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William Thomas Gay 1828–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1828

Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 16 October 1895

Death Location: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America

Father: John merchant

Mother: Sophia Mitchell

Spouse(s): Sallie Bass

Children(s): John Gay, Sallie (McMullen), William Gay

The story of William Thomas Gay began in 1828 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. William Thomas Gay married Sallie Sarah Bass, and had children including John B Gay, Sallie Gay Mcmullen, William Felix Gay. William Thomas Gay passed away in 1895 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thomas Gay began in 1828 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
  • William Thomas Gay married Sallie Sarah Bass, and had children including John B Gay, Sallie Gay Mcmullen, William Felix Gay.
  • William Thomas Gay passed away in 1895 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gay's Ancestors

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William Gay
1828–1895
Birth Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
Parents
John Henderson Gay, pioneer merchant
1787–1878
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Sophia Mitchell
1793–1869
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (William 'Red' Gay Sr, American War for Independence: Battle of Yorktown, bodyguard to General George Washington, GUYE on tax) records
1748–1830
Greenbriar, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Henderson
1764–1801
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dr 1745
1705–1749
Elizabeth Bolling
1709–1766
Lt. Henderson
1733–1801
Isabella King
1741–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1663–1737
Jane Lawrence
1664–1737
1676–1729
Mary Kennon
1679–1727

William Gay's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Gay (15 OCT 1828–16 October 1895) m. Sallie (Sarah) Bass (July 1834–1909)
  1. 1. John (B) Gay 1852–1899
  2. 2. Sallie (Gay) (McMullen) 1864–1911
  3. 3. William (Felix) Gay 1860–1864

William Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1828
15 OCT 1828
Birth of William Thomas Gay in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1895
16 October 1895
Age 67
Death of William Thomas Gay in Missouri, United States of America
Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1828
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 October 1895
    Event Place: Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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