890. Frank / :Francis must have been wounded in the Civil War & it took 20 years for him to :succumb to it.

She married Adolph Bloom after Frank died.

His daughter Rachael may have married a fourth time to a Scott Bradford, born :Jennings Co., Ind. & married in Posey Co., Indiana on 05 Jan 1911. Scott is 56 & :Widowed and his parents are James Bradford and Elizabeth Dixon.

Rachael Hoskins/Haskins, is the last name of her 3rd husband, has no birth date :or place, while she is listed as divorced. This birth date & place keeps me from :listing him as her 4th husband. Her name is consistanty stated as Rachael C.

She is buried at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, White County, Illinois. She may :have married a Bradford. No stone was shown on F.A.G., so the Bradford :marriage is suspect and that she has 3 verified marrisges. The May and Hoskins :marriages were to distant cousins. Pike-2301

1860 Census

Harrison Robinson, Husband, Male, White, age 37, born Illinois

Sarah Robinson, Wife, Female, White, age 32, born Illinois

Abner Robinson, Son, Male, White, age 14, born Illinois

Edrid Robinson, Dau, Female, White, age 13, born Illinois

Cynthia Robinson, Dau, Female, White, age 11, born Illinois

Jane Robinson, Dau, Female, White, age 9, born Illinois

Mark Robinson, Son, Male, White, age 6, born Illinois

Albert Robinson, Son, Male, White, age 4, born Illinois

Eliza A Wren, Wife, Female, White, age 22, born Ohio

Rachel Wren, Dau, Female, White, age 4, born Indiana

Charity Wren, Dau, Female, White, age 1, born Indiana, ^[1]

1870 Census

Alexander Renn, Husband, Male, White, age 42, born Pennsylvania

Eliza Renn, Wife, Female, White, age 36, born Ohio

Rachel Renn, Dau, Female, White, age 13, born Indiana

Charity Renn, Son, Male, White, age 11, born Indiana

Henry Renn, Son, Male, White, age 7, born Indiana

Illinois,^[2]

1880 Census

Frank May, Husband, Male, White, age 31, born Indiana, Parents born N. Carolina

Rachel C May, Wife, Female, White, age 24, born Indiana, Fa, B Pa., Mo. B Ohio

Alexander May, Son, Male, White, age 5, born Indiana,

Joanna May, Dau, Female, White, age 3, born Illinois,

White County, Illinois,^[3]

Proof of Spouse

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2G-V1R Name Frank May, Male,Wife Rachel Rhen, Son Alexander May,^[4]

Pension

Name Francis M May, Event Type Pension, Event Date 1907, Event Place Illinois, Beneficiary's Name Rachel C May,^[5]

Marriage

Name Adolph Bloom, Male, Age 37, Birth Year (Est) 1851,

Event 20 Jun 1888. White, Illinois

Spouse Rachel C. May, Female, Age 33, Birth Year (Est) 1855,^[6]

Marriage 3

James C. Hoskins, Age 75, Birth Year (Est) 1833

Father James Hoskins, Mother Polly Crawford,

Event 10 Mar 1908, Place White County, Illinois

Spouse Rachel C. Renn May, Age 52, Birth Year (Est) 1856

Father Alex Renn, Mother Eliza Skiles,^[7]

1920 Census

Alexander May, Husband, Male, White, Age 45, Born Indiana

Martha May, Wife, Female, White, Age 40, Born Tennessee

Emma May, Dau, Female, White, Age 12, Born Illinois

Ray May, Son, Male, White, Age 9, Born Illinois

Roy May, Son, Male, White, Age 5, Born Illinois

Lehman May, Son, Male, White, Age 1, Born Illinois

Eliza Renn, Grmother, Female, White, Age 83, Born Ohio

Norris City, White County, Illinois,^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH1-N7X : 13 December 2017), Page 201, Household ID 1421, Affiliate Publication M653, Affiliate Film 236, GS Film 803236, Digital Folder 5165806, Image Number 521, 1860. Pike-2301 04:46, 21 March 2018 (EDT)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W5-LW5 : 12 April 2016), Digital Folder 4263281, Image 193, Illinois, United States; citing p. 39, family 305, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,788. Pike-2301 04:08, 21 March 2018 (EDT)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKY-Y1H : accessed 15 November 2015 Ed L Pike-2301), Hawthorn, White, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 152, Digital Folder 4240566, Image 242, sheet 396B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0258; FHL microfilm 1,254,258. Pike-2301 23:12, 14 November 2015 (EST)
4. ↑ https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=149754683 Pike-2301 05:38, 21 March 2018 (EDT)
5. ↑ (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF4J-MYD) Pike-2301 05:38, 21 March 2018 (EDT)
6. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934", database, FamilySearch, Reference ID PAGE 87, GS Film # 977071, Digital Folder # 5204403, Image # 233, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2G-7XT : accessed 2 December 2015), Adolph Bloom and Rachel C. May, 1888. Pike-2301 20:19, 1 December 2015 (EST)
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," Database with images, FamilySearch Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJZQ-PR4 : accessed 19 June 2015 Ed L Pike-2301), District 183, Norris, White, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 11A, Digital Folder 4300588, Image 848, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,413. Pike-2301 03:51, 14 November 2015 (EST)
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," Database with images, FamilySearch Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJZQ-PR4 : accessed 19 June 2015 Ed L Pike-2301), District 183, Norris, White, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 11A, Digital Folder 4300588, Image 848, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,413. Pike-2301 03:51, 14 November 2015 (EST)