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Bessie Pearl Gay 1885–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 SEP 1885

Birth Location: Camden Point, Platte, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 16 MAY 1967

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Father: Levi Gay

Mother: Sarah Crum

Spouse(s): Elmer Thomas

Children(s): Ruby Thomas

Bessie Pearl Gay was born in 1885 in Camden Point, Platte, Missouri, United States, the child of Levi Leroy Gay And Sarah Ermine Crum. In 1967, Bessie Pearl Gay resided in Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States. Bessie Pearl Gay married Elmer Ellsworth Thomas, and had children including Ruby Lee Thomas. Bessie Pearl Gay passed away in 1967 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Bessie Pearl Gay was born in 1885 in Camden Point, Platte, Missouri, United States, the child of Levi Leroy Gay And Sarah Ermine Crum.
  • In 1967, Bessie Pearl Gay resided in Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
  • Bessie Pearl Gay married Elmer Ellsworth Thomas, and had children including Ruby Lee Thomas.
  • Bessie Pearl Gay passed away in 1967 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Gay's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Gay
1885–1967
Birth Place: Camden Point, Platte, Missouri, United States
Parents
Levi LeRoy Gay
1857–1901
Hendricks, Indiana, United States
Sarah (Ermine) Crum
1856–1894
Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Gay's Descendants

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Bessie (Pearl) Gay (10 SEP 1885–16 MAY 1967) m. Elmer (Ellsworth) Thomas (10 MAY 1872–12 MAR 1945)
  1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Thomas 1906–1996 m. Carl (Granville) Estep 1903–1955

Bessie Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1885
10 SEP 1885
Birth of Bessie Pearl Gay in Camden Point, Platte, Missouri, United States
Camden Point, Platte, Missouri, United States
1967
16 MAY 1967
Age 82
Bessie Pearl Gay resided here in Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States
1967
16 MAY 1967
Age 82
Death of Bessie Pearl Gay in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1885
    Event Place: Camden Point, Platte, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 July 2020), Mrs Bessie Pearl Thomas, 1967.
    [2] Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935, "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), Pearl B. Gay in entry for Elmer Thomas, 1900.
    [3] United States Census, 1910, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 7 April 2023), Bessie P Thomas in household of Elmer Thomas, Marshall, Platte, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 154, sheet 6B, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 805; FHL microfilm 1,374,818.
    [4] United States Census, 1920, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 February 2021), Bessie R Thomas in entry for Elmer E Thomas, 1920.
    [5] United States Census, 1930, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 7 April 2023), Bessie P Thomas in household of Elmer Thomas, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 19B, line 79, family 427, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1193; FHL microfilm 2,340,928.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1967
    Event Place: Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1967
    Event Place: Kansas City, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1967
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 July 2020), Mrs Bessie Pearl Thomas, 1967.

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