John Shaw May (1824 - 1895)

Born 18 Apr 1824 in Lewis, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Frances Mary (West) May — married 5 Aug 1846 in Lewis, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1895 at age 70 in Lewis, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

John Shaw May was born in 1824 in Lewis County, Kentucky.

John married Frances Mary West (1825-1871) on 5 Aug 1846 in Lewis County, Kentucky. John was a cooper and a farmer in Lewis County.^[1][2][3]

John S May and Frances Mary West had the following children:

• Thomas Patrick May (1846–1911)
• George Washington May (1849–1929)
• John Jackson May (1851–1925)
• Catherine Rebecca (May) Reynolds (1857–1936)
• Mary Frances (May) Reynolds (1858–1882)
• Rosa A (May) Arthur (b. 1861)
• Henry Lee May (1863–1940)
• Nancy Jane (May) Sparks (1866–1909)
• Elias West May (1868–1953)

John enlisted in the Confederate army on 12 Sep 1862 at Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company C, 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry. He was captured by the Union army and imprisoned at Buffington (Camp Chase), Ohio, on 19 Jul 1863, and was sent on 22 Aug 1863 to Camp Douglas at Chicago, Illinois.^[4][5][6]

After the war, the May family remained in Lewis county. They lived in Esculapia in 1870. Frances died at Esculapia Springs on 12 Jul 1871. John remarried and appeared with his family in Elk Fork in 1880. His second wife was the widowed Mary (St. Clair) Brooks (1839–1925).^[7][8][9]

John S May and Mary (St. Clair) Brooks had the following children:

• Margaret Ruth May (1876–1876)
• Samuel Tilden May Sr (1877–1965)
• Dora S (May) Bellomy McIntire (1879–1952)
• Lillian Viola May (1883–1905)

John died on 8 Feb 1895 and was buried in Mays Cemetery in Lewis County, Kentucky.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Film Number: 000344051; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
2. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Place: District 2, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: 210; Page: 163b; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
3. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Place: Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 912; Family History Library Film: 803381; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
4. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
5. ↑ National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; Film Number: M377 roll 8; Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
6. ↑ U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865; M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109; Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
7. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Place: Esculapia, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 440B; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #145557705
9. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Place: Elk Fork, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: 428; Page: 98A; Enumeration District: 060; Lehi, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #145557660