Marvin Pentz Gay Sr (1914 - 1998)

Born 1 Oct 1914 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alberta (Cooper) Gay — married 2 Jul 1935 in Washington D.C., United States

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1998 at age 84 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Marvin Gay Sr is Notable.

Marvin Gay Sr. was an American Pentecostal minister. He was the father of American recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye and gained notoriety after shooting and killing Marvin on April 1, 1984, following an argument at their home.^[1]

He is the son of George Gay and Mamie Mae Watkins.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gay_Sr.

• "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHG-Q3P2 : 11 February 2018), Marvin P Gay, 01 Oct 1914; citing Birth, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V64L-797 : 4 November 2017), Marvin P Gay and Alberta Cooper, 02 Jul 1935; citing p. 100, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,293,333.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7S8-1F8 : 6 March 2020), Marvin Gay, Tract 49, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 2, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-49, sheet 16A, line 22, family 225, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 554.