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Lela Ann Gay 1884–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1884

Birth Location: Randolph County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 4 September 1959

Death Location: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

Father: James Gay

Mother: Mary Motley

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Lela Ann Gay was born in 1884 in Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of James A M Gay And Mary Jane Motley. Lela Ann Gay passed away in 1959 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Ann Gay was born in 1884 in Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of James A M Gay And Mary Jane Motley.
  • Lela Ann Gay passed away in 1959 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

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Lela Gay's Ancestors

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Lela Gay
1884–1959
Birth Place: Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James A. M. Gay
1848–1926
Georgia
Mary (Jane) Motley
1855–1942
Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Coleman (Pendleton Motley) Sr
1823–1885
Talbotton, Morgan County, Georgia, USA
Hester (Ann) Perkins
1823–1908
Sumter Co., Georgia
Great-Grandparents
James Motley
1787–1850
Nancy Haynes
1798–1844
Hezekiah Perkins
1780–1825
Mary Smith
1803–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Motley
1753–1826
Elizabeth Pendleton
1765–1806
John Haynes
1756–1810
Nancy Shields
1770–1820

Lela Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1884
31 March 1884
Birth of Lela Ann Gay in Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Randolph County, Alabama, USA
1959
4 September 1959
Age 75
Death of Lela Ann Gay in Glades County, Florida, USA
Glades County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 March 1884
    Event Place: Randolph County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1959
    Event Place: Glades County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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