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Johann Hermann Ernst “Hermann” May

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Birth	:	27 May 1830 Germany
Death	:	25 Jan 1919 Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Bennet Cemetery, Bennet, Lancaster County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6889572, -96.5079193
Plot	:	Block 2
Description	:	Hermann was born in Gienow, Regenwalde, Pomerania, Germany to Carl Gottlieb May and Charlotte Marie Meier. Hermann married Wilhelmina Charlotte Ruckert on 6 June 1857 in Karsbaum, Schivelbein, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany. Hermann and Minnie had 11 children with four of them passing away before coming to America. Known children: 1. Frank "Franz" C. May, Sept 10, 1857 - Jan 11, 1903 (Born in Germany) married Anna "Annie" Marie Heupel on Feb 14, 1882. She was born Dec 3, 1859; died Feb 3, 1937. They had 9 children. 2. Heinrich "Henry" Frederick Wilhelm May, June 8, 1861... Read More	Hermann was born in Gienow, Regenwalde, Pomerania, Germany to Carl Gottlieb May and Charlotte Marie Meier. Hermann married Wilhelmina Charlotte Ruckert on 6 June 1857 in Karsbaum, Schivelbein, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany. Hermann and Minnie had 11 children with four of them passing away before coming to America. Known children: 1. Frank "Franz" C. May, Sept 10, 1857 - Jan 11, 1903 (Born in Germany) married Anna "Annie" Marie Heupel on Feb 14, 1882. She was born Dec 3, 1859; died Feb 3, 1937. They had 9 children. 2. Heinrich "Henry" Frederick Wilhelm May, June 8, 1861 - Dec 19, 1939 (Born in Germany) married Mary Barth in Minonk, Illinois on Feb 18, 1888. They had 8 children. 3. Gustav E. May, Feb 9, 1867 - Feb 10, 1931 (Born Germany) married Martha Garbrecht on June 20, 1893. Martha was born Dec 23, 1868 in Germany and died Dec 7, 1941. 4. Emilie May, March 1870 - June 1870 (died during voyage to the United States and buried at sea) 5. Caroline E. May, Sept 21, 1871 - July 31, 1952 (Born in Minonk, Illinois) married George W. Retzlaff and had 5 children. 6. Otto Julius May, Aug 11, 1876 - June 1, 1956 (Born in Minonk, Illinois) married Lulu VanWinkle. Lulu was born Oct 1878 and died July 8, 1934. They had 7 children. Otto married again, Alta Huff born Jan 31, 1905 and died Jan 11, 2011. 7. Emma Aug 29, 1879 - Nov 16, ?? (Born in Bennet, Nebraska) married Dr. William Walter DeWolfe born Feb 1, 1879 - Apr 18, 1944.

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Johann Hermann Ernst “Hermann” May death on 25 Jan 1919 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.6889572
Longitude: -96.5079193

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Wilhelmine Charlotte “Minnie” Ruckert May

(1834 - 1917)

Siblings

August Ferdinand Gottlieb May

(1822 - 1909)

Children

Franz Carl “Frank” May

(1857 - 1903)

Heinrich Frederick Wilhelm “Henry” May

(1861 - 1939)

Gustave E. May

(1867 - 1931)

Caroline E. May Retzlaff

(1871 - 1952)

Otto Julius May

(1876 - 1956)

Emma M. May DeWolf

(1879 - 1972)

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