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William May

World War I Draft Card, William May
People

William 'Indian Bill' May

William M. May (1888–1935), known as "Indian Bill," lived in East Camden for more than two decades. He first came to public attention in December 1910 after a suicide attempt following Elsie Staley's rejection of his marriage proposal, and remained a recurring figure in Camden newspaper reports for the next 25 years.

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1235 North 22nd Street, Camden NJ, built 1950, photographed 2011
Streets

22nd Street

22nd Street spans the former Pavonia section — now Cramer Hill — and extends south to Federal Street in East Camden, already laid out by the time the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory was published.

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Map of Cramer Hill and East Camden, 1914
Streets

19th Street

Nineteenth Street runs from the Pavonia railroad switching yards across River Avenue north to Harrison Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, New Jersey.

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William May obituary, Camden Courier-Post, September 20, 1935
News Articles

William May

Obituary of William May, 48, of 12 North Twenty-second Street, who died on the preceding Wednesday; he was survived by his widow, Anna May, and was buried at New Camden Cemetery.

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Marriage Licenses, Camden Post-Telegram, October 6, 1913
News Articles

Marriage Licenses

Marriage license notices issued by the Camden City Clerk in October 1913, including Madeline Brion of 656 Grant Street.

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