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.