George W. MAY & Louisa HARRIS

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George W. MAY
Louisa HARRIS

Husband: George W. MAY
Birth: 4 Aug 1810, VA
Death: 14 Nov 1892, Henry Co., IN
Disposition: buried Lewisville Cemetery, Lewisville, Henry Co., IN
Father: Zebedeen "Dean" MAY
Mother: Eleanor "Nelly" WILLIAMS

Marriage: 16 Jan 1834, Preble Co., OH

Wife: Louisa HARRIS
Birth: 1816, OH
Death: 1856, Henry Co., IN
Disposition: buried Lewisville Cemetery, Lewisville, Henry Co., IN

Children — born in Henry Co., IN:

1. Mary MAY, b. 1835/6
2. Rebecca MAY, b. 1838/9
3. Nancy MAY, b. 1840/1
4. Lucinda MAY, b. 1841/2
5. Catharine MAY, b. 1843/4
6. George MAY, Jr., b. 1844/5
7. Samuel MAY, b. 1847/8
8. Emily M. MAY, b. Apr 1850
9. Louisa Jane MAY, b. 1854/5

If Louisa died in 1856, then Mary isn't their daughter.
. Mary MAY, b. Mar 1860

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Sources:

1. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

May, George Harris, Louisa Jan 16, 1834 Preble Co.

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14-15 of 17; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 IN Henry Co. Henry Twp. pp. 102A-102B Ln. 18 George May 000 001 - 200 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = George (b. 1810)

2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Rebecca (b. 1838/9)
= Mary (b. 1835/6)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Louisa (b. 1816)

1 person employed in agriculture

Listed two lines above father, Dean MAY; on same page with brother, Thomas MAY, and brother-in-law, Charles MADISON, husband of sister, Eliza J. MAY.

3. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 33): Spiceland Twp., Henry Co., IN, Roll M432_151, p. 261B, 150/150, enumerated 5 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

George May 39 M Farmer 1000 Ohio

Louiza   " 36 F "

Mary     " 14 F Ind

Rebecca " 11 F "

Nancy    " 9 F "

Lucinda " 8 F "

Catharine " 6 F "

George    " 5 M "

Samuel    " 2 M "

Emily     " 1/12 F "

Listed four households from brother, Thomas MAY.

4. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 37): Franklin Twp., Henry Co., IN, Roll M653_266, PN 55, 387/387, enumerated 17 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

George May 49 M Farmer 3500 800 Va

Lucinda " 18 F Ind

Catherine " 16 F "

George    " 14 M "

Samuel    " 11 M "

Emily     " 8 F "

Jane      " 5 F "

Mary      " 2/12 F "

Charles Madison 20 M Farm Laborer "

If Louisa died in 1856, then Mary isn't their daughter. Charles MADISON (Jr.) is the son of Charles MADISON (Sr.) & Eliza J. MAY, the latter of whom is almost certainly George's sister. Both Charles Sr. & Eliza are deceased at this point, and all four of their children are found living in other households.

5. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 53): Dunreith P.O., Spiceland Twp., Henry Co., IN, Roll M593_323, p. 237B, PN 22, 177/181, enumerated 14 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Maze George 60 M W Farmer 4000 300 Ind

     Emily M 18 F W Ind

     Louisa 16 F W Ind

     George Jr 22 M W Ind

Listed next to William R. MARSH (æ 46, b. OH), his wife, Nancy (CLARK) MARSH (æ 23, b. OH), their son, James H. MARSH (æ 5, b. IN), and a daughter.

6. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 30): Franklin Twp., Henry Co., IN, Roll 284, p. 274C, PN 23, SD 3, ED 15, enumerated 18 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 20 22 23 24 25 26

170 177 May George W M 70 / Farmer / / Ohio Ohio Ohio

178 Marsh Nancy E W F 36 / Keeps House / Ohio Ohio Ohio

_____ James H W M 15 Son / At Home / Ind Ohio Ohio

George and his parents were born in Virginia. Nancy (CLARK) MARSH is the widow of William R. MARSH and the daughter of Joseph CLARK & Eliza KINGREY(sp?).

7. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8a. Pre-1882 Indiana Deaths (online at the Allen County Public Library: Genealogy Center web site): no MAYs found.

8b. Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920 (online at Ancestry.com): George not found.

9. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name George W. May Louisa May

Birth 4 Aug 1810 Mar 1816

Death 14 Nov 1892 Aug 1856

Burial Lewisville Cemetery
Lewisville, Henry Co., IN

Inscription GEORGE W
MAY
BORN
Aug 4 1810
DIED
Nov 14 1892 LOUISA
WIFE OF
GEORGE W
MAY
BORN 1816
DIED
??? 1856

Spouse Louisa May George W. May

Memorial # 46130678 46130704

Louisa's stone is very eroded, so the online image is hard to read. There is definitely no month associated with her birthyear, and if I had to read her death month, I'd say it was OCT, not AUG. Her death year could be 1855.

. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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