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Minnie Gertrude Gay 1868–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb. 22, 1868

Birth Location: Fairfield, Rockbridge Bath, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Feb. 11, 1966

Death Location: Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel Gay

Mother: Phebe Ireland

Spouse(s): Samuel Cook

Children(s): Mae Cook

The story of Minnie Gertrude Gay began in 1868 in Fairfield, Rockbridge Bath, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. Minnie Gertrude Gay married Samuel Cook, and had children including Mae Dell Cook. Minnie Gertrude Gay passed away in 1966 in Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Minnie Gertrude Gay began in 1868 in Fairfield, Rockbridge Bath, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.
  • Minnie Gertrude Gay married Samuel Cook, and had children including Mae Dell Cook.
  • Minnie Gertrude Gay passed away in 1966 in Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Minnie Gay's Ancestors

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Minnie Gay
1868–1966
Birth Place: Fairfield, Rockbridge Bath, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Harvey Gay
1811–1879
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Phebe (Ann) Ireland
1827–1885
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minnie Gay's Descendants

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Minnie (Gertrude) Gay (Feb. 22, 1868–Feb. 11, 1966) m. Samuel Cook (1828–1903)
  1. 1. Mae (Dell) Cook 1891–1949 m. Joseph (Carrington) Carroll 1889–1984
    1. 1. Lucille (Virginia) Carroll 1917–1991
    2. 2. Minnie (Francis) Carroll 1920–2014
    3. 3. Elsie (Mae) Carroll 1911–1994 m. Melvin (Samuel) Lawhorn 1910–1971
    4. 4. Margaret (Louise) Carroll 1912–2014 m. Cletis (Franklin) Walker 1912–1976
    5. 5. Thelma (Lee) Carroll 1922–2016
    6. 6. Oscar ("Elwyn") Carroll 1913–2005

Minnie Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1868
Feb. 22, 1868
Birth of Minnie Gertrude Gay in Fairfield, Rockbridge Bath, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Fairfield, Rockbridge Bath, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1901
Dec 1901
Age 33
Minnie Gertrude Gay was married in Virginia
Virginia
1966
Feb. 11, 1966
Age 98
Death of Minnie Gertrude Gay in Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb. 22, 1868
    Event Place: Fairfield, Rockbridge Bath, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 1901
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Augusta

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb. 11, 1966
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, United States

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