Mai - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Mai family from Trego County, Kansas

aliciadawnberens — 2012-10-02 18:00:42Z

My search on this family has lead me to a dead stop at my great great grandparents that lived and as far as I know passed away in the Wakeeney area. My great grandmother was Marie Katherine Mai married to a Henry Wegele in Milberger. Her parents were George Jacob Mai and Katherina Elizabeth Schnieder both from Russia and this is all the info I have. They immigrated to the US in 1903 with at least one child. Their children were Amelia, Olinda, Henry, Maria Katharina, Friedrich Jacob, Herman, and Lydia. Olinda was married to August Mai and I believe Lydia died before 1920 cause she is not listed on that census but would have only been 10-11 years old. If there is anyone out there that could help me with any more information it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Re: To all Mai`s/May`s

aliciadawnberens — 2012-09-28 21:02:47Z

Maybe I am taking a long shot that you still get on this site but I will give a try. I noticed that on one of your messages your Mai family went to Kansas. I am looking for George Jacob Mai and his wife Katherina Elizabeth Schneider immigrating from Russia in 1903 with at least one child. They lived in the Wakeeney, Trego County, Kansas area. My great grandmother was Marie Katherine who married Henry Wegele. I am stuck at both George and Katherina. I have possibilities of their parents but that is all I have not been able to find them on any passenger lists either. Please let me know if you have anything. Thank you for your time.

Alicia Berens

Re: Mai/May-Germany-NYC-1850

rwp001 — 2012-05-22 12:56:17Z

The time period for both Sophie's appears to be about correct.

The only documentation I found on Sophie was on her Father's death certificate. The certificate listed his children and a little note on each one.

For Sophie, there was a mention she married a fellow by the name of Weber. This Mai family were from the Lohmen, Saxony area (close to Dresden) and I notice your Sophie was married around Frankfurt.

I know people re-married and moved around but I am not sure if we can tie the 2 Sophie's as being the same.

For now,

Ron

Re: Mai/May-Germany-NYC-1850

lkohlenberger — 2012-05-21 06:56:49Z

My father's great-great grandmother was Sophie Mai. I wonder if this might be the last child you listed. She married Johann Michel Kohlenberger (I have not found their marraige record) in Germany, probably about 1858. They had 4 children:
1. Mathaeus, born 4/6/1860
2. Katharina Magdalena, born 9/27/1862
3. Sofia, born 5/27/1864
4. Johann Wilhelm, born 5/25/1866

I have a document from a church in Biebergemund, Germany, documenting these births. I'd love to know if you have documentation/records for Sophie Mai.
Johann Wilhelm is my father's grandfather.

Re: john mai/Kathy

rwp001 — 2011-04-22 14:20:50Z

Hi,

Does this family of Mai have any connection?

Johann Elias Mai born in July 1796 in Lohmen, Saxony, Germany and died in 1850. He married Johanna Sophie Simmgen.

They had 8 children:

Henriette - born in 1837 in Lohmen,and married Johann Georg Pietzsch,
Auguste Wilhelmine - born in 1825 in Lohmen,
Friedrich August - born in 1827 in Lohmen,
Ehrgett - born in 1829 in Lohmen,
Johann Elias born in 1831 in Lohmen,
Amalie Augusta - born in 1833 in Lohmen,
Gottlob,
Sophie Carolina.

Thanks,

Ron

Friedrich Mai, em. to USA in 1902

ChristopherMai — 2011-01-03 15:07:15Z

Later married Dora Burger.

He comes up as Fread, Fred, and Fritz Mai and May.

Dora comes up as Doris, Dora Burger/berger/mai/may.

If anyone can help, please do!

Mai in Hessen (Germany)

Wolfgang2162001 — 2010-12-01 08:58:53Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Sonntag" vom 7. Nov. 2010:

Danksagung von Thorsten Mai und Luna Mai geb. Friedrich in Eschwege
fuer die Glueckwuensche, Blumen und Aufmerksamkeiten zur Hochzeit.

MAI Vo Van 1953-

t42MountOlivet — 2010-08-25 11:19:53Z

MAI Vo Van 1953-

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 216,463 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Many Mai`s

Jaxpee — 2010-03-03 14:47:38Z

My email address is blk2flg@Yahoo.com. I am going to start a search for my Mai/May family in Hess-Darmstadt,Germany. My G_G_Grandfather was named Phillip,a businessman married to a Soldan. They lived in a castle. My uncle was married to a baroness. He did not have the "baron title" My grandfather Conrad came to New York about 1866. His wife Babetta(Barbara)Sherer came later with a son Frank.My Aunt says he came through Canada, but a written history says he came to NY. Do you have ANY type of info that could enlighten me?
Thank you
Charlotte

MAIN FAmily in Leith, Scotland

jandjmain — 2010-01-20 20:50:29Z

John Main/ Annie Drummond, Leith, Scotland
John and Annie had 7 children, all born in Falkirk.
My grandfather, Drummond, b. 1884, married Elspet Florence before leaving Scotland for Canada. I have recently obtained a great deal of information from Scotlands People, concerning his siblings, and would be interested in hearing from any of their descendants.
William, b. 1873, married Elizabeth Jane Hedges in 1907 in Leith.
Elizabeth Fleming Main, b. 1875, married William Laird, 1900, in Leith.
Helen Mitchell Main, b. 1877, married Thomas Hodge Guthrie, 1899, Leith.
James Drummond Main, b. 1879, married Margaret Williams, year ?, in Leith. Anne Drummond, b. 1883, married Frank Cameron Greig, 1910, Leith.
Janet Drummond, b. 1887, married a Mr. Ramsay, year unknown.

Re: Mai/May-Germany-NYC-1850

rwp001 — 2010-01-19 14:55:35Z

Hello,

Sounds like there may be a connection here?

Johann Elias May (possibly Mai) born in July 1796 in Lohmen, Saxony, Germany and died in 1850. He married Johanna Sophie Simmgen.

They had 8 children:

Henriette - born in 1837 in Lohmen,and married Johann Georg Pietzsch,
Auguste Wilhelmine - born in 1825 in Lohmen,
Friedrich August - born in 1827 in Lohmen,
Ehrgett - born in 1829 in Lohmen,
Johann Elias born in 1831 in Lohmen,
Amalie Augusta - born in 1833 in Lohmen,
Gottlob,
Sophie Carolina.

Re: RE: John Mai

kmheydlauff — 2009-05-31 01:09:02Z

My relatives are the Mai family from Bergamo. John Mai's birth name was Giovanni Mai. He came to the United States in 1920 and settled in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. He had three daughters, one of who is my mother. A sister wrote on occassion but lost contact after my grandfather died. Other family names are Romeli and Taccolini. If you have any information about these surnames it would be much appreciated.

Re: RE: John Mai

marhesa1 — 2009-05-27 15:53:32Z

Hi, I was just researching through google and I bumped into your message. My name is Maresa Cossolini (Mariateresa actually, I am from Bergamo, but I'm living in Milan at the moment. I think the Giovanni Cossolini you are talking about was my great great uncle. My father names was Giovanni Cossolini as well and he got the name of his uncle Giovanni, who emigrated to the States I don't know exactly when. When I was a child, in the sixties he came to visit us in Italy, he had a daughter, Ida who died when he was visiting us. I don't remember him well, but I clearly remember the sadness of the fact. If you need some other information about the family just contact me at my mail
address (marhesa@fastwebnet.it)
maresa

Re: Mai Family

dreamstor — 2009-04-08 14:14:46Z

Kenneth, here is what I have on George Mai, Edward Mai. George was born in Buffalo, NY to John and Katherine Mai. John came over from Germany in 1863 and Katherine in 1854. John's b-day is Jan 1845 and Katherine's is May 1852. My great grandpa is George and is buried in Tonawanda, New York. George was married several times, he had Edward with Ernestine (my great grandmother). They also had a daughter, Dorothy. According to my Great Aunt (it's a very long story, but I'll tell it to you some time), when great grandpa passed away, Edward did not come to his funeral. Please email me at dreamstor@yahoo.com for more information as I have alot on my great grandpa George Mai and his family.

Re: Mai Family

dreamstor — 2009-04-08 14:03:23Z

My Great Grandfather was George Mai. He had a son Edward and a daughter Dorothy, both born in New York State. Please contact me at dreamstor@yahoo.com for further information.

Re: RE: John Mai

jimida64 — 2008-02-03 06:14:02Z

I was just able to fing the ship my Antonia came to the US on. I was told by an Italian researcher that ItaliAN woman traveled under their maiden name. I gave is a try, but I used another form of the name "Maj" I know for a fact this version was also used in Bergamo for the Mai family, but I had never tried it. I not only found Antonia, but three of her children that traveled with her also traveled under her maiden name....
If your Giovanni Baptiste Mai came over with his parents as a child, try searching for him with his mother's maiden name. Also try the variation "Maj"
By finding the ships manifest, I was able to confirm my Mai/Maj family is from the small village, Schilpario, in the province of Bergamo, Itlay.

Re: RE: John Mai

kmheydlauff — 2007-11-17 23:34:15Z

I'm not sure is we are related or not as I know very little about my grandfather. John Mai was actually born Giovanni Baptiste Mai and came to the US about 1920. He married by grandmother, Pauline Cecilia Romeli in 1928. My grandmother came over to the US when she was little. My mother, Antoinette Louise Mai married my father, David Norman Fairbanks.

Thats all I know for now. If you have any further information, I would certainly appreciate it.

Re: RE: John Mai

jimida64 — 2007-11-12 03:04:12Z

Hello Cousin!!!!
I am a Snyder! My name is Ida. I was actually named after Ida Cossolini who was the daughter of Giovanni Cossolini who was a cousin of these folks. You can email mail me privately at jimida@roadrunner.com

Re: RE: John Mai

stacyniedzwiecki — 2007-11-12 00:57:58Z

I came across this thread entirely by accident - my maiden name was Cossolini and I was doing a search on some other things (not genealogy related), and found this posting.

I did some extensive research about eight years ago on the Cossolini family. I know nothing of the Mai family, but your information matches up to the following:

Giovanni (John) Benedetto Cossolini
married to Antonette ???

They had six children...
Mary R. (no spouse?)
Firmina E. (m. Daniel Hannagan)
Jesamine (?) (m. Charles Paulsen)
John Baptiste (MY GRANDFATHER)(m. Mary Cadamuro)
Josephine (m. Louis Snyder)
Antonette P. (m. Walter O'Connor)

If you want to exchange information, please feel free to contact me, as this is a branch in my tree that has a lot of branches that are "missing".

Are you a Paulsen or a Snyder? This would surely make us cousins...

S. (Cossolini) Niedzwiecki

Re: RE: John Mai

jimida64 — 2007-10-29 06:21:09Z

I understand what you mean abou the brickwall. I know very little form what my father has told me. His grandmother was a Mai. He knows from living with her as a youth about her home town. His father too was from Bergamo. I found info on family search.org. Very little info. My father remembers a relative that would visit named Gilbert Mai.He was a Roman Catholic priest. My fathers tells me that when ever he would ask who certain people were at the family gatherings, the answer would always be, "that is your cousin" Needless to say, he had many cousins and really never knew how they were actually related! In the 1900 census there is an Antonio Mai living in the home. My father does not recall this person, the census says the relation is "cousin" (His mothers name was Antoniae Mai, I am thinking it could be her brother)
I did meet a man who has a website that is really good at helping with Italian anscestors, conigliofamily.com I took a class that the LDS church offered to the public, Gaetano Coniglio gave the class. You may have some luck by reading up on his tips.

Re: RE: John Mai

kmheydlauff — 2007-10-28 23:53:49Z

I know very little about my grandfather's family. He came to the US around 1915 and wound up in the upper penisula of Michigan. My grandfather was born in 1886. How were you able to get information on the Mai family? This is one of my brickwalls and unfortunately haven't been able to try very hard to dismantle it.

Re: RE: John Mai

jimida64 — 2007-10-22 02:07:09Z

Hello,
My gr grandmother was Antoniae Mai from the same area. She came the US abt 1890. She was married to John Cossolini from the same area. The settled in Hoboken,NJ and spent their lives their. I am told by my father, she is a cousin of the famous Cardinal Angelo Mai from Schilipario, Bergamo.(you can read about him in a google search) I know one of her daughters was baptized in that town at St. Antonii church in 1891. do you have any more information on the family from Bergamo? She did have a son named John Baptist Cossolini. I believe she may have had another son who died prior to his birth. Mai is a popular name in the area, I am told.

Re: Mai name and relations

NickMai — 2007-08-14 17:15:59Z

John
I am looking for information on the parents of William Mai. William was born 7 Sept. 1835 in Rosport, Luxembourg and died on 25 Nov. 1895 in Remsen, Iowa. Williams wife is Margartha Lesch 1833-1910. They had 5 children
--Mary(b 1865 in Luxembourg)
--Margaret (b 1868)
--Barney (b 10 May 1870 Waterloo Iowa)My GG grandfather
--Anna (b 1873)
--Lean (b 1876)
His Parents names are Mathias Mai and Catherine Thiwes this is all the information I have on his parents.

Thanks for any help
Nick Mai

William J Mai obit

2006-10-26 17:31:56Z

William J. Mai

ST. IGNATIUS . William J. .Bill. Mai, 67, passed away Oct. 22 at Community Hospital in Missoula, the result of complications of surgery.

Bill was born to Herbert and Marion (Gerber) Mai in Eau Claire, Wis., on Dec. 9, 1938. Raised and educated in Eau Claire, he moved to Kenosha early in his career, where he worked for AMC. He then moved to Racine where he owned the local corner gas station before moving to Kalispell in 1974 to work for an auto parts store. In the early 1980s, Bill opened C&C Auto Parts in St. Ignatius, ran it for the next 25 years before eventually selling to NAPA where he worked for a year.

He continued working part-time for an auto parts store in Polson, but his true love was fishing and he spent many a day off Blue Bay catching what he could. A loveable guy, Bill was known to have a .lively debate,. as he would have put it.
Bill will be truly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Allen; and sister, Mary.

Survivors include his brothers, Lauren (Ellen) Mai of Appleton, Wis., and John (Mary) Mai of Racine, Wis.; sister-in-law, Gretchen Mai of Eau Claire, Wis; brother-in-law, Ed Wahlen of Kenosha, Wis.; a stepgrandaughter, Delena Jackson of Texas and his brother by choice, Gordon Hunter of St. Ignatius.

A memorial gathering will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Foster & Durgeloh Funeral Home in St. Ignatius.

(Not a relative)

Elisabetha, and Johann Mai

2005-11-10 00:57:56Z

I have an Elisabetha Mai who married Peter Kiefer, in my line. Elisabetha's parents were Peter Phillip and Eva Marie Jung. If any of this rings a bell, please contact me.
Thanks Deb

Mai, George

PatBennett51 — 2005-09-14 02:49:02Z

Re: Emily Mai