Patrick Joseph May (1868 - 1921)

Born 10 Feb 1868 in Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Fannie Gale (Campbell) May — married 30 Jun 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1921 at age 53 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Patrick was born in 1868.^[1] He was baptized on 13 Feb 1868. ^[2] He passed away in 1921. He was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

Research Notes

Family records: Patrick was born in Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland, on 11 Feb 1865. He came from Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1882. He died in Mar 1921 and was buried in Philadelphia.^[4]

13 Feb 1868 Baptism, Sponsors: Michael May, Anne Kelsh
^[5]

There are 3 different dates given for Patrick's immigration: 1) 1881 ^[6] 2) 1882 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[7] 3) 1884^[8]

Patrick's brother, Michael, arrived in 1882.^[9] His sister Catherine and half sister Sarah Lynch arrived in 1884. ^[10]

Family lore says that Patrick and Fannie met at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.^[11]

The 1910 U.S. Census shows Patrick and his family living in Belpre, Ohio. The census lists the birthplaces of Patrick and his parents as Ireland. In the boxes of their birthplaces is the note "Eng" suggesting they were of English origin. The census records that he immigrated in 1881 and that he was naturalized. He was a portrait artist.^[12]

Unconfirmed research on another family tree places Patrick's death on 11 Aug 1921 in Cook County, Illinois. Rather this date of death is for a "Joseph May," of no relation, who was born on 30 Jul 1921 in Illinois and who died on 11 Aug 1921 in Cook County, Illinois^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ *"Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:684D-V389 : 17 March 2022), Patrick May, 1868.
2. ↑ "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:684D-V38S : 17 March 2022), Patrick May in entry for Patrick May, 1868.
3. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8PQ-XRZ : 8 March 2021), Patrick May, 13 Jun 1921; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, reference cn 32110; FHL microfilm 1,991,685.
4. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Timothy May.
5. ↑ Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI, https://registers.nli.ie, Parish of Holmpatrick (Skerries), Register of Baptisms, 01 Jan. 1854 to 13 Feb. 1881
6. ↑ United States Census, 1910; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJX-2PC?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7 93C%3A133640001%2C133636902%2C137020202%2C1589088941
7. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Timothy May.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M8YR-JHW : 3 February 2021), Household of Patrick J May, 1920.
9. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-WVKX : 16 March 2018), Marion F May, 1924; citing Passport Application, Pennsylvania, United States, source certificate #446524, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2578, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6YL-XH8 : 3 February 2021), Catherine May in entry for Vincent Kelly, 1920.
11. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Timothy May.
12. ↑ United States Census, 1910; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJX-2PC?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7 93C%3A133640001%2C133636902%2C137020202%2C1589088941
13. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MD-9ZH8 : 18 March 2018), Joseph May, 11 Aug 1921; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

See also:

• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDZ-3GZG : 18 May 2016), Patrick Joseph May in entry for Edward Moore May, 26 Mar 1895; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 39435, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
• "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N76V-TZ5 : 10 March 2018), Patrick J. May and Fannie Campbell, 30 Jun 1894.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8Z-WHJ : accessed 26 June 2022), Patrick J May, Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 129, sheet 9B, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1237; FHL microfilm 1,375,250.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/264026346/patrick_j-may: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for Patrick J May (10 Feb 1868–13 Jun 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 264026346, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Timothy May (contributor 51285327).