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Russell Lewis Gay 1842–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Clay County Ky

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Owsley County Ky

Father: Elijah Gay

Mother: Mary Baker

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Russell Lewis Gay was born in 1842 in Clay County Ky, the child of Elijah Gay And Mary Polly Baker. Russell Lewis Gay passed away in 1900 in Owsley County Ky.

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Biography

  • Russell Lewis Gay was born in 1842 in Clay County Ky, the child of Elijah Gay And Mary Polly Baker.
  • Russell Lewis Gay passed away in 1900 in Owsley County Ky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Gay
1815–1891
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky
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Mary Baker
1812–1854
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Russell Gay's Ancestors

Self
Russell Gay
1842–1900
Birth Place: Clay County Ky
Parents
Elijah Gay
1815–1891
Clay County, Kentucky
Mary (Polly) Baker
1812–1854
North Carolina
Grandparents
Henry Gay
1758–1830
VA, USA
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Tennessee
John (Durkham) Baker
1770–1848
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1734–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1704–1779
Martha Baxter
1711–1785

Russell Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Russell Lewis Gay in Clay County Ky
Clay County Ky
1900
1900
Age 58
Death of Russell Lewis Gay in Owsley County Ky
Owsley County Ky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Clay County Ky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Owsley County Ky
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