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John Henry Fay 1877–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 OCT 1877

Birth Location: Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 5 FEB 1959

Death Location: Coggon, Linn, Iowa, USA

Father: David Fay

Mother: Clarissa Dix

Spouse(s): Edith MayRoland

Children(s): David Fay, Gilbert Fay, Doris Fay, Morris Fay, Sarah Fay

The story of John Henry Fay began in 1877 in Buchanan County, Iowa, USA. In 1900, John Henry Fay resided in Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA. In 1900, John Henry Fay resided in Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA. John Henry Fay married Edith Mayroland, and had children including David Salmon Fay, Doris Luella Fay, Gilbert Gilroy Fay, Morris Roland Fay, Sarah Margery Fay. John Henry Fay passed away in 1959 in Coggon, Linn, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry Fay began in 1877 in Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, John Henry Fay resided in Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, John Henry Fay resided in Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA.
  • John Henry Fay married Edith Mayroland, and had children including David Salmon Fay, Doris Luella Fay, Gilbert Gilroy Fay, Morris Roland Fay, Sarah Margery Fay.
  • John Henry Fay passed away in 1959 in Coggon, Linn, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Fay
1828–1901
Birth Location: Champaign County, Ohio, USA
DF
Clarissa Dix
1841–1918
Birth Location: Woodstock, Champaign County, Ohio, USA
CD

Spouses(s)

Edith MayRoland
1879–1956
Birth Location: Linn, Iowa, USA
EM

Children(s)

David Fay
1902–1977
Birth Location: Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
DF
Gilbert Fay
1900–1976
Birth Location: Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
GF
Doris Fay
1911–1995
Birth Location: –
DF
Morris Fay
1903–1983
Birth Location: Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
MF
Sarah Fay
1909–1977
Birth Location: Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
SF

John Fay's Ancestors

Self
John Fay
1877–1959
Birth Place: Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Parents
David Salmon Fay
1828–1901
Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Clarissa Dix
1841–1918
Woodstock, Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fay's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry) Fay (16 OCT 1877–5 FEB 1959) m. Edith MayRoland (19 SEP 1879–18 SEP 1956)
  1. 1. David (Salmon) Fay 1902–1977
  2. 2. Gilbert (Gilroy) Fay 1900–1976
  3. 3. Doris (Luella) Fay 1911–1995
  4. 4. Morris (Roland) Fay 1903–1983
  5. 5. Sarah (" Margery") Fay 1909–1977

John Fay's Timeline

15 Records

1877
16 OCT 1877
Birth of John Henry Fay in Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
John Henry Fay resided here in Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
John Henry Fay resided here in Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
John Henry Fay resided here in Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
John Henry Fay resided here in Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
John Henry Fay resided here in Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
John Henry Fay resided here in Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
John Henry Fay resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 58
John Henry Fay resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 63
John Henry Fay resided here in Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 63
John Henry Fay resided here in Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 63
John Henry Fay resided here in Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 63
John Henry Fay resided here in Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
1959
FEB 1959
Age 82
Burial of John Henry Fay in Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
1959
5 FEB 1959
Age 82
Death of John Henry Fay in Coggon, Linn, Iowa, USA
Coggon, Linn, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1959
    Event Place: Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 April 2019, 17:37), entry for John Henry Fay(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9VMD-5SQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Henry Fay, 1959; Burial, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, United States of America, Troy Mills Cemetery; citing record ID 61364400, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John H. Fay and May Roland, 15 Jan 1900; citing Walker, Linn, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 984,048.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Henry Fay, 1959; Burial, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, United States of America, Troy Mills Cemetery; citing record ID 61364400, <i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 April 2019, 17:37), entry for John Henry Fay(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9VMD-5SQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John H. Fay and May Roland, 15 Jan 1900; citing Walker, Linn, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 984,048.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1877
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John H. Fay and May Roland, 15 Jan 1900; citing Walker, Linn, Iowa, reference 2:3R888LP; FHL microfilm 1,705,613.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John H. Fay and May Roland, 15 Jan 1900; citing Walker, Linn, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 984,048.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 April 2019, 17:37), entry for John Henry Fay(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9VMD-5SQ
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 30 April 2019), John H Fay, Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 9B, fa
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 30 April 2019), John H Fay, Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing ED 145, sheet 2B, line 87, family 50, NARA mi
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 March 2018), John H Fay, Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57-81, s
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 30 April 2019), John H Fay, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 November 2017), John H. Fay and Mary Roland, 15 Jan 1900, Walker, Linn Co, Iowa, United States; citing reference Linn, IO 1900CN 7606
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Henry Fay, 1959; Burial, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, United States of America, Troy Mills Cemetery; citing record ID 61364400, <i>
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 August 2017), John H Fay in entry for D S Fay, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 276, sheet 379C, NARA microfilm publication
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 30 April 2019), John H Fay, Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 9B, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 410; FHL microfilm 1,374,423.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 30 April 2019), John H Fay, Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing ED 145, sheet 2B, line 87, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 500; FHL microfilm 1,820,500.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 March 2018), John H Fay, Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57-81, sheet 9B, line 50, family 2, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1177.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 30 April 2019), John H Fay, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 9B, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,444.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 November 2017), John H. Fay and Mary Roland, 15 Jan 1900, Walker, Linn Co, Iowa, United States; citing reference Linn, IO 1900CN 7606, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,704,466.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Henry Fay, 1959; Burial, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, United States of America, Troy Mills Cemetery; citing record ID 61364400, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 August 2017), John H Fay in entry for D S Fay, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 276, sheet 379C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0351; FHL microfilm 1,254,351.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1959
    Event Place: Coggon, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 April 2019, 17:37), entry for John Henry Fay(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9VMD-5SQ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Henry Fay, 1959; Burial, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, United States of America, Troy Mills Cemetery; citing record ID 61364400, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John H. Fay and May Roland, 15 Jan 1900; citing Walker, Linn, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 984,048.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Henry Fay, 1959; Burial, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, United States of America, Troy Mills Cemetery; citing record ID 61364400, <i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Troy Mills, Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John H. Fay and May Roland, 15 Jan 1900; citing Walker, Linn, Iowa, reference ; FHL microfilm 984,048.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 April 2019, 17:37), entry for John Henry Fay(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9VMD-5SQ
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