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Samuel Pleasant Kay 1860–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1860

Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1939

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Father: Nimrod Kay

Mother: Dorcas McCoy

Spouse(s): Emma Kay

Children(s): Leola Martin

Samuel Pleasant Kay was born in 1860 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Nimrod Kay And Dorcas Mccoy. Samuel Pleasant Kay married Emma Printha Mccoy Kay, and had children including Leola K Martin. Samuel Pleasant Kay passed away in 1939 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Pleasant Kay was born in 1860 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Nimrod Kay And Dorcas Mccoy.
  • Samuel Pleasant Kay married Emma Printha Mccoy Kay, and had children including Leola K Martin.
  • Samuel Pleasant Kay passed away in 1939 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nimrod Kay
1822–1905
Birth Location: Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
NK
Dorcas McCoy
1826–1900
Birth Location: Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
DM

Spouses(s)

Emma Kay
1862–1901
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
EK

Children(s)

Leola Martin
1900–1989
Birth Location: South Carolina
LM

Samuel Kay's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Kay
1860–1939
Birth Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Nimrod Kay
1822–1905
Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Dorcas McCoy
1826–1900
Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (M) McCoy
1774–1844
Ebeneser Settlement, Effingham County, Georgia
Sophia ("Suffy") Mayfield
1785–1852
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles McCoy
1754–1805
Margaret McCoy
1750–1805
Abraham Mayfield
1755–1827
Margaret Bishop
1762–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Franklin McCoy
1725–1780
Ann Brown
1731–1780
Johannes Neidlinger
1721–1780
Walburga Fischer
1722–1776
Joseph Biship
1725–1803
Bethany Hutchison
1720–1803

Samuel Kay's Descendants

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Samuel (Pleasant) Kay (30 May 1860–15 Sep 1939) m. Emma (Printha McCoy) Kay (8 March 1862–19 December 1901)
  1. 1. Leola (K) Martin 1900–1989 m. Hosea Martin 1897–1975
    1. 1. Joseph (Randall Martin) Sr. 1945–2011
    2. 2. Ray Martin 1935–2016
    3. 3. Rachel Martin 1925–1992
    4. 4. William Martin 1917–1966
    5. 5. Everett Martin 1930–1992
    6. 6. Howard Martin 1920–2003
    7. 7. Thelma Martin 1923–2005
    8. 8. Mary (Viola Hopkins) Martin 1936–1998

Samuel Kay's Timeline

2 Records

1860
30 May 1860
Birth of Samuel Pleasant Kay in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1939
15 Sep 1939
Age 79
Death of Samuel Pleasant Kay in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1860
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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