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James Selwyn Gay 1927–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1927

Birth Location: St Joseph, Missouri

Death Date: 19 March 2000

Death Location: St Paul

Father: Selwyn Gay

Mother: Louise Fristoe

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In 1927, James Selwyn Gay entered the world in St Joseph, Missouri, born to Selwyn Gay And Louise Fristoe. In 1950, James Selwyn Gay resided in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. James Selwyn Gay married Norma Jean Luman, and had children including Heather Gay, James Larry Gray, Janet Bryan, Kent, Stephen. James Selwyn Gay passed away in 2000 in St Paul.

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Biography

  • In 1927, James Selwyn Gay entered the world in St Joseph, Missouri, born to Selwyn Gay And Louise Fristoe.
  • In 1950, James Selwyn Gay resided in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.
  • James Selwyn Gay married Norma Jean Luman, and had children including Heather Gay, James Larry Gray, Janet Bryan, Kent, Stephen.
  • James Selwyn Gay passed away in 2000 in St Paul.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gay's Ancestors

Self
James Gay
1927–2000
Birth Place: St Joseph, Missouri
Parents
Selwyn Gay
1904–1940
Essex, Page County, Iowa, USA
Louise Fristoe
1907–1982
MO
Grandparents
James (Winder*) Fristoe
1878–1945
Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Emma (Mildred) Bradley
1881–1961
Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Charles Fristoe
1833–1892
Anna Menifee
1838–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Fristoe
1792–1872
Susan Withers
1798–1862
Spencer Menefee
1797–1876
Ann **
1806–1892

James Gay's Timeline

4 Records

1927
18 Oct 1927
Birth of James Selwyn Gay in St Joseph, Missouri
St Joseph, Missouri
1948
1948
Age 21
James Selwyn Gay was married In Bellvue, Neb.
Bellvue, Neb.
1950
1950
Age 23
James Selwyn Gay resided here in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
2000
19 March 2000
Age 73
Death of James Selwyn Gay in Sioux Falls SD
Sioux Falls SD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1927
    Event Place: St Joseph, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Bellvue, Neb.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Argus-Leader; Publication Date: 21 Mar 2000; Publication Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; ,0.29853553,0.99866414,0.6767755&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lincoln, Lancaster

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: WORTHINGTON, Minn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Argus-Leader; Publication Date: 21 Mar 2000; Publication Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; ,0.29853553,0.99866414,0.6767755&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 2000
    Event Place: Sioux Falls SD

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Paul
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Argus-Leader; Publication Date: 21 Mar 2000; Publication Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; ,0.29853553,0.99866414,0.6767755&xid=3355

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