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Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay 1887–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 June 1887

Birth Location: Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia

Death Date: 2 August 1957

Death Location: Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William *

Mother: Annira Culpepper

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The story of Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay began in 1887 in Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia. In 1900, Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay resided in Militia District 1213, Meriwether, Georgia, USA. Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay passed away in 1957 in Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay began in 1887 in Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia.
  • In 1900, Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay resided in Militia District 1213, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
  • Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay passed away in 1957 in Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Sara Gay's Ancestors

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Sara Gay
1887–1957
Birth Place: Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia
Parents
William Franklin Gay *
1850–1916
Gay-Oakland, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Annira (Josephine) Culpepper
1849–1917
Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Columbus (Franklin Gay) *
1828–1903
Newton, Georgia, United States
Martha (Jane) Sasser
1824–1911
Gay, Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin *
1801–1840
Anna Farmer
1803–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gay
1750–1811
Martha *
1750–1821

Sara Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1887
9 June 1887
Birth of Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay in Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia
Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia
1900
1900
Age 13
Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay resided here in Militia District 1213, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Militia District 1213, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
1957
2 August 1957
Age 70
Death of Sara Elizabeth "Bessie" Gay in Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Meriwether, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 June 1887
    Event Place: Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Militia District 1213, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1957
    Event Place: Meriwether, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gay, Meriwether County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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