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James Roy McKay 1902–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1902

Birth Location: Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1979

Death Location: Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA

Father: William McKay

Mother: Mary Shirah

Spouse(s): Juanita McNeese

Children(s): James McKay, Peggy McKay

In 1902, James Roy McKay entered the world in Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA, born to William Thomas Mckay And Mary Alice Shirah. James Roy McKay married Juanita Mcneese, and had children including James Mckay, John Mckay, Peggy Dean Mckay, Thomas Mckay. James Roy McKay passed away in 1979 in Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1902, James Roy McKay entered the world in Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA, born to William Thomas Mckay And Mary Alice Shirah.
  • James Roy McKay married Juanita Mcneese, and had children including James Mckay, John Mckay, Peggy Dean Mckay, Thomas Mckay.
  • James Roy McKay passed away in 1979 in Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA.

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James McKay's Ancestors

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James McKay
1902–1979
Birth Place: Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Thomas McKay
1860–1931
Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Alice) Shirah
1868–1940
Blue Springs, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Silas (King) Shirah
1818–1898
Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Rhoda Payne
1836–1916
Skipperville, Dale, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McKay's Descendants

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James (Roy) McKay (18 Jan 1902–26 Mar 1979) m. Juanita McNeese (26 Jan 1905–7 Jan 1982)
  1. 1. James McKay 1930–2010
  2. 2. Peggy (Dean) McKay 1939–2011

James McKay's Timeline

2 Records

1902
18 Jan 1902
Birth of James Roy McKay in Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1979
26 Mar 1979
Age 77
Death of James Roy McKay in Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA
Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1902
    Event Place: Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brannan Stand and Hawthorns Store, Houston, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00038; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 35-16
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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