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Family HistoryFamily History - Dr. Oliver W. May


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Dr. Oliver W. May and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Dr. Oliver W. May,1 born ca. 1802 (parents not determined);1 died 5 May 1859 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York.1, 2 Oliver married Eliza Lathrop1 (born 10 May 1821 in Peterboro, Madison County, New York, the daughter of John Hatch Lathrop and Susanna Furman;3, 4 Eliza died 16 September 1865 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York3). Oliver and Eliza are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York.1, 3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Dr. O. W. May, born: unknown; died: 5 May 1859 [from record, which provides the name of his spouse]. His gravestone indicates aged 57 years when he died, making his birth year c.1802.
  2. Obituary, The Water-Cure Journal, Volume XXVII, No. 4, 1859, published by Fowler and Wells, New York, NY. Available at google.books.com. Page 91, Death of Dr. May. Dr. Oliver W. May died at his residence in Peekskill, N.Y., on the 5th ult., aged 56. The article provides biographical details and particulars of his health and aliments, and describes a post-mortem examination of his liver and other internal organs.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Eliza Lathrop May, born: 10 May 1821 at Peterboro, Madison County, New York; died: 16 September 1865 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York [from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, and sibliings].
  4. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in this Country, Embracing the Descendants, as far as known, of The Rev. John Lothropp, of Scituate and Barnstable, Mass., and Mark Lothrop, of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., and the First Generation of Descendants of Other Names, by Rev. E. B. Huntington, A. M. Published at Ridgefield, Conn., by Mrs. Julia M. Huntington, 1884. Pages 132-133, 202-203, 272. A few of the vital dates (births, etc.) differ from other sources.