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Philip Cowgill Gay 1897–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1897

Birth Location: Grigigsville Ill, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 May 1972

Death Location: Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA

Father: Francis Gay

Mother: Mary Cowgill

Spouse(s): Deborah Downs

Children(s):

Philip Cowgill Gay was born in 1897 in Grigigsville Ill, Illinois, USA, the child of Francis Ellsworth Gay And Mary Cowgill. In 1900, Philip Cowgill Gay resided in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA. Philip Cowgill Gay married Deborah Randolph Downs, and had children including James Randolph Gay, Philip Downs Gay. Philip Cowgill Gay passed away in 1972 in Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Philip Cowgill Gay was born in 1897 in Grigigsville Ill, Illinois, USA, the child of Francis Ellsworth Gay And Mary Cowgill.
  • In 1900, Philip Cowgill Gay resided in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA.
  • Philip Cowgill Gay married Deborah Randolph Downs, and had children including James Randolph Gay, Philip Downs Gay.
  • Philip Cowgill Gay passed away in 1972 in Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Gay
1868–1917
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Mary Cowgill
1871–1952
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Deborah Downs
1900–1977
Birth Location: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
DD

Children(s)

Philip Gay's Ancestors

Self
Philip Gay
1897–1972
Birth Place: Grigigsville Ill, Illinois, USA
Parents
Francis Ellsworth Gay
1868–1917
Wisconsin, USA
Mary Cowgill
1871–1952
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Philip (Francis) Gay
1835–1910
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Amy (Sophronia) Bacheller
1841–1920
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1807–1881
Joyce ♦
1808–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David ⭐
1769–1861
Mary Knight
1774–1874

Philip Gay's Timeline

7 Records

1897
23 May 1897
Birth of Philip Cowgill Gay in Grigigsville Ill, Illinois, USA
Grigigsville Ill, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Philip Cowgill Gay resided here in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA
Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA
1934
25 Jan 1934
Age 37
Philip Cowgill Gay was married
None
1935
1935
Age 38
Philip Cowgill Gay resided here in Green, Ross, Ohio
Green, Ross, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 43
Philip Cowgill Gay resided here in Green Twp, Green, Ross, Ohio, USA
Green Twp, Green, Ross, Ohio, USA
1959
Abt 1959
Age 62
Philip Cowgill Gay resided here in Breezy Lodge Farm , Chillicothe
Breezy Lodge Farm , Chillicothe
1972
9 May 1972
Age 75
Death of Philip Cowgill Gay in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1897
    Event Place: Grigigsville Ill, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green, Ross, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03137; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 71-13
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1934
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Green, Ross, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green, Ross, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03137; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 71-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Green Twp, Green, Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green, Ross, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03137; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 71-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1959
    Event Place: Breezy Lodge Farm , Chillicothe
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1972
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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