Person Page - 1722

     May Houghton Avey was born on 4 May 1886 in Portland, Oregon, USA.^1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of Houghton A. Avey and Mary Wyllie Burness.^1,3,5 She married Joseph Bonfield Burness, son of Francis Burness and Elizabeth Finn, on 19 May 1904 in 50 Bird Cage Walk, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^2,3 She died on 4 July 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA, at age 92.⁴
     May Avey (daughter, age 14) was enumerated in the census on 16 June 1900 in 1010 13th Avenue South, Seattle, Washington, USA, in the household of Haughton Avey.⁵ May Burness (wife, age 23) was enumerated in the census on 26 April 1910 in 1201 South 11th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, in the household of Joseph Burness.⁶ May A. Burness (wife, age 33) was enumerated in the census on 1 January 1920 in 1147 Mariposa Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA, in the household of Joseph B. Burness.² May A. Burness (wife, age 43) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1930 in Glenwood Street, Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA, in the household of Joseph B. Burness.⁷ May Burness (wife, age 53) was enumerated in the census on 17 April 1940 in 359 133 Street, Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA, in the household of Joseph B. Burness.⁸