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Elijah Gay 1815–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Owsley County Ky

Father: Henry Gay

Mother: Margaret Russell

Spouse(s): Mary Baker, Catherine Johnson

Children(s): Charlotte Gay, Fanny Gay, George Gay, Hannah Gay, Henry Gay, James Gay, Joseph Gay, Margeret Gay, McCoy Gay, Orville Gay, Russell Gay, Sarah Gay

In 1815, Elijah Gay entered the world in Clay County, Kentucky, born to Henry Gay And Margaret Russell. Elijah Gay married Catherine Johnson, Mary Polly Baker, and had children including Charlotte Gay, Fanny Gay, George W Gay, Hannah Gay, Henry Gay, James B Gay, Joseph Gay, Margeret Gay, Mccoy L Gay, Orville B Gay, Russell Lewis Gay, Sarah Gay. Elijah Gay passed away in 1891 in Owsley County Ky.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Elijah Gay entered the world in Clay County, Kentucky, born to Henry Gay And Margaret Russell.
  • Elijah Gay married Catherine Johnson, Mary Polly Baker, and had children including Charlotte Gay, Fanny Gay, George W Gay, Hannah Gay, Henry Gay, James B Gay, Joseph Gay, Margeret Gay, Mccoy L Gay, Orville B Gay, Russell Lewis Gay, Sarah Gay.
  • Elijah Gay passed away in 1891 in Owsley County Ky.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Gay's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Gay
1815–1891
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky
Parents
Henry Gay
1758–1830
VA, USA
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Gay
1734–1759
Lancaster Co Pa.
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1704–1779
Martha Baxter
1711–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1675–1742
Isabella
1685–1742

Elijah Gay's Descendants

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Elijah Gay (1815–1891) m. Mary (Polly) Baker (1812–09 JUN 1854) m. Catherine Johnson (15 APR 1830–)
  1. 1. Charlotte Gay 1841–1912
  2. 2. Fanny Gay 1854–
  3. 3. George (W) Gay 1873–
  4. 4. Hannah Gay 1848–
  5. 5. Henry Gay 1846–
  6. 6. James (B) Gay 1838–1888
  7. 7. Joseph Gay 1850– m. Nancy Fugate 1869–1918
    1. 1. Abijah Gay 1894–
    2. 2. Ella Gay 1885–
    3. 3. Mahala Gay 1887–1977 m. Letcher Miller 1895–1966
    4. 4. Sarah Sizemore 1889–1926 m. Farmer Hamblin 1891–1952 m. Thomas (Dock) Sizemore 1884–1961
      1. 1. Bertha Hamblin 1913–1918
      2. 2. Curtis Hamblin 1915–1999 m. Alifair Eldridge 1920–1976 m. Claudia Stidham 1915–2000
        1. 1. James (Churchill) Hamblin 1940–1940
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hamblin 1951–2018 m. Charles Watts 1945–2018
        3. 3. Murlen (Sue) Hamblin 1949–2022 m. Joseph (Allen) Ramsey 1943–1997
        4. 4. Nana (Rose) Hamblin 1941–1941
        5. 5. Willie (R) Hamblin 1938–1994 m. Charlotte (Ann) Amaral 1941–2015 m. Mary (Jane) Jones 1942–2019
      3. 3. Pearl Hamlin 1912–1914
      4. 4. Verda Hamblin 1917–1918
      5. 5. Bessie (Jane) Sizemore 1925– m. Harold (C) Palmer 1926–2015
      6. 6. Ella Sizemore 1923–
  8. 8. Margeret Gay 1869–
  9. 9. McCoy (L) Gay 1864–
  10. 10. Orville (B) Gay 1866–
  11. 11. Russell (Lewis) Gay 1842–1900
  12. 12. Sarah Gay 1844–

Elijah Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Elijah Gay in Clay County, Kentucky
Clay County, Kentucky
1891
1891
Age 76
Death of Elijah Gay in Owsley County Ky
Owsley County Ky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Owsley County Ky

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