Earl Desmond May and Florence M. Crandall

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Husband Earl Desmond May [7599] ¹

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      Born: 2 Sep 1885 - , , , NY ^{2 3 4}
 Christened:
      Died: 21 Nov 1960 - at home , Vestal, Broome, NY ^{3 5}
     Buried: 1960 - Marathon Cemetery, Marathon, Cortland, NY ^{3 5}
    Married:

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Wife Florence M. Crandall [1556]

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      Born: 29 Apr 1886 - , of Truxton, Cortland, NY ^{7 8 9}
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      Died: 15 Jul 1937 - , of Cortlandville, Cortland, NY ¹
     Buried: 1937 - Marathon Cemetery, Marathon, Cortland, NY ^{1 3}

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Father: Jasper Meredith Crandall [1554] (1858-1953)
Mother: Helen C. Rowley [1552] (1860-1916)

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Children

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1 M Grant Douglas May [7620]

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      Born: Abt 1909 - , of Marathon, Cortland, NY ^{1 4 11}
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      Died: 3 Apr 1949 - , Easton, Fairfield, CT ^{1 12}
     Buried: 1949 - Ferncliff Crematory, Ardlsey ¹²

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2 M William H. May [7621]

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      Born: Abt 1912 - , of Cortland, Cortland, NY ¹³
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      Died:
     Buried:

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3 F Florence J. May [7622]

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      Born: 7 Mar 1916 - , of Cortland, Cortland, NY ^{3 13}
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      Died: 28 Dec 1979 ³
     Buried: 1979 - Oak Ridge Memorial Park, Oak Ridge, Anderson, TN ³
Spouse: Randall William Nash [7631] (1916-1994) ⁵

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4 F Frances C. May [7623]

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      Born: 23 Jul 1918 - , of Cortland, Cortland, NY ^{3 13}
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      Died: 20 Jan 1999 ³
     Buried: 1999 - Saint Marys Cem, Cortland, Cortland, NY ³
Spouse: Charles E. Besley [7632] (Abt 1915-) ⁵ Marr: 20 Jul 1937 - , Cortland, Cortland, NY ¹²

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5 M Earl May Jr. [7624]

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      Born: Abt 1923 - , of Cortland, Cortland, NY ¹¹
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1 N127. Cortland Democrat (NY), published on the internet by fultonhistory.com.

2 A169. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," (card files) original cards; scanned and published on the internet by FamilySearch.org and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530.

3 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.

4 C91. United States Federal Census, year 1910.

5 N154. The Vestal News (Vestal, NY), published on the internet by fultonhistory.com.

6 N154. The Vestal News (Vestal, NY), published on the internet by fultonhistory.com, 1960 Dec. 1. page 7. "Obituaries
Earl D. May Sr, 75, died Nov. 21 at his home, 1820 Vestal Rd. He has been a grocer in Twin orchards for 20 years.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Randall Nash of Clinton, TN, and Mrs. Frances Besley of Cortland; two sons, Earl D. May Jr. of Binghamton and William May of Dryden RD 1, and several grandchildren. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Nativity of Endicott.
From the H.O. Most Funeral Home in Vestal, the body was taken to the Bush Funeral Home, Cortland, for funeral services on Nov. 25. The pastor Mr. Ma__ church, Rev. Paul J. Tritsch__ officiated. Burial was in Marathan."

7 C892. State Census, New York, year 1892.

8 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900.

9 Ancestral File Database, "Ancestral File" database, FamilySearch; published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/.

10 N127. Cortland Democrat (NY), published on the internet by fultonhistory.com, Jul. 22, 1938. "Mrs. Earl D. May Dies: Funeral at Marathon
Mrs. Florence M. May, 52, wife of Earl D. May, of Munson's Corners, Cortlandville, died Friday, Jul. 15. Rev. G. Y. Benton officiated at services at Baker's Funeral Home in Marathon, Sunday afternoon. Burial was held in the Marathon Cemetery. Beside her husband, she leaves three sons, Grant Douglas of Putnam, Conn, William H. of Syracuse and Earl D. Jr. and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Beasley of Cortlandville and Mrs. W. Randall Nash of Fabius. She is survived by her father, Jasper Crandall of Camillus, and two brothers and two sisters, Herman Crandall of Southbridge, Mass. Howell Crandall of California, Mrs. Frances Simpson of Arcadia, Calif. and Miss Helen Crandall of Seattle."

11 C93. United States Federal Census, year 1930.

12 N128. Cortland Standard (NY), (newspaper) published on the internet by fultonhistory.com.

13 C92. United States Federal Census, year 1920.

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