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Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay 1876–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 AUG 1876

Birth Location: Gainsville, Cooke, Texas, USA

Death Date: 13 Jun 1946

Death Location: Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA

Father: Ivanhoe Gay

Mother: Susan Watson

Spouse(s): Maudie Dalton

Children(s): Ernie Gay

The story of Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay began in 1876 in Gainsville, Cooke, Texas, USA. Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay married Maudie Elizabeth Caralee Dalton, and had children including Ernie Cecil Gay. Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay passed away in 1946 in Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay began in 1876 in Gainsville, Cooke, Texas, USA.
  • Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay married Maudie Elizabeth Caralee Dalton, and had children including Ernie Cecil Gay.
  • Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay passed away in 1946 in Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ivanhoe Gay
1848–1884
Birth Location: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois
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Susan Watson
1847–1925
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Maudie Dalton
1883–1966
Birth Location: Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
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Children(s)

Ernie Gay
1909–1967
Birth Location: Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States of America
EG

Vernon Gay's Ancestors

Self
Vernon Gay
1876–1946
Birth Place: Gainsville, Cooke, Texas, USA
Parents
Ivanhoe Sylvester Gay
1848–1884
Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois
Susan (Catherine) Watson
1847–1925
Kentucky
Grandparents
Volney (Ephraim) Gay
1817–1889
Verman, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Laura ("Lucy") Farrington
1822–1873
Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Jonathan (B.) Watson
1805–1879
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Eleanor (Elizabeth) Jarrell
1820–1915
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vernon Gay's Descendants

1.
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Vernon (Oscar "Vernie or V.O.") Gay (15 AUG 1876–13 Jun 1946) m. Maudie (Elizabeth Caralee) Dalton (26 MAR 1883–18 JAN 1966)
  1. 1. Ernie (Cecil) Gay 1909–1967 m. Mildred (Lorene) Clark 1910–1988
    1. 1. Cecil (Rhoten Gay) Sr 1929–1976 m. Virgie (May) Tumlinson 1930–1991 m. Virgie (Mae) Tumlinson 1930–1991
      1. 1. Judith (Elaine Gay) Meade 1947–2010
      2. 2. Patsy (Ruth) Sturdivant 1949–2016
      3. 3. Cecil (Rhoten (Sonny)) Gay 1951–2011
    2. 2. Edna (Lorene "Tootsie") Gay 1936–1996
    3. 3. Clarence ("Hoot" William) Gay 1934–1953
    4. 4. Waymond (Lee) Gay 1945–2001
    5. 5. Nora (Jean) Gay 1951–1997
    6. 6. Russell (Wayne) Gay 1941–1966
    7. 7. Nita (June) Gay 1939–1994
    8. 8. Clara (Bell Lee) Gay 1931–1987

Vernon Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1876
15 AUG 1876
Birth of Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay in Gainsville, Cooke, Texas, USA
Gainsville, Cooke, Texas, USA
1946
13 Jun 1946
Age 70
Death of Vernon Oscar "Vernie or V.O." Gay in Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1876
    Event Place: Gainsville, Cooke, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1946
    Event Place: Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA
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