George Vander May1

M, #137, b. 6 Sep 1861, d. Mar 1928
FatherHarmen van der Mey2 b. 29 Aug 1825
MotherJantje Hager2 b. 20 Dec 1826


Geert van der Mey was born on 6 September 1861 in Het Bildt, Friesland, The Netherlands.1,3,2 He married Julia Vander May in 1882.1,4 George Vander May died in March 1928 in Little Falls, Passaic County, New Jersey.1


The obituary of George Vander May appeared on 23 May 1928 in the Clarion (pg. 1.)1

More information:
George Vander May and Julia Vander May immigrated in 1888 acc. to the obit, but acc to the 1900 census in 1880.1,3

Census Records:
1900 Fed. census: Household of George Vander May, (#505), Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of George, his wife Julia and 10 children: Harry (Jun 1882), John (Sep 1883), Jennie (Feb 1885), Emma (Dec 1886), Julia (Jul 1890), Herman (Dec 1891), Nicholas (Dec 1893), Nellie (Dec 1894), Sadie (Aug 1896) and Samuel (? 1898), all born in NJ.3
1910 Fed. census: Household of George Vander May, Main Road (#95), Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of George, his wife Julia and 9 children: John (26), Emma (23), Julia (19), Herman (18), Nicholas (16), Nellie (15), Sadie (13), Samuel (12), and Barney (9), all born in NJ.4
1920 Fed. census: Household of George Vander May, East Main Street (#169), Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of George, his wife Julia and 4 children: Herman (28), Sadie (23), Samuel (22), and Barney (19), all born in NJ.5

Citations

  1. [S12] Clarion, Mar 23, 1928, pg. 1.
  2. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Het Bildt Births : 1861 #A 191.
  3. [S4] 1900 Federal Census, George Vandermay, 18 Jun 1900. T623 Roll: 989 Page: 101, ED 87.
  4. [S5] 1910 Federal Census, George Vandermay, 20 Apr 1910. T624 Roll: 904 Page: 194, ED 65.
  5. [S7] 1920 Federal Census, George Van Der May, 15 Jan 1920. T625 Roll: 1062 Page: 138, ED 17.