John
B
Gay
Born about in Saul, Perry County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of Nelson Gay
and Hannah (Barger) Gay
Brother of
Margaret Gay, Abraham Gay, Henry Clay Gay, Joseph Gay, Jesse Gay, Mary Polly Gay, Thomas Marion Gay, Elijah Gay, William Gay, Nancy Ann Gay, Armilda (Gay) Burns [half] and Malinda Gay [half]
Husband of
Chaney (Barger) Gay
— married
5 Oct 1875 in Clay County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Laura Gay, Martha Gay, Delores Gay, Clark Gay, Ella Dee Gay, Ada Gay, Frank Gay, Cash Gay, Holt Gay Sr. and Maggie Gay
Died about
at about age 80
in Buffalo Creek, Owsley County, KY.
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Biography
John was born about 1854. He is the son of Nelson Gay and Hannah Barger. He passed away about 1935.
1880 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John Gay Self M 24 Kentucky, United States China Gay Wife F 20 Kentucky, United States Laura Gay Daughter F 3 Kentucky, United States Martha Gay Daughter F 1 Kentucky, United States Elijah Gay Brother M 22 Kentucky, United States [1]
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-DTY : 14 December 2017), Nelson Gay, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZL-R36 : 7 September 2017), Elijah Gay in household of John Gay, Buffalo, Owsley, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 79, sheet 286A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0438; FHL microfilm 1,254,438.
Acknowledgement
Thank you
- Danielle Whitehead, firsthand information
- Wesley Doughman, firsthand information
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
Gloria (Adams) Bidinger
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member glorrya37
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~3.91%
~3.12%
Mary Gay :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158759 [compare], Ancestry member MARYKGAY
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~1.56%
Freda (Thomas) Adkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch M282922 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member okspiriteyes7
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~1.56%
Sharon Barger :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Linda (Sharpton) Davidson :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Nora (Welch) Goodin :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Cleta (Turner) Pence :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A162791 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bill Huitt :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bill_huitt
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~0.78%
John Viars :
AncestryDNA
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Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Gay-1111 and Gay-181 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
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by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Anthony Gay
John Barger Gay was Married to Chaney Barger.
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by Anthony Gay
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