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Nelson Gay 1811–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1811

Birth Location: Shoal, Perry, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1900

Death Location: Saul, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Gay

Mother: Margaret Russell

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In 1811, Nelson Gay entered the world in Shoal, Perry, Kentucky, USA, born to William Henry Gay And Margaret Peggy W Russell. Nelson Gay passed away in 1900 in Saul, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Nelson Gay entered the world in Shoal, Perry, Kentucky, USA, born to William Henry Gay And Margaret Peggy W Russell.
  • Nelson Gay passed away in 1900 in Saul, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Nelson Gay's Ancestors

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Nelson Gay
1811–1900
Birth Place: Shoal, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Henry Gay
1748–1830
Fairfield, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Margaret ('Peggy' W.) Russell
1780–1855
Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Gay
1734–1758
Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary Unknown
1734–1766
Cobbs, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nelson Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1 April 1811
Birth of Nelson Gay in Shoal, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Shoal, Perry, Kentucky, USA
1900
18 Aug 1900
Age 89
Death of Nelson Gay in Hazard, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Hazard, Leslie, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1811
    Event Place: Shoal, Perry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Hazard, Leslie, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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