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Dr Francis May

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Dr Francis May

Birth
Ross County, Ohio, USA
Death
27 Sep 1886 (aged 79)
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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DECATUR DAILY REPUBLICAN 10/1/1886

DR. FRANCIS MAY WAS BORN IN GREEN TOWNSHIP, ROSS COUNTY OHIO, JULY 20, 1807.
DEPARTING THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 27, 1886, AGED 79 YEARS, TWO MONTHS AND SEVEN
DAYS. HE MARRIED MISS BARBARA BETZER, JANUARY 20, 1831. HE LEAVES A FAMILY OF
FIVE CHILDREN, THREE DAUGHTERS AND TWO SONS. THE MOTHER OF THOSE CHILDREN DIED
IN 1866. HE WAS MARRIED A SECOND TIME, MARCH 26, 1868, TO MRS. SARAH A. SWIFT,
WHO SURVIVES HIM.
DR. MAY WAS RAISED A FARMER AND CARRIED ON THAT BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE UNTIL HIS REMOVAL TO ILLINOIS, IN OCTOBER, 1857, SINCE
WHICH DATE HE HAS GIVEN HIS ENTIRE ATTENTION TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AS A
CANCER DOCTOR. HE HAS LIVED IN THIS CITY IN THE SAME HOUSE PURCHASED ON HIS
ARRIVAL IN 1857.. HE WAS ALWAYS REGARDED AS AN HONEST, ABLE AND WORTHY CITIZEN,
BOTH HERE AND IN OHIO. MANY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WILL MOURN HIS DEPARTURE. HE
WAS A MEMBER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EVEN IN EARLY LIFE.
THE MEMBERs OF THE FAMILY ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THEIR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS FOR
THEIR MANY ACTS OF KINDNESS DISPLAYED DURING THE ILLNESS OF THE DECEASED.

OBITUARY FURNISHED BY JANET DONNER
DECATUR DAILY REPUBLICAN 10/1/1886

DR. FRANCIS MAY WAS BORN IN GREEN TOWNSHIP, ROSS COUNTY OHIO, JULY 20, 1807.
DEPARTING THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 27, 1886, AGED 79 YEARS, TWO MONTHS AND SEVEN
DAYS. HE MARRIED MISS BARBARA BETZER, JANUARY 20, 1831. HE LEAVES A FAMILY OF
FIVE CHILDREN, THREE DAUGHTERS AND TWO SONS. THE MOTHER OF THOSE CHILDREN DIED
IN 1866. HE WAS MARRIED A SECOND TIME, MARCH 26, 1868, TO MRS. SARAH A. SWIFT,
WHO SURVIVES HIM.
DR. MAY WAS RAISED A FARMER AND CARRIED ON THAT BUSINESS IN CONNECTION WITH HIS
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE UNTIL HIS REMOVAL TO ILLINOIS, IN OCTOBER, 1857, SINCE
WHICH DATE HE HAS GIVEN HIS ENTIRE ATTENTION TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AS A
CANCER DOCTOR. HE HAS LIVED IN THIS CITY IN THE SAME HOUSE PURCHASED ON HIS
ARRIVAL IN 1857.. HE WAS ALWAYS REGARDED AS AN HONEST, ABLE AND WORTHY CITIZEN,
BOTH HERE AND IN OHIO. MANY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WILL MOURN HIS DEPARTURE. HE
WAS A MEMBER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EVEN IN EARLY LIFE.
THE MEMBERs OF THE FAMILY ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THEIR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS FOR
THEIR MANY ACTS OF KINDNESS DISPLAYED DURING THE ILLNESS OF THE DECEASED.

OBITUARY FURNISHED BY JANET DONNER


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  • Created by: JoAnn Adams
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56822242/francis-may: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Francis May (20 Jul 1807–27 Sep 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56822242, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by JoAnn Adams (contributor 528970).