Individual Details
Thomas Madison MAY
(24 Feb 1834 - 14 Dec 1903)
Dayton, Washington
Thomas M. May was born February 24, 1834 in Meadville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania. When ten years of age his parents moved to Illinois and settled on a farm in Dekalb county, sixty miles west of Chicago. There he acquired a common school education. When eighteen years old he served as an apprentice for a cabinet maker, learning the trade thoroughly.
On September fifth, 1855, Mr. May went to California, via New York, arriving in San Francisco October 20, following. He mined in Shasta county until the spring of 1858. Moved to Douglas county, Oregon, where he married in 1860 and settled down, working at his trade until 1871, when he sold out and moved with his family to the territory of Washington, settling on Rock creek, Whitman county, where he resided till the year of 1876. He moved to Dayton the same year and has lived here ever since.
During his residence in Oregon he became acquainted with Henry Gale, with whom he formed a co-partnership in 1878 and began the publication of the Columbia Chronicle. Mr. Gale was editor and Mr. May business manager.
It was the first and only republican paper published in Dayton. As business manager he employed R.E. Peabody the present owner and publisher as printer.
Mr. May has always been successful in business and financially is well off. Politically he is a staunch republican and always has been, casting his first vote for Abraham Lincoln and for every republican president since that date. He never scratched a ticket, always taking it straight.
Events
| Birth | 24 Feb 1834 | Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Kingston, Dekalb, Illinois | | ||
| Marriage | 13 Dec 1860 | Douglas County, Oregon - Martha DODSON | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Deer Creek, Douglas, Oregon | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Columbia County, Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1883 | Columbia County, Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Dayton, Columbia, Washington | | ||
| Death | 14 Dec 1903 | Dayton, Columbia, Washington | | ||
| Probate | 18 Dec 1903 | Columbia County, Washington | | ||
| Occupation | a carpenter, farmer and publisher |
Families
| Spouse | Martha DODSON (1841 - 1920) |
| Child | Roxy A. May (1861 - 1937) |
| Child | Genette MAY (1862 - 1922) |
| Child | Hugh Delos May (1864 - 1935) |
| Child | Byra May (1866 - 1901) |
| Child | Mary Lela May (1868 - 1946) |
| Child | Mida F. May (1876 - 1878) |
| Child | Lena D. May (1879 - 1938) |
| Child | Thomas Edwin May (1881 - 1952) |
| Child | Martha "Mattie" May (1884 - 1961) |
| Father | Thomas C. MAY (1801 - 1868) |
| Mother | Jane MOYERS (1804 - ) |
| Sibling | Hugh May (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Elliott May (1829 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Nancy May (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary May (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah May (1843 - ) |
Endnotes
1. , Helen Dwelley of La Conner, Washington (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Washington; Roll: 1396; Page: 94C; Enumeration District: 051.
3. Ancestry.com, Washington, Death Records, 1883-1960 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008).
4. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Dayton, Columbia, Washington; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0007.
5. Ancestry.com, Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012 (Provo, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
6. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Deer Creek Precinct, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: M593_1285; Page: 327A; Family History Library Film: 552784.
7. Ancestry.com, Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).
8. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: M432_104; Page: 319B; Image: 311.
9. , Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1967 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho.
10. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: M432_104; Page: 319B; Image: 311.
11. , Marriage Certificate (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
12. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Dayton, Columbia, Washington; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0007.
13. , Marriage Certificate (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
14. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Dayton, Columbia, Washington; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241742.
15. Ancestry.com, Oregon, County Marriage Records, 1851-1975 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).
16. Ancestry.com, Oregon, County Marriage Records, 1851-1975 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).
17. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Deer Creek Precinct, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: M593_1285; Page: 327A; Family History Library Film: 552784.
18. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Washington; Roll: 1396; Page: 94C; Enumeration District: 051.
19. Ancestry.com, Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).
20. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Dayton, Columbia, Washington; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0007.
21. , Death Certificate (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
22. Ancestry.com, Washington, Death Records, 1883-1960 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008).
23. Ancestry.com, Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012 (Provo, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
24. Ancestry.com, Washington, Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Washington, Columbia County, Probate Records; Author: Washington. Superior Court (Columbia County); Probate Place: Columbia, Washington.
25. Ancestry.com, Washington, Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Washington, Columbia County, Probate Records; Author: Washington. Superior Court (Columbia County); Probate Place: Columbia, Washington.