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May Pauline Busch^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• May Pauline Busch was born on 5 May 1893 in Denison, Texas.^4,5,6
• May married Byron West McNeill, son of Benjamin Franklin McNeill and Marguerite C. West, ca. 1917. While no actual record of the marriage has been found, they represented themselves as married in city directories and to the census enumerator.^7,8,9
• May married second Dr. James Gladstone Hepplewhite, son of John W. Hepplewhite and Susan Wilkinson, on 17 Nov 1923 in San Leandro, Alameda Co., California, with Rev. C. S. Zierk, Methodist minister, officiating.^10,11
• May died on 29 Aug 1986 in Butte Co., California, at age 93.^12,13
• She was buried on 5 Sep 1986 in Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte Co., California.¹⁴

Citations

1. Herman C. Busch household, 1910 U.S. Census, Denver Co., Colorado, shows name as May P. Busch.
2. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for May Pauline Hepplewhite, citing Soc. Sec. No. 558-21-0372, shows father's surname as Busch.
3. Marriage Record Report, Colorado, no 7108, Boulder Co., Bryon Mc Neill and May Bursch, 6 Aug 1921.
4. Herman Busch household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clear Creek Co., Colorado, shows month, year, age 9, and state.
5. President Wilson arrival 25 Aug 1934, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957, shows date, town, and state.
6. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for May Pauline Hepplewhite, citing Soc. Sec No. 558-21-0372, shows date and state.
7. Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, 1918, pg 1329, shows her as Mrs. May B. McNeill, with same residence address as him.
8. Byron McNeil household, 1920 U.S. Census, Denver Co., Colorado, shows married.
9. Byron W. McNeill, Byron W. obituary, The Denver Post, shows him as her husband.
10. Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Alameda Co., California, 134:388, James Gladstone Hepplewhite and May Busch McNeill.
11. James G. Hepplewhite household, 1930 U.S. Census, Butte Co., California, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 29, and hers as 29.
12. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for May Pauline Hepplewhite, citing Soc. Sec No. 558-21-0372, shows date and county.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 109548027, May Pauline Busch Hepplewhite, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 109548027, May Pauline Busch Hepplewhite, includes tombstone photo, and shows date, citing Chico Cemetery Association records.