I searching for the descendants of of my ancestors in New York City . My ancestor was Ernst Oscar MAY, born 2/27/1838 in Meissen, Saxony, Germany, father: Ernst Julius MAY, mother: Henriette WEBER, emigration: 1866). He was the uncle of my grandfather.
The first wife of Oscar was Ernestine Louise Auguste NEUMANN. She was the oldest daughter of John Benjamin NEUMANN. Oscar and Augusta were married on 16/01/1865 in Zittau, Saxony. The first son, Benjamin Ernst Curt, was born on 07/11/1865 in Zittau, Saxony. In 1866 the couple and their only son emigrated to New York on the ship „Allemannia“.
The first wife Augusta was the mother of Alma (born 1867 New York) too. I think Augusta died before 1871 in NY.
I found his second wife in the New York Marriages 1686-1980. Groom’s name: Oscar MAY, groom’s birth date: 27 Feb 1838. The bride’s name: Albertine H. FRIESE, bride’s birth date: 13 Oct 1846. The marriage date: 03 Feb 1871 and marriage place: First German Presbyterian Church Rivington Street, New York, New York. Groom’s father’s name: Ernst MAY and groom’s mother’s name: Henriette WEBER. These are my great-great grandparents. Bride’s father’s name: Heinrich FRIESE and bride’s mother’s name: Henriette D.
The last wife of Oscar MAY was Emma MEIER. In the New York Marriages, 1686-1980 one can read the groom’s name: Oscar MAY, groom’s birth date: 2/27/1838. Bride’s name: Emma MEIER bride’s birth date: 1/7/1846 marriage date: 11/30/1871, marriage place: First German Presbyterian Church Rivington Street, New York, New York, Groom’s father’s Name: Ernst MAY groom’s mother’s name: Henriette WEBER bride’s father’s name: Joseph MEIER bride’s mother’s name: Barbara H.
(The First German Presby. Church at Rivington and Ludlow was founded in 1852 moved uptown several times between 1858 and 1870, finally to St. Mark’s Place and 1st Ave., closed ca. 1870.)
Children of Oscar MAY:
Benjamin Ernst Curt * 07/11/1865 Zittau, Saxony, Germany,
Bertha Auguste Henriette (Alma) * 1867 NY,
Elisabeth * 1869 NY,
Ernst * 4/8/1872 NY (spouse: Johanna Marquwardt, children: Ernst, Mary, Rosie, Hannah, Helen)
Emma * 1876 NY,
Rosa * 1877 NY,
Julius * 1/19/1879 NY,
Friedrich * 2/6/1881 NY,
Oscar * 2/6/1881 NY and
Otto E * 11/5/1843 NY (spouse: Mary ZIEGLER, children: Lillian, Otto. Lillian, born 8/11/1906 NY and Otto jr. was born 1914 NY died 2000 NY, last place was Jamaica, Queens).
The residence of this family was 1880 Brooklyn, NY.
The last place of Otto MAY (* 11/5/1884 and died: 11/5/1968) was Cutchogue, L.I. N. Y, Bay Avenue, R. F. D. 1 Box 100.