Individual Details

Married David Kay ca 1877. He was born 1848 - died 1915.

1880 Census. Washington Precinct, Nemaha, NE, Hh 102
David Kay, age 31, b. Scotland, parents b. Scotland
Mary C., age 21, b. MO, father b. TN, mother b. MO
Grace, age 1, dau, b. NE

1900 Census. Logan Twp, Sherman Co, NE, Hh 17
David J. Kay, b. Jul 1848, age 51, married 22 yrs, b. Scotland. Came to U.S. 1869, been here 30 Years. Marked "Na" for Naturalized
Mary C., wife, b. Aug 1858, age 41, has had 7 children
Grace, dau, b. Feb 1879, age 21, school teacher
Kenneth, son, b. Dec 1880, age 19
Elizabet, dau, b. Feb 1883, age 17
William, son, b. May 1885, age 15
James, son, b. Jul 1888, age 11
Albert, son, b. Sept 1890, age 9
Caroline, dau, b. Feb 1897, age 3

The Sherman County Times - Nov 10 1938
Mrs. David Kay Buried Monday Afternoon
Mary Caroline Williams, daughter of Thomas Davis Williams and Elizabeth Ainsworth Williams, was born August 28, 1858 in Cedar county, Missouri and departed this life Nov. 4, 1938 at Loup City, Nebraska, being 80 years, 2 months and 7 days of age.
Because of the destruction of their property during the Civil war she moved with her family to Nemaha county, Nebraska, in 1863 where she grew to womanhood.
On December 15, 1877 she was united in marriage to David Kay. Seven children were born to this union, Mrs. Grace Wilson and Kenneth Kay of Hastings, Mrs. Elizabeth Tracy, William and James and Carrie Scharnow of Loup City and Albert of Palm Springs, California.
She with her family moved to Sherman county in 1881 and settled on a farm 8 miles northwest of Loup City where she resided until 1925 when she moved to Loup City.
She was preceded in death by her husband July 9, 1915.
Besides her children, she leaves to mourn her passing one sister, Mrs. Emma Johnson of Council Bluffs, Iowa, two brothers, A. P. Williams of Omaha and F. C. Williams of Ord, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
She united with the United Brethern [sic] church at the age of 15 and in 1916 became a member of the Presbyterian church of Loup City, where she retained her membership, although because of ill health she was not an active member.
Funeral services were held on Monday in charge of Rev. Harwood and burial was made in the Evergreen cemetery.

Birth	20 Aug 1858	Cedar County, Missouri
Death	4 Nov 1938	Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska

Father	Thomas Davis WILLIAMS (1810 - )
Mother	Elizabeth Ainsworth (1830 - 1910)
Sibling	W. Robert WILLIAMS (1849 - )
Sibling	William E. Williams (1850 - 1850)
Sibling	Harden WILLIAMS (1854 - 1881)
Sibling	Martha Jane WILLIAMS (1855 - 1934)
Sibling	Emma M. WILLIAMS (1862 - 1955)
Sibling	Melvina A. WILLIAMS (1864 - 1909)
Sibling	Clara Edna WILLIAMS (1867 - 1938)
Sibling	Alvin P. WILLIAMS (1870 - 1954)
Sibling	Festus Cloten WILLIAMS (1873 - 1963)