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Seaborn B. May, planter, Hollywood, Ark. Mr.May, an honored and respected resident of this county, was originally from Butts County, Ga., where his birth occurred on the 18th of September, 1822, and is the son of Nathaniel and Polly (Grimmet) May. The father was born in South Carolina in 1800, and followed agricultural pursuits all his life. He emigrated from South Carolina to Georgia, thence to Alabama, and from that State to Arkansas in 1854, settling in Clark County. To his marriage were born nine children—six sons and three daughters—six now living: Seaborn, John, Thomas L., Eliza A. (wife of John Lee), Mary A. (wife of T. Q. McFadden) and Martha A. (wife of William Browning, now residing in California). The father of these children was a member of the Baptist Church. He died in 1883, and the mother in 1867. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Seaborn B. May was married to Miss Susan Dorman on December 17, 1844, and they became the parents of nine children, seven now living: James M., Martha A. (wife of William Skinner), Wiley N., William L., Jonathan L., Seaborn B. (deceased), George E. and Robert. The mother of these children died in 1869. She was an excellent woman, and a worthy and esteemed member of the Baptist Church. Mr. May was married to his second wife, Mrs. Nancy Moore, on the 30th of September, 1869, and died in 1887. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. May was married to his present wife, Mrs. Lamanda R. McLendon, on the 27th of December, 1888. She was born in Putnam County, Ga., on the 4th of September, 1827, and her father, Jacob McLendon, and her mother, whose maiden name was Mary A. Riley, were both natives of Georgia. Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. McLendon, Mrs. May was the second daughter, and three are now living: Jacob D., Frances S. (wife of James Perry, a farmer living in this county) and Mrs. May. Her father emigrated to Mississippi from Georgia in 1844, and there resided until his death, in 1866. The mother died in 1859. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. May participated in the late war, enlisted in the cavalry, under Capt. Reed, and was in the battle of Poison Springs, Marks Mill, and received a gunshot wound in a skirmish at Ouachita River. He served until the close of the war, and surrendered in 1865. Mr. May is the owner of 575 acres of land, with 800 acres under cultivation, and his principal crop is corn and cotton. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal, and his wife of the Baptist Church.