James May II

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Biography

James Stephen May II was born on August 2, 1890 to James Stephen May I and Barbara Kofler in Youngstown, Ohio^[1]. By 1897, James and his family moved to New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania where his mother passed away^[2]. He and his father shortly thereafter moved in with his grandmother, Catherine Kofler and her children (James' aunts), Lena and Mary^[3][4].

By 1912, James and his father had moved out of the Youngstown area and into the city of Cleveland residing at 2236 E 95 St^[5]. He remained in this location until about June 5, 1917 at the latest, when he moved to 1360 E 95 St, Cleveland, Ohio and signed up for the WWI draft ^[6].

Shortly after this move and decision, James marries Helen C Maloney on December 1, 1917^[7]. The couple moves in together before James is officially enlisted in the army on August 30, 1918^[8]. They can be found at 11621 Durant Ave, Cleveland, Ohio. During his time in the National Army, James went through Central Officers' Training School at Camp Gordon^[9], Georgia, and was honorably discharged from the army as a private just 3 months later.

After the war, James returned home to his wife and the two truly started their life together. In 1920, they took in his widowed father^[10] who had been living in Garrettsville, Portage, County, Ohio^[11]. At this time, James owned his home and only became better off as the 20's raged with the help of his income as a bank teller. By 1930, James and Helen had two children and they, along with his father, moved into a home at 2488 Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland Hts, Ohio^[12]. Like many others in their general vicinity, they had a live in servant. Her name was Antoinette Jimella and she was a young Italian woman. It is not sure what happened to her or if the May family had another servant after her as the family could be seen minus a live in servant in the same house in the 1940 US Census^[13]

James and Helen took at least a couple trips during their time together including one to Yellowstone National Park and Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA in 1930^[14] and the family farm in Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio, USA.^[15].

He died on or about April 26, 1971 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio^[16]

Name: May, James S.

Date: Apr 26 1971

Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #134.

Notes: May. James S. May, beloved husband of the late Helen, father of Mrs. Al (Mary Helen) Trizzino, James S. and grandfather. The family will receive friends at The Mahon-Murphy Funeral Home, 13201 Euclid Ave. Funeral Mass Tuesday 10 A.M. at St. Ann Church. Visiting Hours Monday 3-5 And 7-9 P.M.

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1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RYW-SFM3?cc=1932106&wc=Q633-9HH%3A227589701%2C227642201 : 22 December 2016), Mahoning > Birth registers 1889-1894 vol 5 > image 81 of 225; county courthouses, Ohio.
2. ↑ Unknown. (1897). “Death of Mrs. James Mays.” Youngstown Vindicator. 15 March. Google News Archive Search. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=18970315&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
3. ↑ Youngstown, Ohio, City Directory, 1906. ( Akron, Ohio: The Burch Directory Company, 1906), p. 327, May surname;​ digitized in "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Dec 2019), path Ohio>Youngstown > 1906.
4. ↑ Youngstown, Ohio, City Directory, 1906. ( Akron, Ohio: The Burch Directory Company, 1906), p. 278, Kofler surname;​ digitized in "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Dec 2019), path Ohio>Youngstown > 1906.
5. ↑ The Classified Business and Directors' Directory of Cleveland. ( Akron, Ohio: The Burch Directory Company, 1906), p. 1062, image 1255, May surname;​ digitized in "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Dec 2019), path Ohio>Cleveland > 1912.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91DW-SX5Z?cc=1968530&wc=9FZ6-PTL%3A928550501%2C928911401 : 24 August 2019), Ohio > Cleveland City no 15; Hinger, Albert-V > image 2237 of 5803; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BJ9V-16?cc=1614804&wc=ZT41-PTL%3A121351101%2C123714701 : 15 July 2014), Cuyahoga > Marriage records 1917-1918 vol 107 > image 329 of 578; county courthouses, Ohio.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005
9. ↑ https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/wwi/pt02/ch08/pt02-ch08-sec05.html#lg=1&slide=1
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RNR-ZLC?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-ZGJ%3A1036474301%2C1036860601%2C1037365701%2C1589335445 : 13 September 2019), Ohio > Cuyahoga > Cleveland Ward 26 > ED 490 > image 39 of 70; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RNF-7MH?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-9HW%3A1036474301%2C1038049901%2C1039590101%2C1589332556 : 13 September 2019), Ohio > Portage > Garrettsville > ED 97 > image 20 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRCK-WH2?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-KXT%3A649446001%2C650284601%2C651272301%2C1589285260 : 8 December 2015), Ohio > Cuyahoga > Cleveland Heights > ED 573 > image 14 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-9734?cc=2000219&wc=QZXY-4B3%3A790106001%2C798889101%2C799058001%2C799064201 : accessed 3 January 2020), Ohio > Cuyahoga > Cleveland Heights City, Cleveland Heights City, Tract CH-12 > 18-60 Cleveland Heights City (Tract CH-12 - part) > image 4 of 56; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
14. ↑ (1930). “Personal Mention” Cleveland Plain Dealer. 22 June, p. 7.
15. ↑ (1941). “Names of Visitors Here, Clevelanders on Journeys” Cleveland Plain Dealer. 31 August, p. 2-B
16. ↑ Cleveland Press. 26 April. Cleveland News Index. https://cpl.org/newsindex/showrecord/?record=630085&type=necrology&searchType=both

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