Lydia W (Conley) May (1836 - 1917)

Born 9 Jan 1836 in Floyd County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas H. Conley Jr. and Mahala Davis

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1917 at age 81 in Pulaski County, Kentucky

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Biography

Burial:Unknown, Specifically: Bonanza, Abbott Creek, Floyd Co., KY.

Lydia was the daughter of Thomas Conley and Mahala Davis Conley. She married Harvey Trimble May September 8, 1853.

Another descendant of this couple wrote regarding the remembrance of Mr. Harry T. Hill about the return of the body of Lydia Conley May to Floyd County for burial. It was the first time Mr. Hill had ever seen so large an electric light and it made a life long impression on him. He remembered them taking the body by wagon up Abbott Creek to Bonanza for burial beside her husband.

Source: Family records of a granddaughter of Samuel White May, Mae Belle Singleton McKinney, daughter of Amanda Caroline May Singleton and Barrett Singleton.

Known children of Harvey Trimble and Lydia Conley May are:

Thomas Blair, Samuel White, Mahala C., Dicy E., Amanda C., Sarah Elizabeth, Samantha Jane, Elza W., Nancy A., Nevada E., Susan Emza, Jackson G., and Caleb Sherman May.

1860 Census

Harry T May, Husband, White, Male, age 24, born Kentucky

Lydia May, Wife, White, Female, age 24, born Kentucky

Thomas B May, Son, White, Male, age 6, born Kentucky

Samuel W May, Son, White, Male, age 4, born Kentucky

Mahala C May, Dau., White, Female, age 2, born Kentucky

Dicy E May, Dau., White, Female, age 1, born Kentucky

Stephen D Mace, Unknown, White, Male, age 32, born Kentucky

Sarah A Mace, Unknown, White, Female, age 24, born Kentucky

Thomas W Mace, Unknown, White, Male, age 3/12, born Kentucky

Wm C Bracken, Unknown, White, Male, age 26, born Kentucky

Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky,

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1870 Census

Trimable May, Husband, White, Male, age 34, born Kentucky

Liddy May, Wife, White, Female, age 34, born Kentucky

Thomas B May, Son, White, Male, age 15, born Kentucky

Samuil W May, Son, White, Male, age 14, born Kentucky

Mahala C May, Dau., White, Female, age 12, born Kentucky

Dicy E May, Dau., White, Female, age 11, born Kentucky

Amda C May, Dau., White, Female, age 9, born Kentucky

Sarah E May, Dau., White, Female, age 8, born Kentucky

Samantha J May, Dau., White, Female, age 5, born Kentucky

Elzy W May, Son, White, Male, age 4, born Kentucky

Nancy R May, Dau., White, Female, age 3, born Kentucky

Liddy E May, Dau., White, Female, age 2, born Kentucky

Husanna May, Dau., White, Female, age 3/12, born Kentucky

Magoffin, Kentucky,^[2]

1880 Census

Harvy May, Husband, White, Male, age 46, born Kentucky

Lidda May, Wife, White, Female, age 44, born Kentucky

Sarah E May, Dau., White, Female, age 17, born Kentucky

Jane May, Dau., White, Female, age 16, born Kentucky

Elzy May, Son, White, Male, age 14, born Kentucky

Nancy May, Dau., White, Female, age 12, born Kentucky

Nevada May, Dau., White, Female, age 11, born Kentucky

Emya May, Dau., White, Female, age 9, born Kentucky (Emza)

Kalip May, Son, White, Male, age 2, born Kentucky (Caleb Sherman)

Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky,

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Household ID 167, Affiliate Publication M653, Affiliate Film 367, GS Film 803367, Digital Folder 5169949, Image 29, Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBS-RQ7 : 14 December 2017), 1860. Pike-2301 01:42, 20 November 2015 (EST)
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:MXW2-JZY : 12 April 2016), Magoffin, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 19, family 133, Digital Folder 4269344, Image 689, NARA microfilm publication M593, Precinct 1, Magoffin, Kentucky, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,983. Pike-2301 01:42, 20 November 2015 (EST)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Household ID 13515231, Digital Folder 5160675, Image 66, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCN-JGS : 12 August 2017), Harvy May, Prestonburg, Abbott and Hager Shoal, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 37, sheet 101B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0414; FHL microfilm 1,254,414. Pike-2301 01:42, 20 November 2015 (EST)

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #73775623 Pike-2301 05:53, 12 February 2018 (EST)

1900 Census

Name: Lydia May Home in 1900: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky Age: 64 Birth Date: Jan 1836 Birthplace: Kentucky Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to head-of-house: Mother Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Mother: number of living children: 1 Mother: How many children: 1 Marital Status: Widowed Household Members:

Name Age

Samuel May 44

Violet May 41

Cardelia May 12

Nannie May 10

Winnie May 7

Lydia May 5

Lillie B May 3

Amanda May 1

Lydia May 64

1910 Census

Name: Lyda Mary [Lyda May] Age in 1910: 74 Estimated Birth Year: 1836 Birthplace: Kentucky Relation to Head of House: Mother Father's Birth Place: Kentucky Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky Home in 1910: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Household Members:

Name Age

Samuel W May 54

Flo W May 51 (Violet)

Dora L May 15

Lillie B May 13

Mandy E May 11

Newton W Hackworth 7 (nephew)

Lyda Mary 74 (mother)

• Source: S1568036219 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=105965315&pid=764

DNA

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an exact HVR1 and HVR2 match between this Family Tree DNA mtDNA test for Dianne Dearring and of her maternal line cousin E.G.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on Gedmatch consisting of Dianne Dearring and her cousins GDH and EE who share a 28.5 cM segment on chromosome 19. The Most Recent Common Ancestors shared by all three are Harvey Trimble May and Lydia Conley.