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Mary Louisiana Gay 1857–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1857

Birth Location: Southampton County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 August 1918

Death Location: Ivor, Southampton County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Gay

Mother: Louisa Lowe

Spouse(s): George West

Children(s): Hattie West, Lula West, George West, Otelia Raiford, Livy West, Lucy West, Leroy West, Elonna West, Annie Lewis, Charles West

In 1857, Mary Louisiana Gay entered the world in Southampton County, Virginia, USA, born to James Mallory Gay And Louisa Ann Lowe. Mary Louisiana Gay married George West, and had children including Annie May Lewis, Charles Washington West, Elonna Mckinley West, George Allen West, Hattie West, Leroy West, Livy T West, Lucy Bell West, Lula Mason West, Otelia West Raiford. Mary Louisiana Gay passed away in 1918 in Ivor, Southampton County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Mary Louisiana Gay entered the world in Southampton County, Virginia, USA, born to James Mallory Gay And Louisa Ann Lowe.
  • Mary Louisiana Gay married George West, and had children including Annie May Lewis, Charles Washington West, Elonna Mckinley West, George Allen West, Hattie West, Leroy West, Livy T West, Lucy Bell West, Lula Mason West, Otelia West Raiford.
  • Mary Louisiana Gay passed away in 1918 in Ivor, Southampton County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Gay's Ancestors

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Mary Gay
1857–1918
Birth Place: Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Mallory Gay
1821–1892
Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Louisa (Ann) Lowe
1825–1875
Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ivea Lowe
1799–1852
Southampton County, Virginia
Margaret Stephenson
1801–1846
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Lowe
1779–1835
Charlotte Johnson
1780–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ledbetter Lowe
1741–1813
Ann Holt
1755–1833

Mary Gay's Descendants

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Mary (Louisiana) Gay (26 January 1857–18 August 1918) m. George West (15 September 1855–13 February 1928)
  1. 1. Hattie West 1897–1957 m. Irvin (Duck) Drewry 1893–1972
    1. 1. Martha (Lou) Drewry 1918–1997
  2. 2. Lula (Mason) West 1889–1972 m. Edward (Parker) Lowe 1883–1958
    1. 1. Guy (Barclay) Lowe 1915–1970 m. Eunice (Virginia) Holt 1919–1987
    2. 2. Westmoreland Lowe 1918–1975
  3. 3. George (Allen) West 1883–1941 m. Carrie Doyle 1888–1936
  4. 4. Otelia (West) Raiford 1887–1955 m. Philip (Malone) Raiford 1890–1968
    1. 1. George (Philip) Raiford 1916–1963 m. Tillie Dunlow 1913–1985
      1. 1. Ronald (Malone) Raiford 1942–1946
    2. 2. Frances (Cleopatra) Raiford 1921–2000 m. Charles (Edward Neave) Jr. 1922–1991
      1. 1. Kurt (Edward) Neave 1950–1984
    3. 3. Lorraine Raiford 1924–
    4. 4. Mabeth Raiford 1925–
    5. 5. John (Calvin) Raiford 1926–
    6. 6. Walter (Henderson) Raiford 1917–1977 m. Kathleen Bradshaw 1915–2005
      1. 1. Walter (Henderson Raiford) Jr. 1940–2006
  5. 5. Livy (T.) West 1892–1949 m. Regina (H.) Duke 1901–1983
  6. 6. Lucy (Bell) West 1899–1981 m. Aurelius (Edwards) Drewry 1894–1985
  7. 7. Leroy West 1885–1948
  8. 8. Elonna (Mckinley) West 1894–1945
  9. 9. Annie (May) Lewis 1881–1944
  10. 10. Charles (Washington) West 1879–

Mary Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1857
26 January 1857
Birth of Mary Louisiana Gay in Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Southampton County, Virginia, USA
1918
18 August 1918
Age 61
Death of Mary Louisiana Gay
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1857
    Event Place: Southampton County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1918
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ivor, Southampton County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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