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Dorothy May Wing 1828–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1828

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 2 December 1894

Death Location: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Johann Lüders

Spouse(s): August Mey

Children(s): Louis Mey, Emily May, Lewis May, August May

Dorothy May Wing was born in 1828 in Germany, the child of May Wing And Johann Hinrich Luders. In 1860, Dorothy May Wing resided in Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. In 1870, Dorothy May Wing resided in Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. Dorothy May Wing married August H Mey, and had children including August May, Emily May, Lewis May, Louis Henry Mey. Dorothy May Wing passed away in 1894 in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy May Wing was born in 1828 in Germany, the child of May Wing And Johann Hinrich Luders.
  • In 1860, Dorothy May Wing resided in Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, Dorothy May Wing resided in Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • Dorothy May Wing married August H Mey, and had children including August May, Emily May, Lewis May, Louis Henry Mey.
  • Dorothy May Wing passed away in 1894 in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Wing's Ancestors

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Dorothy Wing
1828–1894
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Johann (Hinrich) Lüders
1799–1884
Harburg
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Wing's Descendants

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Dorothy (May) Wing (Abt 1828–2 December 1894) m. August (H) Mey (abt 1823–25 Apr 1899)
  1. 1. Louis (Henry) Mey 1850–1918 m. Anne May 1853–1942 m. Barbara 1852–1942
    1. 1. Eddie (A.) May 1863– m. Johana Edwards 1854–1898
      1. 1. Alex May 1889–1965 m. Alver (Lee) May 1887–1975 m. Lena Clark 1886–1975
        1. 1. Birdie (Telitha) May 1904–1941
        2. 2. Clarence May 1910–
        3. 3. Minnie May 1912–
        4. 4. Leddie May 1919–
    2. 2. Walter (R.) May 1863–
    3. 3. Arthur (L.) May 1878–1880
    4. 4. Walter Mey 1873–
    5. 5. Fred (L) Mey 1882–1958 m. Inez (M) Mey 1886–1977
      1. 1. Louis (Drexel) Mey 1910–1971 m. Florence (Marian) Ritchie 1925–2013
      2. 2. John (R) Mey 1912–1973 m. Ida (Ruth) Mey 1927–2015
    6. 6. Charles (H) Mey 1884–1941
    7. 7. Doretta (E E) Mey 1890–1943
    8. 8. Jesse (W.) Mey 1892–1930
    9. 9. Baby Mey 1894–
  2. 2. Emily May 1848–
  3. 3. Lewis May 1850–
  4. 4. August May 1855–

Dorothy Wing's Timeline

5 Records

1828
Abt 1828
Birth of Dorothy May Wing in Germany
Germany
1860
1860
Age 32
Dorothy May Wing resided here in Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 42
Dorothy May Wing resided here in Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Dorothy May Wing resided here in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1894
2 December 1894
Age 66
Death of Dorothy May Wing in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1828
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1894
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cook
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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