Born in Michigan
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Beardsley
and Caroline (Mow) Beardsley
Sister of
Lora Ann (Beardsley) Stanard, Louisa Jane (Beardsley) Defenbaugh, Walter Hubbell Beardsley, Ida Matilda Beardsley, Otis Beardsley, Alice Adeline Beardsley, Ada Christina Beardsley, Clara Etoile Beardsley, Netta (Beardsley) Replogle and Dora Edene (Beardsley) Vogtman
Wife of
Henry E. Yaw
— married
11 Oct 1876 in Mason, Cass County, Michigan
Wife of
George Phineas Hemenway
— married
1891 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Myra Faye (Hemenway) Hirschel and Hazel E. (Hemenway) Burda
Died
at about age 59
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2015
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May (Beardsley) Hemenway is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.
Biography
May was born about 1856. She is the daughter of David Beardsley and Caroline Mow. She passed away in 1915. [1]
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Sources
- ↑ Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. May Adelia Beardsley is the daughter of Rev. David Beardsley, Holt Record #1106, Pg. 414.
See also:
- 1860 US Census: Mason, Cass County, MI, 26 Jun 1860, Pg, 116. Line 19, May Beardsley, 4, inferred daughter, in household of D. Beardsley. - Original data: Eighth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M653_541; Page: 328; FHL microfilm: 803541
- 1870 US Census: Mason, Cass County, MI, 27 Jul 1870, Pg. 18. Line 36, May Beardsley, 14, inferred daughter, in household of David Beardsley. - Original data: Ninth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M593_668; Page: 104B
- Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940: Henry E. Yaw and May Beardsley, 11 Oct 1876, Mason, Cass County. Film No.: 001021045. - Original data: Marriage Records. Michigan Marriages. Cass County marriage collection.
- 1900 US Census: Hubbard, Hubbard County, MN, 19 Jun 1900, Enumeration District 72, Sheet 6B. Line 24, May Hemenway, 44, wife, in household of Geo. Hemenway. Four children, three living. - Original data: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls; Roll: 771; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0072
- 1910 US Census: Hubbard, Hubbard County, MN, 20 Apr 1910, Enumeration District 78, Sheet 2A. Line 36, May Hemenway, 54, wife, in household of George P. Hemenway. Four children, two living. - Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T624_706; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374719
- Find A Grave: Memorial #59706603; May A. Hemenway, Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard MN
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Research Notes
- Possible son with Henry Yaw: Cecil M. Yaw, born 1877.
- Michigan, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911, Cecil M. Yaw, 10 Jul 1877, Bertrand, Berrien County, Parents listed as Henry E. Yaw and "May". FHL Film No.: 945401
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with May by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with May:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with May by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with May:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Leanne (Imker) Homoky 
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~1.56%
Wilson Richardson :
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~0.78%
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