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Carrie Lee Gay 1923–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Sep 1923

Birth Location: Fountain, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1975

Death Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Taylor

Mother: Lizzie Edwards

Spouse(s): James Gay

Children(s): Channie Whitehead, Kenneth Sr, Wilmor Gay, Mary Gay

Carrie Lee Gay was born in 1923 in Fountain, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Taylor And Lizzie Edwards. In 1930, Carrie Lee Gay resided in Fountain, Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA. In 1935, Carrie Lee Gay resided in Rural, Pitt, North Carolina. Carrie Lee Gay married James T Gay, and had children including Bob Edward Gay, Channie A Whitehead, James Milton Gay, Kenneth Olanda Gay Sr, Mary Sahara Gay, Wilmor Grace Gay. Carrie Lee Gay passed away in 1975 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Carrie Lee Gay was born in 1923 in Fountain, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Taylor And Lizzie Edwards.
  • In 1930, Carrie Lee Gay resided in Fountain, Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Carrie Lee Gay resided in Rural, Pitt, North Carolina.
  • Carrie Lee Gay married James T Gay, and had children including Bob Edward Gay, Channie A Whitehead, James Milton Gay, Kenneth Olanda Gay Sr, Mary Sahara Gay, Wilmor Grace Gay.
  • Carrie Lee Gay passed away in 1975 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Carrie Gay's Ancestors

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Carrie Gay
1923–1975
Birth Place: Fountain, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Taylor
1901–1967
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Lizzie Edwards
1900–1982
Pitt County, North Carolina
Grandparents
George (Taylor) Sr
1864–1927
North Carolina, USA
Kizzie Barrett
1863–1944
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Crawford Taylor
1850–1955
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Carrie Gay's Descendants

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Carrie (Lee) Gay (06 Sep 1923–14 May 1975) m. James (T) Gay (29 Mar 1912–1981)
  1. 1. Channie (A) Whitehead 1939–1993 m. LeRoy Whitehead-Thompson 1947–2013
  2. 2. Kenneth (Olanda Gay) Sr 1943–1993
  3. 3. Wilmor (Grace) Gay 1940–2002
  4. 4. Mary (Sahara) Gay 1945–1946

Carrie Gay's Timeline

6 Records

1923
06 Sep 1923
Birth of Carrie Lee Gay in Fountain, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Fountain, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Carrie Lee Gay resided here in Fountain, Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Fountain, Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Carrie Lee Gay resided here in Rural, Pitt, North Carolina
Rural, Pitt, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 17
Carrie Lee Gay resided here in Beaver Dam, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Beaver Dam, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Carrie Lee Gay resided here in Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
1975
14 May 1975
Age 52
Death of Carrie Lee Gay in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Fountain, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02958; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 74-7
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fountain, Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Pitt, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02958; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 74-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 130
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02958; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 74-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fountain, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1975
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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