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Elijah Gay (abt. 1857 - abt. 1928)

Elijah Gay
Born about in Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 20 Jul 1882 in Clay County, Kentuckymap
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Died about at about age 71 in Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Biography

Elijah Gay the son of Nelson Gay and Hannah Barger[1]

Date born 2: 03 Mar 1857, Saul, Perry, KY, USA.284
Burial: Unknown, Benge Cemetery, Adair, Mayes Co. Oklahoma.[2]
Died 2: 10 Jun 1928, Adair, OK, USA.284

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 [3]

1900 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Elijah Gay Head M 42 Kentucky Nancy Gay Wife F 40 Virginia Rosy Gay Daughter F 17 Kentucky Bradly W C Gay Son M 15 Kentucky Burley Gay Son M 12 Kentucky White Low Gay Son M 8 Kentucky Hanna Gay Daughter F 5 Kentucky Nelson S Gay Son M 2 Kentucky Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9WY-C7Q : accessed 18 July 2018), Nelson S Gay in household of Elijah Gay, Magisterial District 7, Laurel Creek, Bull Skin, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 23A, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,516.

1920 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Elijah Gay Head M 62 Kentucky Nancy Gay Wife F 58 Virginia Hannah Gay Daughter F 24 Kentucky Nellie Gay Daughter F 19 Kentucky Nelson Gay Son M 17 Kentucky Lillie Gay Daughter F 14 Kentucky Frank Gay Son M 11 Kentucky Citing this Record "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2Y-MTN : accessed 18 July 2018), Lillie Gay in household of Elijah Gay, Grants Lick, Campbell, Kentucky, United States; citing ED 60, sheet 8B, line 55, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 564; FHL microfilm 1,820,564.

Sources

  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9WY-CQY : accessed 30 September 2018), Elijah Gay, Magisterial District 7, Laurel Creek, Bull Skin, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 23A, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,516.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M285-XZZ : accessed 30 September 2018), Eligha Gay, Bullskin, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 471; FHL microfilm 1,374,484.
  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-DY7 : 14 December 2017), Elijah Gay in entry for Nelson Gay, 1860.
  2. ↑ Find-A-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131255994/elijah-gay
  3. ↑ "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.




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