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Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay 1919–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1919

Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 13 May 2017

Death Location: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas CANTRELL

Mother: Viola Cantrell

Spouse(s): Rudy GAY

Children(s):

Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay was born in 1919 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, the child of Thomas Tank Cantrell And Viola Mary Harris Cantrell. In 1920, Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay married Rudy Bill Gay, and had children including Wallace Douglas Gay. Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay passed away in 2017 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay was born in 1919 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, the child of Thomas Tank Cantrell And Viola Mary Harris Cantrell.
  • In 1920, Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay married Rudy Bill Gay, and had children including Wallace Douglas Gay.
  • Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay passed away in 2017 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas CANTRELL
1883–1974
Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
TC
Viola Cantrell
1888–1969
Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
VC

Spouses(s)

Rudy GAY
1919–1994
Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
RG

Children(s)

Christine Gay's Ancestors

Self
Christine Gay
1919–2017
Birth Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Thomas Tank CANTRELL
1883–1974
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Viola (Mary HARRIS) Cantrell
1888–1969
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Monroe) HARRIS
1859–1944
Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann PHILLIPS) Harris
1861–1933
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Burrell PHILLIPS
1834–1863
Rebecca Skinner
1840–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McELROY
1808–1903
Elizabeth McElroy
1816–1896

Christine Gay's Timeline

7 Records

1919
19 Feb 1919
Birth of Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 21
Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
2017
13 May 2017
Age 98
Death of Christine Ellen CANTRELL Gay in Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1919
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 15-11
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 63
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2339743
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: T625_7; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 63

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2339743

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 15-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 15-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 2017
    Event Place: Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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