May, Abraham

1843 - 1906  (63 years)

• Name	May, Abraham  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Born	1 Feb 1843	Billigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1857  [6]
  Place of Death	119 Madison Ave, Grand Rapids, MI, USA  [4]
  Residence	1880	Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	1900	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Died	14 Sep 1906	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Buried	Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Person ID	I14367	Our Family
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	May, Meier,   b. Abt 1803, Germany ,   d. 12 Jun 1856, Billigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lang, Caroline,   b. 2 Sep 1804, Billigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 1 Apr 1875, New York, New York, New York, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	3 Feb 1830	Billigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [4, 20]
  Family ID	F5838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sinn, Pauline,   b. 16 May 1854, Wurttemburg, Germany ,   d. 16 Feb 1909, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1872	New York, New York, New York, USA   [4, 6, 10, 11, 21]
  Children	1. May, Julia E.   2. May, Bernard Sinn   3. May, [Unnamed Son]   4. May, Corinne Fanny   5. May, Meyer Sinn   6. May, Rita D.   7. May, [Child]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F5175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 14 Apr 1872 - New York, New York, New York, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Died - 14 Sep 1906 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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