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Nelson Gay 1812–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: APR 1812

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1899

Death Location: Leslie County, Ky

Father: Henry Gay

Mother: Margaret Russell

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Children(s):

Nelson Gay was born in 1812 in Clay County, Kentucky, the child of Henry Gay And Margaret Russell. Nelson Gay passed away in 1899 in Leslie County, Ky.

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Biography

  • Nelson Gay was born in 1812 in Clay County, Kentucky, the child of Henry Gay And Margaret Russell.
  • Nelson Gay passed away in 1899 in Leslie County, Ky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Gay
1758–1830
Birth Location: VA, USA
HG
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Birth Location: Tennessee
MR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nelson Gay's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Gay
1812–1899
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky
Parents
Henry Gay
1758–1830
VA, USA
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Gay
1734–1759
Lancaster Co Pa.
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1704–1779
Martha Baxter
1711–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1675–1742
Isabella
1685–1742

Nelson Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1812
APR 1812
Birth of Nelson Gay in Clay County, Kentucky
Clay County, Kentucky
1899
1899
Age 87
Death of Nelson Gay in Leslie County, Ky
Leslie County, Ky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: APR 1812
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Leslie County, Ky
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