Clark Gay (1925 - 1979)

Born 20 Dec 1925 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Nov 1979 at age 53 in Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Clark Gay is a part of US Black heritage.

Clark was the son of George Gay and Mamie Mae Watkins. He was born 20 December 1925 in Kentucky.

He died 9 November 1979 and is buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky.

Sources

• Birth: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", database
  citing Birth, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort
  FamilySearch Record: QKH2-DQ25 (accessed 6 April 2024)
  Clark E Gary born on 20 Dec 1925, child of Mamie Watkins, in Kentucky, United States.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", database with images
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 86; Digital film/folder number: 004950744; FHL microfilm: 2340478; Image number: 109; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03759-5
  FamilySearch Record: XM66-4BP (accessed 6 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4L-KN1
  Clark Gay (4), single son, in household of George Gay (38) in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", database with images
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 53; Digital film/folder number: 005460608; Image number: 271; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B
  FamilySearch Record: K7RL-36M (accessed 6 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-79VN
  Clark Gay (14), single son, in household of Emma Gay (44) in Magisterial District 2, Fayette, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
• Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", database
  citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
  FamilySearch Record: K8BJ-HS6 (accessed 6 April 2024)
  Name: Clark E Gay; Marital Status: Single, with dependents; Race: Negro; Military Service Date: 22 Nov 1945; Military Service Place: Cp Atterbury, Columbus, Indiana, United States; Birth Date: 1925; Birth Place: KENTUCKY; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: NO; Branch Code: No branch assignment; Branch Code Orig: 02; Civil Occupation Orig: 590; Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men); Component Orig: 1; Education: 2 years of high school; Education Orig: 2; Enlistment Day: 22; Enlistment Month: Nov; Enlistment Month Orig: 11; Enlistment Place: CP ATTERBURY COLUMBUS INDIANA; Enlistment Place Orig: 5110; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department; Enlistment Term Orig: 6; Enlistment Year: 1945; Enlistment Year Orig: 45; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 5; Military Occupation: 0000; Reel Box Card: 15683.392; Serial Number: 45041007; Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC; Source Orig: 6.
• Death: "United States Social Security Death Index", database
  citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
  FamilySearch Record: JY2Q-FW5 (accessed 6 April 2024)
  Clark Gay death Nov 1979 (born 25 Dec 1925).
• Death: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", database
  citing Death, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort
  FamilySearch Record: QKHB-5RQG (accessed 6 April 2024)
  Clark E Gay death 9 Nov 1979 (age 53) in Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
• Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
  Find A Grave: Memorial #688954 (accessed 6 April 2024)
  Memorial page for Clark Edward Gay (25 Dec 1925-9 Nov 1979), citing Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA (plot: SECTION H, SITE 350); Maintained by Finder (contributor 48144983).
• Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
  citing Affiliate Name: GenealogyBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 103802927; Image number: 938
  FamilySearch Record: Q5QB-WTC5 (accessed 6 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS2N-R3KZ-R
  Name: Clark E Gay; Death Date: 09 Nov 1979; Obituary Date: 10 Nov 1979; Obituary Place: Lexington, Kentucky; Birth Date: about 1926; Birth Place: Fayette County; Residence Date: 09 Nov 1979; Age: 53; Source Newspaper: Lexington Leader; System Of Record: SLS.
• Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
  citing Affiliate Name: GenealogyBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 103829036; Image number: 988
  FamilySearch Record: Q59V-9QHM (accessed 6 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS2K-3BH4
  Name: Clark E Gay; Residence Date: 09 Nov 1979; Obituary Date: 10 Nov 1979; Obituary Place: Lexington, Kentucky; Death Date: 09 Nov 1979; Birth Date: about 1926; Birth Place: Fayette County; Age: 53; Source Newspaper: Lexington Herald; System Of Record: SLS.
• Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
  citing Affiliate Name: GenealogyBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 103829036; Image number: 992
  FamilySearch Record: Q59R-QX4H (accessed 6 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS2K-3TFS
  Name: Clark E Gay; Obituary Date: 11 Nov 1979; Obituary Place: Lexington, Kentucky; Birth Date: about 1926; Birth Place: Fayette County; Residence Date: 09 Nov 1979; Death Date: 09 Nov 1979; Age: 53; Source Newspaper: Lexington Herald; System Of Record: SLS.
• Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
  citing Affiliate Name: GenealogyBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 103802927; Image number: 943
  FamilySearch Record: Q577-9BHW (accessed 6 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS2N-R3LH-M
  Name: Clark E Gay; Death Date: 09 Nov 1979; Birth Place: Fayette County; Obituary Date: 11 Nov 1979; Obituary Place: Lexington, Kentucky; Source Newspaper: Lexington Leader; System Of Record: SLS.
• Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database with images
  citing Affiliate Name: GenealogyBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 103829036; Image number: 1004
  FamilySearch Record: Q59P-J3F5 (accessed 6 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS2K-3RLZ
  Name: Clark E Gay; Obituary Date: 15 Nov 1979; Obituary Place: Lexington, Kentucky; Death Date: About 15 Nov 1979; Source Newspaper: Lexington Herald; System Of Record: SLS.
• Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database
  citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
  FamilySearch Record: 6KQT-SCXW (accessed 6 April 2024)
  Clark Edward Gay death Nov 1979 (born 25 Dec 1924).

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