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William Robert "Bill" Jay 1858–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13-Sep-1858

Birth Location: Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 10-Apr-1947

Death Location: Hardeman County, Texas, USA

Father: James Jay

Mother: Elizabeth Pillbury

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William Robert "Bill" Jay was born in 1858 in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Lonnie Jay And Elizabeth Pillbury. William Robert "Bill" Jay passed away in 1947 in Hardeman County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Robert "Bill" Jay was born in 1858 in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Lonnie Jay And Elizabeth Pillbury.
  • William Robert "Bill" Jay passed away in 1947 in Hardeman County, Texas, USA.

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William Jay's Ancestors

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William Jay
1858–1947
Birth Place: Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Lonnie Jay
1832–1891
Georgia, USA
Elizabeth Pillbury
1832–1905
Marengo County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William Jay
1789–1860
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Lydia Morrow
1796–1866
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
William Pillbury
1795–1877
England
Emeline (Jane) Tyson
1811–1850
Tennesee, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Jay
1765–1839
Elizabeth Earp
1781–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Vestal
1723–1818
Daniel Reverend
1757–1815
Daniel Reverend
1757–1815

William Jay's Timeline

2 Records

1858
13-Sep-1858
Birth of William Robert "Bill" Jay in Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA
1947
10-Apr-1947
Age 89
Death of William Robert "Bill" Jay in Hardeman County, Texas, USA
Hardeman County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13-Sep-1858
    Event Place: Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10-Apr-1947
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Texas, USA

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