Katie May
Birth Name: Katie Beth May
Date of Birth: March 16, 1981
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Death: February 4, 2016
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: German, as well as English, Scottish, and Irish
Katie May was an American model and businessperson. She was known as “The Queen of Snapchat.” She was the daughter of Janet and Joseph May. Katie was raised in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania. She had a daughter.
Katie’s paternal grandfather was Walter Allen May (the son of Edward Newton May and Eleanor Ruth “Ella” Hood). Walter was born in Arkansas. Edward was the son of Allen Erastus May and Martha Jane Dailey. Eleanor was the daughter of Bennett Hood and Eleanor “Ellen” Clinton.
Katie’s paternal grandmother was Margaret Marie Diethorn (the daughter of John Diethorn and Mary A. Schaaf). Margaret was born in Pennsylvania, and was of German descent. John was born in Germany, the son of Christoph/Christopher “Christian” Düthorn/Diethorn and Margaret Sommers/Sommer. Mary A. was the daughter of Nichols Schaaf and Barbara Ubinger.
Katie’s maternal grandfather was John Walker Russell (the son of James Selkirk Russell and Anna Agnes Walker). James was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Scottish parents, John J. Russell and Janet Grant. Anna was born in Pennsylvania, to Alsatian German parents, Nicolas Walcker and Mary Geyer.
Katie’s maternal grandmother was Geraldine R. Fesemeyer (the daughter of Arthur Harry Fesemyer and Jessie Gates). Arthur was born in Pennsylvania, the son of John Baptiste Fesemeyer and Ursula Rose Bausinger. Jessie was the daughter of David M. Gates and Phoebe Mills, whose father was Irish.
Sources: Obituary of Katie May – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogies of Katie’s paternal grandparents, Walter Allen May and Margaret Marie (Diethorn) May – https://www.findagrave.com
Paternal grandfather: Walter A May (1910-1990) Arkansas, was the son of Edward Newton May and Eleanor Ruth Hood. Edward was the son of Allen Erastus May and Martha J. May. Eleanor was the daughter of Bennett Hood and Eleanor Clinton.
Paternal grandmother: Margaret Diethorn (1911-1995), was the daughter of John Diethorn and Mary Schaaf. John was born in Germany, the son of Christoph Düthorn and Margaret Sommers. Mary was the daughter of Nichols Schaaf and Barbara Ubinger.
Maternal grandfather: John Walker Russell, was the son of James Selkirk Russell and Anna Agnes Walker. James was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Scottish parents John J. Russell and Janet Grant. Anna was born in Pennsylvania, to French parents Nicolas Walcker and Mary Geyer.
Maternal grandmother: Geraldine R. Fesemeyer, was the daughter of Arthur Harry Fesemyer and Jessie Gates. Arthur was born in Pennsylvania to John Baptiste Fesemeyer and Ursula Rose Bausinger. Jessie was the daughter of David M. Gates and Phoebe Mills. Phoebe’s father Robert B. Mills was Irish.
To conclude Katie May was English, Scottish, German, French, and Irish.
Sources/References:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135509952/walter-allen-may (Paternal grandfathers obituary)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140572125/margaret-marie-may (Paternal grandmothers obituary)