KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest	19 Jan 2000	Volume 00 : Issue 13
Bios:  MAY, Jonas R., son of Sarah May, Unknown Co., KY
Wednesday, January 19, 2000

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Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.
Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.

Monroe County Biographical Sketches, Van Buren Township, p. 648

MAY, WISELEY, WOODWARD

Jonas R. MAY, an old settler and leading farmer and stock-raiser, was born 
January 25, 1834, in Perry Township, Monroe County, Ind., and is the fourth 
of six children (five now living) born to David and Sarah (MAY) MAY, natives 
of North Carolina and Kentucky, and of German descent. David MAY and his wife 
were among the first settlers in the county.  He has always been a farmer, 
and, consequently, Jonas R. was reared to that vocation, attending school 
when not employed about the farm, and, in 1854, took a course of six months 
at a university, and afterward was employed in teaching school for three 
years.  He was salesman in a store at Harrodsburg, this county, for two years.  
January 12, 1860, Mr. MAY married Mary J. WISELEY, a native of this county, 
and a daughter of Jesse and Margaret (WOODWARD) WISELEY, Virginians, of 
German and Irish-German descent respectively.  By this marriage there are 
three children - Clara B., Luther D. and Omar M.  Mr. MAY possesses 274 acres 
of land, well cultivated and embellished with a fine brick residence, barn 
and outbuildings.  This place is well supplied with a fine orchard, and with 
all necessary agricultural implements.  For a start in life, Mr. MAY received 
about $2,000 from his father, and by industry has accumulated until he 
possesses as comfortable a home as any in the township. In 1872, Mr. MAY was 
elected Trustee of his township, held the office one term, was again elected 
in 1876, and held the office four years. He was a third time elected in 1882, 
and is now holding that position.  He is very active in the interests of his 
township, and alive to those of the Republican party.
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