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William May 1852–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1852

Birth Location: Prussia

Death Date: 28 July 1916

Death Location: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Father: Philippine Grandmann

Mother: Johann May

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In 1852, William May entered the world in Prussia, born to Philippine Christine Charlotte Grandmann And Johann Friedrich Ernst May. In 1870, William May resided in Johnson, Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, USA. William May passed away in 1916 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1852, William May entered the world in Prussia, born to Philippine Christine Charlotte Grandmann And Johann Friedrich Ernst May.
  • In 1870, William May resided in Johnson, Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
  • William May passed away in 1916 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

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William May's Ancestors

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William May
1852–1916
Birth Place: Prussia
Parents
Philippine Christine Charlotte Grandmann
1819–1897
Germany
Johann (Friedrich Ernst) May
1814–1893
Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Heinrich Grantman) (Grandmann)
1788–1826
Holzhauzen, Minden, Westfalen, Prussia
Caroline (Fridrike Luise) Wehmeiser
1794–1880
Frst. Minden, Kgr. Preußen
Johann (Ernst Friedrich) Maÿ
1795–1829
Prussia
Marie (Christine) Diestelhorst
1790–1895
Prussia
Great-Grandparents
Johann (Grandmann)
1757–1843
Sophie (Weckings)
1763–
Anna Maÿ
1748–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William May's Timeline

4 Records

1841
7 Feb 1841
William May was baptized in Evangelisch, Holzhausen Minden, Westfalen, Prussia
Evangelisch, Holzhausen Minden, Westfalen, Prussia
1852
abt 1852
Birth of William May in Prussia
Prussia
1870
1870
Age 18
William May resided here in Johnson, Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, USA
1916
28 July 1916
Age 64
Death of William May in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1852
    Event Place: Prussia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Evangelisch, Holzhausen Minden, Westfalen, Prussia
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Johnson, Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holzhausen (Kr. Siegen), Westfalen, Preußen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1916
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

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