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Lewis Russell Gay (abt. 1806 - abt. 1876)

Lewis Russell Gay
Born about in Clay, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 3 Mar 1828 in Clay, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Husband of — married about 1835 in Clay County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 8 Apr 1847 in Daviess, Missouri, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1853 in Mercer County, Missouri, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 70 in Mercer, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lewis was born about 1806. He is the son of Henry Gay and Margaret Russell. He passed away about 1876. [1]

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Research Notes

  • Notes for Lewis Russell Gay:
    • Lewis Russell Gay is listed on the 1850 Federal Census for Harrison County Mo. Harrison Co was created from Daviess Co in 1845, so for the 1830 and 1840 Censuses, see Daviess Co. Also, note that his sister, Jane Gay and her husband John Williams, also moved to Daviess County. He is listed on the 1860 and 1870 Mercer county Federal Census. All these counties are located next to each other in northwest Missouri.
  • Notes from family researcher Dann Norton:
    • Heirs of Lewis R. Gay, Sen. according to his probate:
      • Joseph Gay, son, resides in Kansas
      • Lewis R. Gay, son, resides in Mercer Co, MO
      • Henry Gay, son, resides in Mercer Co, MO
      • Hiram Gay, son, resides in Mercer Co, MO
      • William Beady Grant Gay, son, resides in Mercer Co, MO
      • Lewis R. Gay, grandson, son of John Gay, resides in Linn Co, MO
      • Joann Shackleford, daughter, resides in Mercer Co, MO
      • Matilda Jane Gay, daughter, resides in Mercer Co, MO
      • Martha Ellen Gay, daughter, resides in Mercer Co, MO

Sources

  1. Entered by Danielle Whitehead, Jul 16, 2011
  • Danielle Whitehead, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Danielle and others.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZC-9TS : 12 April 2016), Lewis R Gay, Harrison county, part of, Harrison, Missouri, United States; citing family 369, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46P-BF2 : 12 April 2016), Russell Gay, Missouri, United States; citing p. 46, family 315, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,291.
  • Wesley Doughman, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wesley and others.




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