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Personal data Peter May 

  • He was born March 1859 in somewhere in IL.
  • Census in the year 1900, Chicago, Cook Co., IL.
  • He died on March 30, 1916 in Norwood Pk., Cook Co., IL, he was 57 years old.
  • He is buried on April 2, 1916 in Montrose Cem., Chicago, Cook Co., IL.
  • This information was last updated on August 7, 2014.

Household of Peter May

He is married to Katherine Lenz.

They got married on April 29, 1880 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL, he was 21 years old.

Peter May oo Katherine Lenz

Marriage source: Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I7191,Publication date: iv Oct MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

"... Peter MAY Sex: M Birth: MAR 1859 in Illinois ... Marriage 1 Katherine LENZ b: APR 1860 in Illinois Married: 29 APR 1880 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Note: by N A Kaufmann ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Lionel Charles May  1891-1973 


Notes about Peter May

Peter May

Source: Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I7191,Publication date: iv Oct MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

"... Peter MAY Sex: M Birth: MAR 1859 in Illinois

Census: 1900 Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Note: occ: plumber

Death: 30 MAR 1916 in Norwood Park, Cook Co, Illinois Burial: 2 APR 1916 Montrose Cem, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Note: record says Mentlrose; assuming Montrose Change Date: 4 OCT 2012

Marriage 1 Katherine LENZ b: APR 1860 in Illinois Married: 29 APR 1880 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Note: by N A Kaufmann

Children

1. Lionel Charles MAY b: 23 DEC 1891 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Peter May

Peter May
1859-1916

1880

Katherine Lenz
1860-1932

Lionel Charles May
1891-1973

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Historical events

Day of marriage April 29, 1880

  • The temperature on April 29, 1880 was about 7.6 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    • September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.
    • November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.

Day of death March 30, 1916

  • The temperature on March 30, 1916 was between -1.8 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • January 24 » In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
    • April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
    • April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
    • September 15 » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
    • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
    • November 7 » Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.

Day of burial April 2, 1916

  • The temperature on April 2, 1916 was between 2.8 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
    • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
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    • September 17 » World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.


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