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Rachel Elizabeth Gay 1817–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1817

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: Aft. 1880

Death Location: Missouri, USA

Father: William Gay

Mother: Margaret Russell

Spouse(s): Zachariah West

Children(s): Leander West, Jennings West, John West, Joseph West, Jonathan West, Elizabeth Prewitt, Jacob West, Samuel West, Jane West, Maurice West, Charles West

Rachel Elizabeth Gay was born in 1817 in Kentucky, the child of William Henry Red Gay And Margaret Russell. In 1880, Rachel Elizabeth Gay resided in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA. Rachel Elizabeth Gay married Zachariah West, and had children including Charles H West, Elizabeth West Prewitt, Jacob West, Jane West, Jennings B West, John W West, Jonathan West, Joseph West, Leander Newton Lee West, Maurice Mounts West, Samuel West. Rachel Elizabeth Gay passed away in 1880 in Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Elizabeth Gay was born in 1817 in Kentucky, the child of William Henry Red Gay And Margaret Russell.
  • In 1880, Rachel Elizabeth Gay resided in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA.
  • Rachel Elizabeth Gay married Zachariah West, and had children including Charles H West, Elizabeth West Prewitt, Jacob West, Jane West, Jennings B West, John W West, Jonathan West, Joseph West, Leander Newton Lee West, Maurice Mounts West, Samuel West.
  • Rachel Elizabeth Gay passed away in 1880 in Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Gay's Ancestors

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Rachel Gay
1817–1880
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
William Henry Red Gay
1748–1830
Greenbriar, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Gay
1734–1758
Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Gay's Descendants

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Rachel (Elizabeth) Gay (Abt 1817–Aft. 1880) m. Zachariah West (Abt 1811–Aft. 1880)
  1. 1. Leander (Newton "Lee") West 1843–1935 m. Margueriete (J) West 1865–1941 m. Anna (M) West 1843–1875
    1. 1. Essie (W.) Edwards 1903–1989 m. Luther (Verner 'Luke') Edwards 1905–1999
      1. 1. Ardas (L) Edwards 1926–1999 m. Ophelia Edwards 1926–2008
        1. 1. Gerald Edwards 1951–2016
    2. 2. Marshall (Zonnie) West 1896–1979 m. Martha (Rebecca) West 1912–1979
      1. 1. Judy (F) West 1946–2010
      2. 2. Hubert West 1917–1978
      3. 3. James (Andrew) West 1927–2000
      4. 4. Lola (L) West 1949–2021
    3. 3. Mary (Etta) West 1867–1941
    4. 4. Stella (S) West 1884–1969
    5. 5. Ida (M) West 1890–1941
    6. 6. Arla (M) West 1897–1924
    7. 7. Hobart (S) West 1899–
    8. 8. Theodore (H) West 1902–1976
    9. 9. Walter (F) West 1906–
  2. 2. Jennings (B.) West 1857–1924
  3. 3. John (W) West 1837–
  4. 4. Joseph West 1839–1867
  5. 5. Jonathan West 1841–
  6. 6. Elizabeth (West) Prewitt 1843–
  7. 7. Jacob West 1844–1913
  8. 8. Samuel West 1848–
  9. 9. Jane West 1852–
  10. 10. Maurice (Mounts) West 1853–1917
  11. 11. Charles (H) West 1858–

Rachel Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1817
Abt 1817
Birth of Rachel Elizabeth Gay in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 63
Rachel Elizabeth Gay resided here in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
1880
Aft. 1880
Age 63
Death of Rachel Elizabeth Gay in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1817
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clinton, Henry, Missouri; Roll: 689; Page: 378c; Enumeration District: 174
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clinton, Henry, Missouri; Roll: 689; Page: 378c; Enumeration District: 174

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1880
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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