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==Birth== 
Elsie Van Benschoten was born in the Town of Knox about 1894, the eldest of six girls, to [[Cerena Stafford]] Van Benschoten and Jessie Van Benschoten.

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==Marriage & Children== 
Elsie Van Benschoten married Jacob May. Their children were:
Jennie Meineker of Altamont
*Pearl Kelley of Altamont 

==Death==
Elsie Van Benschoten May, 96, 104 Lark St., Altamont died Oct. 31 (1990) in the Guilderland Center Nursing Home.
==Obituary== 
[[File:19901115VanBenscotenElsieObit.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Elsie Van Benschoten May Obituary - [[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] — November 15, 1990</center>]]

'''ELSIE MAY ''' 

ALTAMONT: Elsie May, 96,104 Lark St., Altamont died Oct. 31 (1990) in the Guilderland Center Nursing Home.

She was born in the Town of Knox, the eldest of six girls, to Cerena Stafford Van Benschoten and Jessie Van Benschoten. She was married to Jacob
May on January 1912. They lived on the Bozenskill Road, Town of Knox, until 1925, when they moved to Lark Street. Mrs. May was a member of the Altamont Reformed Church and the Laurel Band.

Widow of Jacob May, she is survived by two daughters, Jennie Meineker and Pearl
Kelley, both of Altamont. She is also survived by two grandsons, John Meineker of Newtown, Pa. and Paul Meineker of Altamont; three great-granddaughters — Mary Jo Adkins and Kelly Smith, both of Georgia, and Susan Meineker of Altamont, Dorothy Smith, Gladys Van Benschoten and Frances Hogan, all of
Guilderland.

Services were held at the Fredendall Funeral Home Saturday, Nov. 3. Rev. Robert Luidens officiated. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery Altamont.
:[[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] — November 15, 1990
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