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Margaret "Peggy" Gay 1810–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Gay's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 2 November 1891

Death Location: Moore's Creek, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: WILLIAM SR

Mother: Margaret Russell

Spouse(s): James (1)

Children(s): Mary Johnson

In 1810, Margaret "Peggy" Gay entered the world in Gay's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Henry Gay Sr And Margaret Peggy Russell. Margaret "Peggy" Gay married James B Johnson 1, and had children including Mary Polly Johnson. Margaret "Peggy" Gay passed away in 1891 in Moore's Creek, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Margaret "Peggy" Gay entered the world in Gay's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Henry Gay Sr And Margaret Peggy Russell.
  • Margaret "Peggy" Gay married James B Johnson 1, and had children including Mary Polly Johnson.
  • Margaret "Peggy" Gay passed away in 1891 in Moore's Creek, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM SR
1748–1830
Birth Location: Greenbriar Co Augusta Co, , Virginia, USA
WS
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

James (1)
1800–1889
Birth Location: Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Johnson
1844–1940
Birth Location: Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, United States
MJ

Margaret Gay's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Gay
1810–1891
Birth Place: Gay's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
WILLIAM HENRY GAY SR
1748–1830
Greenbriar Co Augusta Co, , Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Russell
1780–1855
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Martin Russell
1764–1848
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Violet Grant
1768–1873
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Gay's Descendants

1.
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Margaret ("Peggy") Gay (1810–2 November 1891) m. James (B Johnson) (1) (13 Jul 1800–22 Dec 1889)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Johnson 1844–1940 m. George (Washington) Wells 1828–1913
    1. 1. John (David) Wells 1868–1942 m. Hannah (Akeman Aikman) Ackman 1867–1953
      1. 1. Laura (B) Wells 1888–1956 m. Preston Shepherd 1882–1945
        1. 1. William Shepard 1913–1976 m. Lucy Evans 1918–

Margaret Gay's Timeline

4 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Margaret "Peggy" Gay in Gay's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Gay's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
1824
1824
Age 14
Margaret "Peggy" Gay was married in Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Perry County, Kentucky, USA
1827
22 December 1827
Age 17
Margaret "Peggy" Gay was married in Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, USA
1891
2 November 1891
Age 81
Death of Margaret "Peggy" Gay in Moore's Creek, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
Moore's Creek, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Gay's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Perry County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 December 1827
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1891
    Event Place: Moore's Creek, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
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