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James Baker Gay 1838 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Oct 1888

Death Location: Owsley County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Pvt Gay,

Mother: Mary Gay

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The story of James Baker Gay began in 1838 in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America. James Baker Gay passed away in 1888 in Owsley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Baker Gay began in 1838 in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • James Baker Gay passed away in 1888 in Owsley County, Kentucky, USA.

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James Gay's Ancestors

Self
James Gay
1838 – 1888
Birth Place: Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Pvt Elijah Lige Gay,
1815 – 1891
Perry, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Polly) Gay
1812 – 1860
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry (William 'Red' Gay) Sr,
1748 – 1830
Greenbriar, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Margaret ('Peggy') Russell,
1780 – 1855
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dr Gay,
1705 – 1749
Elizabeth Bolling
1709 – 1766
Martin Russell
1764 –
Violet Grant,
1768 – 1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1663 – 1737
Jane Lawrence
1664 – 1737
Maj Bolling,
1676 – 1729
Mary Kennon
1679 – 1727

James Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1838
1838
Birth of James Baker Gay in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
1888
15 Oct 1888
Age 50
Death of James Baker Gay in Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
Owsley County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portersburg, Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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