From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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JOHN F. MAY
	John F. May, of the firm of Stewart and May, wholesale and retail
butchers, is one of the leading business men of Ferry county.  In addition
to attending to the business just mentioned.  Mr. May owns and oversees
a very fine stock ranch seven miles out from Republic, one of the best in
the country.  He also handles a dairy and does an ice business.
	John F. May was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on Novemeber 11, 1871.  His
father, Thomas J. May, was a native of Illinois and followed carpenting.
He is now a resident of Cincinnati, Iowa.  The mother of our subject,
Mary (Morrow) May, was a native of North Carolina.  To her and her husband
six children were born, George W., Edgar B., Minnie, wife of Mr. McKeehan;
Ada, wife of William Bowie; Ida, wife of C.C. McDonald; and John F., our
subject.  John F. was the youngest of the family and received his education
in the public schools of Iowa.  When fourteen he left home and was employed
on a farm in Kansas for two years.  After that, he followed mining for 
five years, then went to work in a general merchandise store.  After two
years in that business, He came to British Columbia, then did mining in
Washington until 1896.  In 1896 Mr. May went to Rossland and conducted a
dairy for two years.  He went out of that business and in February, 1898,
went to Republic and started in the same business.  He has continued in it
until the present time, being engaged in the other enterprises mentioned
above.  
	Mr. May is a member of the A.F. & A.M. and one of the leading men
of the town.		
	On July 14, 1898, occured the marriage of Mr. May and Miss Minnie
Skinner, natives of Missouri.  To them have been bron two children, Bessie
A., aged five, and Richard T., aged two years.
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