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Solomon Gay 1862–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1862

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Gay

Mother: Penelope Pope

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In 1862, Solomon Gay entered the world in Alabama, born to James Gay And Penelope Gayle Pope. In 1880, Solomon Gay resided in , Cullman, Alabama, USA. Solomon Gay passed away in 1937 in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Solomon Gay entered the world in Alabama, born to James Gay And Penelope Gayle Pope.
  • In 1880, Solomon Gay resided in , Cullman, Alabama, USA.
  • Solomon Gay passed away in 1937 in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Solomon Gay's Ancestors

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Solomon Gay
1862–1937
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James Gay
1827–1890
Tennessee, USA
Penelope (Gayle) Pope
1830–1905
Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Alexander) Gay
1797–1851
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Milligan
1801–1847
Tennessee, USA
William Pope
1801–1882
Georgia, United States
Sara (M.) Lynn
1804–1872
Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gay
1755–1827
Mary CRAIG
1765–1835
Etheldred Pope
1775–1843
Elizabeth McCarley
1779–1832
Edley Lynn
1769–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Pope
1740–1818
William McCarley
1760–1830
Sarah McCarley
1765–1840

Solomon Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1862
Abt 1862
Birth of Solomon Gay in Alabama
Alabama
1880
1880
Age 18
Solomon Gay resided here in , Cullman, Alabama, USA
, Cullman, Alabama, USA
1937
1937
Age 75
Death of Solomon Gay in Alabama, United States of America
Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1862
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Cullman, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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