McCoy
L
(Mack)
Gay
Born about in Perry County, Kentucky, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Elijah Gay
and Catherine (Anderson) Gay
Brother of
James Baker Gay [half], Charlotte C (Gay) Burns [half], Russell Lewis Gay [half], Sarah Gay [half], Henry C. Gay [half], Hannah Gay [half], Joseph Gay [half], Jobe Gay [half], Fanny Gay [half], Orville Bradley Gay, Margaret (Gay) Couch and George Washington Gay
Husband of
Mary T (McIntosh) Gay
— married
8 Apr 1887 in Buckhorn, Perry Co., KY
Descendants 
Father of
Minta Gay, Noah Gay, Anderson Gay, Eugene Gay, Lilie Gay, Luther Gay, Dewey Gay, Marvin Gay, John Gay, John Gay and Roy Gay
Died about
at about age 48
in Owsley County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2011
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Biography
McCoy "Mack" Gay was a son of Elijah Gay and Catherine Anderson. His birth data are uncertain; according to his grave memorial he was born 7 Jun 1863 at Doorway, Perry County, Kentucky, USA [1].
In 1880 he was enumerated in Buffalo, Owsley County, Kentucky [2].
He married Mary T (McIntosh) Gay (abt.1865-abt.1929).
McCoy "Mack" Gay passed away about 19 Feb 1912 in Whoopflarea, Owsley County, Kentucky, USA. His grave is in John Gay Cemetery at that location.
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125056456
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZL-GLY : 7 September 2017), Elijah Gay, Buffalo, Owsley, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 79, sheet 285D, 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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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mack 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 Mack:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mack 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 Mack:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Mary Gay 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158759 [compare], Ancestry member MARYKGAY
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~1.56%
Freda (Thomas) Adkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch M282922 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member okspiriteyes7
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~1.56%
Linda (Sharpton) Davidson :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Gloria (Adams) Bidinger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member glorrya37
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~1.56%
Nora (Welch) Goodin :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
John Viars :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sharon Barger :
23andMe
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John French Ph.D.
Gay-3033 and Gay-520 appear to represent the same person because: Both represent the husband of Mary T. McIntosh, who also is duplicated.
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