John
R
Gay
Born about in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Baker Gay
and Matilda (Williams) Gay
Brother of
Theophilus Garrett Gay, Mary Jane Gay, William Joseph Gay, Eliza Gay, Robert P Gay, Franklin Gay, Nancy Gay and Lincoln Gay
Husband of
Amanda Jane (Fox) Gay
— married
1884 in Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 48
in McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2011
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Biography
John R. Gay was born about 1863 in Perry, Kentucky. He is the son of James Gay and Matilda Williams. He passed away about 1911. [1]
Some researchers say he was born in Clay County, Kentucky.[2]
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZL-K8K : 7 September 2017), James B Gay, Cow Creek and Buffalo, Owsley, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 79, sheet 284A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0438; FHL microfilm 1,254,438.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94N-42Y : accessed 29 September 2018), John R Gay, Magisterial District 3, Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,527.
- Burial: Horse Lick Cemetery, Jackson County, Kentucky.
Acknowledgements
- Danielle Whitehead, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Danielle and others.
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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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~1.56%
Mary Gay
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158759 [compare], Ancestry member MARYKGAY
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~1.56%
John Viars :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Freda (Thomas) Adkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch M282922 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member okspiriteyes7
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~0.78%
Linda (Sharpton) Davidson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Gloria (Adams) Bidinger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member glorrya37
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~0.78%
Nora (Welch) Goodin :
AncestryDNA
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Debi (McGee) Hoag
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Gay-1806 and Gay-525 appear to represent the same person because: accidental duplicate
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