Marie (Anderson) Gay (1912 - 1945)

Born 17 Oct 1912 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leroy Gay — married 5 Aug 1926 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 1945 at age 32 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Marie (Anderson) Gay is a part of US Black heritage.

Marie Anderson was born on 17 Oct 1912 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of John Anderson and Corinne Fuller.^[1][2] In 1920, she lived in Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee with her grandmother Livie Fuller and siblings George and Olivia.^[3]

She married Leroy Gay on 5 Aug 1926 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.^[2] They had six children.^[4][5] In 1930 they lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with Marie's father and siblings.^[4] In the 1940 census, Leroy was enumerated in the Massillon State Hospital in Perry Township, Stark County, Ohio,^[6] while Marie and their children were living in Akron, Summit County, Ohio with Marie's mother.^[5] Leroy died in 1941.

Marie died of leukemia on 23 Aug 1945 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. She was buried in Mount Peace Cemetery in Akron.^[1][7] After her death, Leroy and Marie's younger children were raised by Marie's mother Corinne.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ohio, Death Certificates, #49492, Marie Gay, 23 Aug 1945, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA; "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6FP-TG9 : accessed 9 Dec 2023).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Marriage Records, 1926 volume 145, page 406, #214526, Leroy Gay and Marie Anderson, 5 Aug 1926; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q7X-6ZV : accessed 14 Jan 2023).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," ED 45, 8 District, Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA; sheet 3B, family 75, Marie Anderson in Livie Fuller household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5K-VZR.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1930," ED 319, Cleveland ward 16, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; sheet 28A, family 65, lines 13-19, Marie Gay in Leroy Gay household; NARA microfilm T626, roll 1772; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X43F-J49.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1940," ED 89-30, Akron Ward 1, Summit County, Ohio, USA; sheet 15A, family 248, Marie Gay household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWGP-5RG.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," ED 76-82, Massillon State Hospital, Perry Township, Stark County, Ohio, USA; sheet 27A, line 29, Leroy Gay; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWGM-H3X.
7. ↑ "Mrs. Marie Gay," obituary, The Akron Beacon Journal [Ohio], 25 Aug 1945, page 4; image copy, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23048397/ : accessed 14 Jan 2023).
8. ↑ Marie's mother and children in 1950 census:
   "United States Census, 1950," ED 89-380, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA; sheet 14, dwelling 101, Corinne Anderson in James A Anderson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB8-BZBF.