Person:May Spilman (1)

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May Spilman
b.31 May 1867 Kansas, United States
d.5 Apr 1948 Kansas, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 11 Feb 1866
  1. May Spilman1867 - 1948
  2. James Alexander Spilman1869 - 1955
  3. Robert C. Spilman1872 - 1879
Spouse and Children
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m. 16 Mar 1897
  1. James Frederick Jacobson1902 - 1986
  2. Carrie Abigail Jacobson1907 - 1996
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Facts and Events
Name May Spilman
Married Name[1] May Jacobson
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 31 May 1867 Kansas, United StatesIn the 1900 U.S. census it was stated that she was born “May 1867”.
Census[4] 1 Jun 1870 Elm Creek, Saline, Kansas, United States(in the Salina postal area)
May Spillman was residing with [father] Alexander C. (occ. farmer), [mother] Mary A., and [brother] James A. (No relationships are recorded in this census.) It was recorded that she was born in Kansas.
Census[5] 1 Mar 1875 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States(in the Roxbury postal area)
May Spilman was residing with [father] A. C. (occ. farmer), [brothers] J. A., and Robert. (No relationships are recorded in this census.)
Census[6] 1 Jun 1880 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United StatesMay, daughter of A. C. Spilman (occ. farmer), was also residing with her father's wife Harriet, son James A., and stepchildren Gertrude Stephens and Frank Stephens. It was recorded that May was attending school during the year.
Census[7] 1 Mar 1885 Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States(in the Roxbury postal area)
May Spilman was residing with [her aunt's brother-in-law] James Muir (occ. farmer), [James's wife] Abbie M. Muir, Wm. S. Craig (occ. farmer), and [brother] James Spilman (occ. farmer). (No relationships are recorded in this census.) It was recorded that May was attending school within the year. Her father, A. C. Spilman, was the assessor for this census record.
Marriage License 16 Mar 1897 McPherson, Kansas, United Statesto Andrew Jacobson
Marriage 16 Mar 1897 McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United Statesto Andrew Jacobson
Census 1 Jun 1900 Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was rented
Andrew Jacobson (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife May. They had two boarders, William Mortimer and O. S. Forsberg. It was recorded that May did not have any children.
with Andrew Jacobson
Census 1 Mar 1905 Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas, United States(in the Gypsum postal area)
on a farm, in a home that was rented
Andrew Jacobson was residing with [wife] May, [son] Fred, and Oscar Forsberg. (No relationships are recorded in this census.) It was recorded that Fred was born in Kansas.
with Andrew Jacobson
Census 15 Apr 1910 Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was rented
Andrew Jacobson (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife May, son James F., daughter Carrie A., and servant Joseph B. DeBolt (occ. farm laborer). It was recorded that James attended school, and May had two children (both living). Each of the children was born in Kansas.
with Andrew Jacobson
Census 1 Mar 1915 Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was rented
Andrew Jacobson (occ. farming) was residing with [wife] May, [son] J. F., and [daughter] C. A. (No relationships are recorded in this census.) It was recorded that J. F. attended school within the year.
with Andrew Jacobson
Census 1 Jan 1920 Roxbury, McPherson co., Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home owned free of mortgage
Andrew Jacobson (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife May, son Fredrick (occ. farm labor, at home), and daughter Carrie. It was recorded that Carrie attended school.
with Andrew Jacobson
Census 1 Mar 1925 Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas, United Statesin a home that was rented
Andrew Jacobson (occ. farmer, livestock) was residing with his wife May, son Fred, and daughter “Carey”. It was recorded that Carey attended school within the year.
with Andrew Jacobson
Census 1 Apr 1930 Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was owned
Andrew Jacobson (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife May, daughter Carrie A., and hired man John Sward.
with Andrew Jacobson
Census 1 Apr 1940 Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas, United Stateson a farm, in a home that was owned
Andrew Jacobson (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife May, son-in-law Cecil J. Ash (occ. farm laborer), daughter Carrie Ash, grand-daughter “Nedine” Ash, housekeeper Frances R. Nelson, and hired hand John Sward. Andrew, May, and Carrie are all recorded as residing in the “same house” as in 1935.
with Andrew Jacobson
Death[1] 5 Apr 1948 Kansas, United States
Burial[1] Valley View Memorial Cemetery, Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States
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Personal History

May had completed the 8th grade,[3] and she could read and write.[2]

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Marriage and Family

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On 16 March 1897 in McPherson co., Kansas, a license was issued for Andrew Jacobson (age 30) and May Spilman (age 28), both of Roxbury, Kansas. They were married on the same day by clergyman A.M. Barrett in the city of McPherson. It was recorded in the U.S. census of 1910 that this was the first marriage for each of them.

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Death and Probate

May Jacobson died on 5 April 1948 and was buried in the Valley View Memorial Cemetery near Roxbury in Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson co., Kansas.[1]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 “May Jacobson”, in Find A Grave
    memorial 53151607. Digital image of grave marker, accessed 31 Oct. 2018.

    The grave marker was inscribed, “MAY JACOBSON [b.] MAY 31, 1867 [d.] APR. 5, 1948”.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ED 130, Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, Kansas, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    roll 488 (FHL #1240488), folio 13, sheet 1A, line 35, May Jacobson, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 1 June 1900.

    She was born “May 1867”. She could read and write.

  3. ↑ ED 57-11, Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T627)
    roll 1243, folio 69, sheet 4B, line 61, May Jacobson, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 19 April 1940.

    Highest grade of school completed “8”.

  4. ↑ Elm Creek twp., Saline, Kansas, in Saline, Kansas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, 1965)
    roll 442 (FHL #545941), f 15, p 29, dwelling 313, family 281, Alexander C. Spillman household, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 13 July 1870.
  5. ↑ Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1875 Kansas State Census
    microfilm K-12, p 10, dwelling 99, family 99, A. C. Spilman household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
  6. ↑ ED 265, Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, Kansas, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    roll 387 (FHL #1254387), f 438-B, p 2, dwelling 15, family 15, A. C. Spilman household, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 1 June 1880.
  7. ↑ Gypsum Creek twp., McPherson, in Kansas State Board of Agriculture. Decennial census, Kansas 1885: McPherson County, Kansas. (Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1969)
    microfilm K-81, p 1, dwelling 1, family 1, James Muir household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
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