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Subject: [ARPOLK] Mays 1833+Clarksville & towns surrounding2/14 @1717
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:17:10 EST

I'd like to throw this out to any mays or related persons. If you see
anything recognizable let me know.

The Mays of my line have been in the country since the 1630s I understand.
I'm in the sporatic process of working my way back. Currently,as can be seen
below,I"m in the 1830-1915 period. Ive just started recently working from the
Ludwig line and intercepted the May line at abt 1885 when O.C.Ludwig Married
Eliz.Emmiline May. From here Im not having much luck with the Ludwig line
before about 1850. Although the May line appears more promising as there are
what appear to be "billions of them"
My Mays left Tn.Dickerson Co. in 1833 for Ark.Knoxville ,Johnson Co.by
1834 . They entered land ownership/farming in the general areas of and
surrounding Johnson Co. TK and some brothers began a merchantile business abt
1855 in Clarksville and got disgustingly rich from it.
Some names associated with the family are: AJ and IS Swaggerty, Vaughn ,
Varnell,Cunningham,Burns,
Simpson, Pennington . McConnell , Sarber, Neughet , Root,Van
Buren,Adams,McKinnons,Taylor,Brown

Generally this is accurate:Not necessarily in order of birth and some
offspring missing

Tom King May b.1793 d.1863 (Founder of May Stores)
TK b.1829 d1910
Mary
Belle (Swaggerty)
Wm
Ada(moved to Calif.San Diego and LA)
Alfred P (my branch)*
Tom
Minnie
Ruth
Eliz.E. (m.O.C.Ludwig Clarksville editor/founder
( Clerk to the US Senate and Sec.State of
Ark 3 terms
Mary
Tom (my branch)
OC
Fred
Eliz moved her family to San Diego and LA with her sister Aunt Ada and left
OC in LittleRock until he died 1915.
I have lots more,but tried to mention only the things that might stand
out for those with only bits and pieces of info. I still have lots of info to
sort through.
If there are delays in response to any email,dont feel rejected,I work
out of town sporatically and from 2 dys to a week at a time.

John Johnston
Palm Springs Ca.

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