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Robert H May

#19052

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Robert spent the last part of his life farming in county Wicklow, Ireland. Robert H May was born in England. He married Mary A Campbell. Robert and his brothers were seafaring men and during the last voyage his son Robert was born. He died in Ireland in the prime of his life as a result of injuries received from being thrown from a horse.

Children of Robert H May and Mary A Campbell

Mary A Campbell

#19053

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Mary A Campbell was born in Ireland but from Scottish descent. She married Robert H May. Mary married a British Officer and went to Australia with her husband and mother.

Children of Mary A Campbell and Robert H May

John May

#19054
John May||p763.htm#i19054|Robert H May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|||||||||||||

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     John May was the son of Robert H May and Mary A Campbell. John came to the United States. He was killed in the Mexican war which was between 1846 and 1848.

Mary May

#19055
Mary May||p763.htm#i19055|Robert H May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|||||||||||||

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Mary May was the daughter of Robert H May and Mary A Campbell. Mary married a British Officer and went to Australia with her husband and mother.

William Alcorn

#19056

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     William Alcorn was born in Pennsylvania, USA. William was of German lineage. He married Elizabeth Callehan.

Child of William Alcorn and Elizabeth Callehan

Elizabeth Callehan

#19057, d. about 1894

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Elizabeth was of Irish lineage. Elizabeth Callehan was born in Pennsylvania, USA. She married William Alcorn. She died about 1894 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA.

Child of Elizabeth Callehan and William Alcorn

William H May

#19058, b. 21 April 1850, d. 6 April 1930
William H May|b. 21 Apr 1850\nd. 6 Apr 1930|p763.htm#i19058|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=4 Jan 2008
     William H May was born on 21 April 1850 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. He died on 6 April 1930 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA, aged 79.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S214] E-mails between Thomas P. May and Jan Cooper from 4 January 2008.

Edward O May

#19059, b. 4 January 1852
Edward O May|b. 4 Jan 1852|p763.htm#i19059|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Edward O May was born on 4 January 1852 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. Edward lived in Glendive, Montana.

Elizabeth J May

#19060, b. 6 September 1853
Elizabeth J May|b. 6 Sep 1853|p763.htm#i19060|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Elizabeth J May was born on 6 September 1853 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married ... Bartholomew. Her husband ... died on before 1910. Elizabeth lived in West Union, Iowa.

... Bartholomew

#19061, d. before 1910

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     ... Bartholomew married Elizabeth J May, daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. He died before 1910.

Mary A May

#19062, b. 12 September 1856
Mary A May|b. 12 Sep 1856|p763.htm#i19062|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Mary A May was born on 12 September 1856 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married John W Graham.

John W Graham

#19063

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     John W Graham married Mary A May, daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn.

John J May

#19064, b. 18 August 1858
John J May|b. 18 Aug 1858|p763.htm#i19064|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     John J May was born on 18 August 1858 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. John lived in Smithfield township, Fayette County, Iowa.

Martha E May

#19065, b. 20 May 1861
Martha E May|b. 20 May 1861|p763.htm#i19065|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Martha E May was born on 20 May 1861 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married Ira Bennett. Martha and Ira lived in Elgin, Iowa.

Ira Bennett

#19066

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Ira Bennett married Martha E May, daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. Martha and Ira lived in Elgin, Iowa.

Sarah L May

#19067, b. 21 December 1863
Sarah L May|b. 21 Dec 1863|p763.htm#i19067|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Sarah L May was born on 21 December 1863 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married Clinton Ambrose Clinton came from Hastings, Nabraska.

Clinton Ambrose

#19068

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     Clinton Ambrose married Sarah L May, daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn, Clinton came from Hastings, Nabraska.

David D May

#19069, b. 3 May 1866
David D May|b. 3 May 1866|p763.htm#i19069|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
     David D May was born on 3 May 1866 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. David was unmarried and rented the home farm and lived with his parents.

Sarah ...1

#19070, b. about 1859

Last Edited=30 Nov 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 1: My direct family - Edward Greathead
     Sarah ... was born about 1859 in Stockton, Durham, England.1 She married John Eeles, son of John Eeles and Ann Greathead, in 1865 in Stockton, Durham, England.1,2 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 1 Bath Street, Stockton, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of John Eeles.3

Children of Sarah ... and John Eeles

Sources of Information

  1. [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1865/Q1 Stockton Volume 10a Page ?
  3. [S41871] UK Census 1871 (RG10) - 2 April 1871 RG10 Piece 4902 Folio 116 Page 16.

James Eeles1

#19071, b. 1865
James Eeles|b. 1865|p763.htm#i19071|John Eeles|b. 1844\nd. 1882|p550.htm#i13733|Sarah ...|b. a 1859|p763.htm#i19070|John Eeles|b. a 1813|p156.htm#i3886|Ann Greathead|b. 1813\nd. 1861|p156.htm#i3884|||||||

Relationship=2nd cousin 2 times removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Relationship=6th great-grandson of Edward Greathead.
Last Edited=30 Nov 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 1: My direct family - Edward Greathead
     James Eeles was born in 1865 in Stockton, Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of John Eeles and Sarah ....1 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 1 Bath Street, Stockton, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of John Eeles James was a scholar.3

Sources of Information

  1. [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1865/Q3 Stockton Volume 10a Page 100.
  3. [S41871] UK Census 1871 (RG10) - 2 April 1871 RG10 Piece 4902 Folio 116 Page 16.

Ann Eeles1

#19072, b. 1870
Ann Eeles|b. 1870|p763.htm#i19072|John Eeles|b. 1844\nd. 1882|p550.htm#i13733|Sarah ...|b. a 1859|p763.htm#i19070|John Eeles|b. a 1813|p156.htm#i3886|Ann Greathead|b. 1813\nd. 1861|p156.htm#i3884|||||||

Relationship=2nd cousin 2 times removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Relationship=6th great-granddaughter of Edward Greathead.
Last Edited=30 Nov 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 1: My direct family - Edward Greathead
     Ann Eeles was born in 1870 in Stockton, Durham, England.1,2 She was the daughter of John Eeles and Sarah ....1 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 1 Bath Street, Stockton, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of John Eeles.3

Sources of Information

  1. [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1870/Q2 Stockton Volume 10a page 138.
  3. [S41871] UK Census 1871 (RG10) - 2 April 1871 RG10 Piece 4902 Folio 116 Page 16.

Edith Taylor

#19073, b. 12 July 1925, d. 15 August 1998

Last Edited=5 Oct 2007
Appears on charts:
Chart 26: William Greathead
     Edith Taylor was born on 12 July 1925.1 She married George Cartwright Greathead, son of George Greathead and Annie Purcell, in July 1992 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England.2 She died on 15 August 1998 in 7 Moden Close, Upper Gornal, Dudley, Staffordshire, England, aged 73.3 The will of Edith was proved on 16 October 1998 in Birmingham to George Green and Co and granted to Carole Skupien and Margaret Georgina Spencer.4

Sources of Information

  1. [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - July 1992 Dudley Volume 33 Page 613 Reg 792.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - August 1998 Dudley District No 0651B Reg No B44F Ent No 44 Dor 898.
  4. [S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office.

Frances Sophia Shotter1

#19074, b. about 1865

Last Edited=5 Oct 2007
     Frances Sophia Shotter was born about 1865 in Landal Magna, Yorkshire, England.1 She married George Emerson, son of Cuthbert Emerson and Isabella Brown, in 1892 in Aston, Warwickshire, England.1 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 81 Hall Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, she was listed as the wife of George Emerson.2

Children of Frances Sophia Shotter and George Emerson

Sources of Information

  1. [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
  2. [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901 RG13 Piece 2710 Folio 11 Pages 14 and 15.

George Cuthbert Emerson1

#19075, b. 1893
George Cuthbert Emerson|b. 1893|p763.htm#i19075|George Emerson|b. 1863|p720.htm#i17999|Frances Sophia Shotter|b. a 1865|p763.htm#i19074|Cuthbert Emerson|b. a 1823\nd. 8 Feb 1888|p720.htm#i17988|Isabella Brown|b. a 1825\nd. 1904|p718.htm#i17948|||||||

Relationship=2nd cousin 2 times removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=5 Oct 2007
     George Cuthbert Emerson was born in 1893 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England.1,2 He was the son of George Emerson and Frances Sophia Shotter.1 In the census of 31 March 1901 in 81 Hall Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, he was listed as the son of George Emerson.3

Sources of Information

  1. [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1893/Q2 West Bromwich Volume 6b Page 848.
  3. [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901 RG13 Piece 2710 Folio 11 Pages 14 and 15.