Thomas was born in 1859. He passed away about 1897.
Sources
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW1-T33 : Sat Nov 18 16:35:07 UTC 2023), Thomas J. May in entry for Washington May and Matilda May, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing family 159, page 26, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q6-Q9F7 : Fri Oct 20 01:20:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas J. May and Lydia Varney, 17 Jan 1878, Pike, Kentucky, United States.
"United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZP-WQ5 : Wed Oct 04 12:43:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas May and Lida May, Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 100, sheet 649B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas: