Jackson County KS Archives Obituaries.....MAY, Thomas Jefferson  September 7, 1922
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The Holton Recorder
Jackson County
Thursday
September 7, 1922

Thomas Jefferson MAY was born in Livingstone county, New York, August 26, 1833.
He passed from this life at his home on Pennsylvania Ave. of this city, at 2:45
p.m., August 30, 1922, aged 89 years and four days.
He was married to Livie E. STRAIGHT, of Sandusky, Ohio, June 20, 1865. To this
union wer born five children. They are Charles James, who passed away 18 years
ago; Jennie A. VINE, of Holton, Kan.; Wilmot E., of Topeka,Kan.; Fred S. of
Hoyt, Kan., and Ross Edelbert of Sternling, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. May came to Kansas in the year of 1886 and engaged in farming.
Eighteen years ago they came to Holton and retired form strenuous labors. Mr.
May has been a member of the United Brethern church for thirty years. He was not
a demonstrative man but vitallly interested in the church and all that is right.
He represented a high type of manhood and good citzenship. He was a soldier in
the Union Army the last nine months of the Civil War. 
Mr. May lived to a good old age. He was quite strong all his life until the last
few years, and even to the last moments he was entirely rational. He had a
strong presentiment that his days were numbered and waited with a triumphant
resignation for the coming of his Lord.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Waring of the Methodist church
at the home on Friday afternoon, Sept. 1, at 2:30 o'clock. The Will Wendell Post
had charge of the services at the grave. He was laid away to rest in the Holton
cemetery. 


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