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