Gazlay Family History
Edward Carl Matthews (born Edward Carl May)
Parents
| Father | Edward C. May ( - ) |
| Mother | Margaret Matthews (ca. 1914 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 December 2012; Last Edited: 13 April 2022 |
| Person ID | 4551 |
| Name | Edward Carl Matthews |
| Birthname | Edward Carl May |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 9 January 1936 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Harriet Jane Truland2 |
| Divorced | 20 October 1961 in Winston County, Alabama from Harriet Jane Truland7 |
| Died | 11 September 2006 in Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia1, 4 |
| Buried | in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Harriet Jane Truland (daughter of Nira Melbourne Truland and Harriet C. Leonard) |
| Born | 10 September 1922 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | February 1942 in Elkton, Maryland to Arthur Junior Anderson |
| Married | 1946 to George Gottschling |
| Married | to Edward Carl Matthews (born Edward Carl May) |
| Married | December 1961 to Francis Mertin ‘Frank’ Medley |
| Married | ca. 1969 to Earl Tilton Johnson |
| Died | 7 September 1997 in Sun City, Hillsborough County, Florida |
| Children | of Edward Carl Matthews (born Edward Carl May) and Harriet Jane Truland: |
| +1. | Bonnie Anne Medley (born May) |
| Born | 6 May 1957 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Adopted | (adopted by Francis Mertin ‘Frank’ Medley) |
| Married | 16 June 1979 to Steven K. Atkinson |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, Edward C. May, born: 9 January 1936; died: 11 September 2006 (from record, which includes a note SP3, US Army; Korea).
- Email from Bonnie Medley Atkinson to Lee Gazlay, various dates in November and December 2012.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Edward Carl May, born: 9 January 1936 in Newark, NJ; father: Edward C. May; mother: Margaret Matthews.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Edward C. Matthews, died: 11 September 2006; born: 9 January 1936; residence zip code: 30546 [corresponding to Hiawassee, Georgia]. [Note: his social security number in this death record matches the social security number in his application. His last name here is that of his mother’s maiden name.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, E.D. 25-262, Sheet No. 4B, Margaret May, 26, Maine, widow, waitress, delicatessen; son Edward May, Jr., 4, New Jersey; lodger Frank Zollo, 33, New Jersey, waiter, restaurant.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, E.D. 30-190, Margaret Zollo, 36, Maine, divorced; son Frank Zollo, Jr., 8, N.J.; son Edward May, 14, N.J.
- Google Groups, soc.adoption.adoptees; Post on 19 October 1996, Edward Carl May, bio-father; indicates that he divorced Harriet Anderson May on 20 October 1961 in Winston County, Alabama.