When Andrew Jackson May was born on 12 April 1856, in Indiana, United States, his father, George Washington May, was 44 and his mother, Leah Sheets, was 39. He married Louisa Richman on 12 February 1888, in Muncie, Center Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fall Creek Township, Henry, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Salem Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States for about 40 years. He died on 14 June 1924, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Sunderland Cemetery, Daleville, Salem Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States.
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English: from the Middle English male personal name May, a pet form of Matthew (see Mayhew ).
English, Dutch, and German: from a personal name or nickname taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then. In England, this name was possibly also a pet form of Mary or Margaret. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Denmark.
English: nickname from Middle English mey, may ‘kinsman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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