May Etta Cunningham

Other Events:

• Parents: Parents named in her 1901 marriage record as William Cunningham and Elizabeth Ives. Named on her death record as William Cunningham and Libby Ives.
• Census: 9 Jun 1880, Lee township, Franklin County, Iowa, USA; 1. Cunningham, W. H., white, male, 32, married, farmer, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania 2. _____, Elisabeth, white, female, 19, wife, married, keeping house, Michigan, New York, Ohio 3. _____, Mary E., white, female, 3. daughter, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan 4. _____, Maud F., white, female, 1, daughter, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan
• Census (State): 1885, Lincoln township, Wright County, Iowa, USA; 1. Cunningham, William,township 92, range 24, section 16, SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, 36, male, married, farmer, born in Indiana, father and mother natives of the U.S., subject to military service, registered to vote 2. _____, Lydia, 26, female, married, born Michigan 3. _____, Mary, 7, female, born Hardin County, Iowa 4. _____, Maud F., 5, female, born Hardin County, Iowa 5. _____, Robert H., [0?], male, born Franklin County, Iowa 6. _____, Gertrude, 3, female, Hardin County, Iowa
• Census (State): 1895, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA; 1. Cunningham, William, 47, male, born Indiana 2. _____, Annie, 35, female, married, born Illinois 3. _____, May, 17, female, single, born Hardin County, Iowa 4. _____, Robie, 12, male, single, born Wright County, Iowa
• Census: 22 Jun 1900, Main St. (hotel), Spencer City, Clay County, Iowa, USA; 1. Cole, Edward, head, white, male, born March 1843, 57, married 31 years, New York, New Jersey, New Jersey, hotel keeper, can read and write, owns home free of mortgage 2-6, Cole family members 7. Cunningham, May, servant, white, female, September 1877, 22, single, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, servant, can read and write 8.- 14., additional servants
• Census: 11 May 1910, Lone Tree township, Clay County, Iowa, USA; 1. Heid, Joseph E., head, male, white, 46, first marriage, married 8 years, Illinois, Germany, Germany, farming, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule 113 2. _____, May E.m wife, female, white, 32, first marriage, married 8 years, 0 children, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, can read and write
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Meadow Lake township, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA; 1. Heid, Joseph E., renting, male, white, 55, married, can read and write, [U.S.?], Germany, Illinois, farming 2. _____, May E., wife, fenakem white, 42, married, can read and write, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
• Census: 11 Apr 1940, Pacific Ave., Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA; 1. Clark Patrick O., head, renting, $80, not a farm, female, 78, widowed, completed 4 years high school, Iowa, same place in 1935, not employed, other income 2. Heid, Mae [May], maid, female, white, 62, widowed completed 4 years high school, Iowa, resided in Sanborn, Barnes Co ND in 1935, employed for pay, maid, private home, 40 hours, $480 income, no other income [Head named as "Patrick" but sex designation "female." Probably one of the two is in error.]
• NEWS: 27 Jan 1960, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA; Obituary: "Mrs. Mae Etta Heid Mrs. Mae Etta Heid, 83, who operated grocery stores here for a number of years, died yesterday in a Spokane hospital. Her home was at W314 [sic] Seventh. Mrs. Heid came to Spokane in 1938 and with a sister, the late Mrs. Maude McCluskey, operated the Bungalow grocery at Seventh and Bernard for nearly 15 years. She retired several years ago because of ill health. Mrs. Heid was a member of the Jewel court 50, Order of Amaranth. She is survived by a sister in California. The body is at Smith's."
• NEWS: 28 Jan 1960, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA; Death notice: "HEID, MAE ETTA?Passed away Jan. 26 in Spokane. A resident of W314 Seventh. A resident of Spokane the past 22 years. A member of the Jewel Court No., 50 Amaranth. Survived by 1 sister, Mrs. Etta Field, Mritosa, Calif. Her last services have been untrusted to the care of the Smith Funeral Home, W1124 Riverside Ave."
• NEWS: 27 Apr 1960, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA; "Mae Heid, who died January 26, left most of her $53,358 estate to the Masonic Home of Washington at Tacoma, probate papers showed, She left amounts ranging from $500 to $2000 to 14 relatives and friends, with the remainder to be distributed to the home."

Notes:

Name:
SS app and 1940 census spell it "Mae."

Birth:
Marriage record in 1901 gives her age as 25, calculating to 1876-77 year of birth?

May married Joseph E. Heid on 5 Dec 1901 in Clay County, Iowa, USA. Joseph was born in 1864 in Galena, Jo Davies County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]