Individual Details

Elijah "Lije" Gay

(15 Jan 1815 - Jan 1891)



Elijah Married Catherine Anderson after the death of Mary and had several more children.

Find A Grave Memorial# 11393076
Elijah (Lige) Gay;
Born 1815 in Shoal, Perry County, Kentucky, and died 1891 in Buffalo Creek. Owsley County, Kentucky. He married (1) Mary "Polly" Baker August 10, 1838 in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of John Baker and Unknown Allen. He married (2) Catherine (Johnson) Anderson 1862 in Buffalo Creek, Owsley County, Kentucky, daughter of Stephen Anderson and Sarah Perkins.

Had military marker set in March, 2007.
Elijah Gay. Pvt, Co H, Three Forks Battalion, KY State Troops, Civil War. 1815-1891
Buried Lucy Angel Cemetery, Buckhorn, Perry Co, KY

Events

Birth15 Jan 1815Clay County, Kentucky
Marriage10 Aug 1838Clay County, Kentucky - Mary Baker
DeathJan 1891Owsley County, Kentucky
MarriageCatherine Anderson

Families

SpouseMary Baker (1812 - 1860)
ChildJames Baker Gay (1838 - 1888)
ChildCharlotte Gay (1839 - 1912)
ChildRussell Lewis Gay (1842 - 1886)
ChildSarah Gay (1846 - )
ChildHenry C. Gay (1846 - 1890)
ChildHannah Gay (1848 - )
ChildJoseph Gay (1850 - )
ChildFanny Gay (1854 - )
SpouseCatherine Anderson (1830 - 1910)