Matthew Martin Gay (1838-1890)

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Matthew Martin Gay

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Emanuel, Georgia, USA
Death: March 21, 1890 (51)
Jenkins, Georgia, USA
Place of Burial: Four Points, Jenkins County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Absalom Gay and Mary Ann Gay
Husband of Susannah (Johnson) Gay (1839-1906)
Father of John Batt Gay, Sr.; Leona Mattie Gay; Charlton J. Gay; John Lewis Gay; Susannah Wiggins and 6 others
Brother of Sarah Bland; Charlton Martin Gay; John Wesley Gay; John Matthew Gay; Margaret Peggy Oglesby and 3 others

Managed by: Daniel Robert May
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Immediate Family

About Matthew Martin Gay (1838-1890)

SEE "Timeline" for chronological order of life events including any photos and documents as available; SEE "Media" for any documents and photos included from "Timeline" as available.

MEMORIAL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30278236

Matthew Martin Gay was born May 1838 in Emanuel County, Georgia, son of Absalom and Mary Ann (Wiggins) Gay.

On December 06, 1859, he married Susannah Johnson in Emanuel County, GA. Their children are Matthew Martin, Jr. (1860), John Batt (1859), Mattie L. (1861), Leonia M. (circa 1863), Charlton J. (1865), John Louis Gay (1871), Susanna Gay (1873) and Tullalah M. (circa 1878) Gay.

On March 21, 1890, Matthew Martin Gay, age 51, died with burial in Elam Baptist Church Cemetery, Four Points, Jenkins County, Georgia.

References: U.S. Census; Descendant Odell Williams research; SEE Documents if available under “Media” or “Timeline” events

Links: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/i/l/Odell-Williams-GA/BOOK-0001/0003...; Link:http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/jenkins/cemeteries/elambap.txt

Note: Overview arranged by family researcher Jim Semple, Jr., subject to additions & corrections.

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Matthew Martin Gay (1838-1890)'s Timeline

1838
May 1838
Emanuel, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 11
Emanuel, Georgia, United States
1860
September 22, 1860
Georgia, United States
1860
1861
June 27, 1861
Georgia, United States
1865
August 8, 1865
Ga.
1870
1870
Age 31
Census
1871
March 10, 1871
Jenkins, Georgia, United States
1872
June 3, 1872
Georgia, United States