1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, -- February, Whitebead, District 33, page 2B, 111 S Pearl St, Hse #37, Fam #39 Gay, Headrick Head Owns M W 42 Married MN MN MN Garage Mechanic [b abt 1877] Gay, Lucy Wife F Ind 26 Married OK TN TN [b abt 1893] Gay, Press Son M Ind 17 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1902, but see 1902 census card, age 1] Gay, Bertha Dau F Ind 12 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1907] Gay, Clara Dau F Ind 7 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1912]
1870 Federal Census, Bates County, Missouri, 27 July, PO Butler, Grand River, page 7, Hse/Fam #45 Gay, Volney 45 M W Farmer $0 declared Real Estate $0 declared Personal born Ohio [b abt 1825] Gay, Nancy 45 F W Home b Ohio Cannot read [b abt 1825] Gay, Ivanhoe 22 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1848] Gay, Orin 17 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1853] Gay, Alfred [Alonzo] 15 M W Farmer born Illinois Attended School, Idiot [b abt Jan 1855] Gay, Asa 8 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1862] Gay, William 6 M W born Illinois [b abt 1864] Gay, Elsey 4 F W home born Illinois Cannot read or write [b abt 1866] 1875 Minnesota State Census, Meeker County, 1 May 1875, Swan Lake, page 983, Fam #142 Gay, Volney 60 M W born Ohio Parents both b Maine [b abt 1815] Gay, Alonzo 20 M W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1855] Gay, Caroline 18 F W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1857] Gay, Wm 12 M W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt Jan 1863] Gay, Ann 9 F W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1866] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Fern Eva Parshall [Fern E Batchelder] [Fern Eva Dingman] Birth 29 Mar 1910 Eden Valley [Meeker County], Minnesota Death Date 17 May 2002 Father Henry A Dingman Mother Elsie A Gay SSN 473185858 Signature on SSN Card Fern Eva Dingman 28 Jan 1987 Name listed as FERN EVA PARSHALL; 02 Dec 1977 Name listed as FERN E BATCHELDER Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 Mrs Elsie A Dingman Death 12 Jan 1936 Morrison County State File Number 009309 Certificate #009309, Record Number 716155 Elsie Annie Gay Dingman Birth 27 Jan 1866 Death 12 Jan 1936 (aged 69) Morrison County, Minnesota Burial Fort Ripley Cemetery, Fort Ripley, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Parents: Lucy Farrington Gay 1822-1873 Spouse Henry Alexander Dingman 1863-1928 Sibling Orren Lenard Gay 1854-1921 Children: Harry E Dingman 1888-1950 Herbert Guy Dingman 1899-1995 Fern Eva Dingman Batchelder 1910-2002 Created by Harold & Pat Anderson 21 Apr 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial 68737634, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68737634
1857 Minnesota State Census, Carver County, 19 October, Township 116, Hse #324, Fam #325 Gay, Volney 40 M b Ohio Farmer [b abt 1817] Gay, Laura 24 F b Ohio [b abt 1833] Gay, Oliver 15 M b Illinois [b abt 1842] Gay, Losiney 13 F b Illinois [b abt 1844] Gay, George 11 M b Illinois [b abt 1846] Gay, Sylivester [sic] 8 M b Illinois [b abt 1849] Gay, Orrin 4 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Alois 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1854] Gay, Francis 2 months M b Minnesota [b abt July or Aug 1857] 1860 Federal Census, Carver County, Minnesota, 18 July, Camden, PO Young America, page 104-105 (scan 396-397), Hse #1015, Fam #877 Volney Gay 42 F Carpenter $0 Real Estate declared $150 Personal born Ohio [b abt 1818] Laura Gay 36 M born Ohio [b abt 1824] Alfield [Oliver] Gay 18 M born Illinois [b abt 1842] Louise Anna Gay 16 M born Illinois [b abt 1844] George Gay 14 F born Illinois [b abt 1846] Ivenhal [Ivanhoe] Gay 12 M born Illinois [b abt 1848] - page 105 - Orin Gay 8 M born Minnesota [b abt 1852] Alonzo Gay 6 M born Minnesota [b abt 1854] Carolina Gay 4 M born Minnesota [b abt 1856, but it was abt July or Aug 1857, 2 months old in 1857 census] Asa Gay 2 M born Minnesota [b abt 1858] In the 1865 census, no child matches Lucina. 1865 Minnesota State Census, McLeod County, 1 June, Penn Township, Hse/Fam #21 Volney Gay M [no ages or birth states rptd in this census] Lucy Gay F Sylvester Gay M Orrin Gay M Alonzo Gay 11 M Carolin Gay F Asa Gay M 1875 Minnesota State Census, Meeker County, 1 May 1875, Swan Lake, page 983, Fam #142 Gay, Volney 60 M W born Ohio Parents both b Maine [b abt 1815] Gay, Alonzo 20 M W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1855] Gay, Caroline 18 F W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1857] Gay, Wm 12 M W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt Jan 1863] Gay, Ann 9 F W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1866]
1850 Federal Census, Schuyler County, Illinois, 9 September, Ashland Township, page 15, Hse #60, Fam #62 Gay, Volney 33 M Carpenter b Ohio [b abt 1817] Gay, Lucy 27 F b Ohio [b abt 1823] Gay, Alvaro 7 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Lucina 5 M b Minnesota [b abt 1845] Gay, George 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1847] Gay, Ivano 1 M b Minnesota [b abt 1849] In 1850, all the children are reproted born in Minnesota. But in 1857 and 1860 all the children born before 1850 were reported born in Illinois and all the ones after 1850 in Minnesota. 1857 Minnesota State Census, Carver County, 19 October, Township 116, Hse #324, Fam #325 Gay, Volney 40 M b Ohio Farmer [b abt 1817] Gay, Laura 24 F b Ohio [b abt 1833] Gay, Oliver 15 M b Illinois [b abt 1842] Gay, Losiney 13 F b Illinois [b abt 1844] Gay, George 11 M b Illinois [b abt 1846] Gay, Sylivester [sic] 8 M b Illinois [b abt 1849] Gay, Orrin 4 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Alois 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1854] Gay, Francis 2 months M b Minnesota [b abt 1856] 1860 Federal Census, Carver County, Minnesota, 18 July, Camden, PO Young America, page 104-105 (scan 396-397), Hse #1015, Fam #877 Volney Gay 42 F Carpenter $0 Real Estate declared $150 Personal born Ohio [b abt 1818] Laura Gay 36 M born Ohio [b abt 1824] Alfield [Oliver] Gay 18 M born Illinois [b abt 1842] Louise Anna Gay 16 M born Illinois [b abt 1844] George Gay 14 F born Illinois [b abt 1846] Ivenhal [Ivanhoe] Gay 12 M born Illinois [b abt 1848] - page 105 - Orin Gay 8 M born Minnesota [b abt 1852] Alonzo Gay 6 M born Minnesota [b abt 1854] Carolina Gay 4 M born Minnesota [b abt 1856] Asa Gay 2 M born Minnesota [b abt 1858] George is out of the hosue by the 1865 state census. 1865 Minnesota State Census, McLeod County, 1 June, Penn Township, Hse/Fam #21 Volney Gay M [no ages or birth states rptd in this census] Lucy Gay F Sylvester Gay M Orrin Gay M Alonzo Gay 11 M Carolin Gay F Asa Gay M
The 1880 census of Hedrick's family reports his name as Frederick on the Ancestry.com transcription. But the original entry seems to be Headrick. One genealogist made a comment on the census correcting the transcription. 1880 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 15 June, Fort Worth, District 90, page 48, Hse #418, Fam #431 Gay, Ivanhoe W M 28 Head Laborer MN OH OH [b abt 1852] Gay, Catherine W F 28 Wife Keeping House KY VA KY [abt 1852] Gay, Hedrick [sic W M 6 Son Works on Farm MN MN KY [b abt 1874] Gay, Oscar B W F 2 Son Works on Farm TX MN KY [abt 1878] "Correction due to an error in transcription. The 'H' kinda looks like an 'F'.. but this is the family of Ivanoe n Catherine Gay.. sons Headrick Walter and Vernon Oscar Gay." -- Rhonda Smith, Comment on an Ancestry census record, 4 June 2007 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 29 June, Township 4, District 134, Page 17B, House #295, Family #303 Gay, Headreak Head W M May 1873 27 Married 3 yrs MN MO IL Farmer Rents Farm Gay, Caroline Dau Ind F June 1879 20 Married 3 yrs 2 children/2 living Ind Terr Ind Terr Ind Terr Gay, Arley B Dau Ind F July 1898 1 Single Ind Terr Ind Minn Terr Gay, Sylvia Katy Dau Ind F Single Mar 1900 3mos Ind Terr Minn Ind Terr 1910 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 21 May, Stratford, District 82, Page 17B, Hse/Fam #231 Gay, Headrick Head M W 33 Widowed Married 10 years MN IL KY Retired Farmer Owns [b abt 1877] Gay, Katy S Dau F W 9 yrs 7 children/7 living OK MN OK [b abt 1901] Gay, Presley Son M W 6 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1903] Gay, Bertha L Dau F W 2 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1908] Brown, Susan S Mother-in-law F W 69 Single KY VA IL [b abt 1841] Susan Brown is Headrick's mother-in-law, the mother of Caroline (Kelly) Palmer. After the death of Kelly's father, Susan married again. Brown is her second married name. In the 1900 census, Susan is a widow living next door to Headrick and Caroline. 1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, -- February, Whitebead, District 33, page 2B, 111 S Pearl St, Hse #37, Fam #39 Gay, Headrick Head Owns M W 42 Married MN MN MN Garage Mechanic [b abt 1877] Gay, Lucy Wife F Ind 26 Married OK TN TN [b abt 1893] Gay, Press Son M Ind 17 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1902, but see 1902 census card, age 1] Gay, Bertha Dau F Ind 12 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1907] Gay, Clara Dau F Ind 7 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1912] The memorial for Headrick on Find a Grave includes a wonderful personal report by Headrick, recorded by a RootsWeb field worker, Maurice R Anderson, on 18 March 1937. ----------------- Headrick Walter Gay Birth Jun. 14, 1875 Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota Death Apr. 15, 1950 Garvin County, Oklahoma Interview #1115 Field Worker Maurice R. Anderson March 18, 1937 Name Mr. H.W. Gay Residence Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Birth 1877 Minnesota Father Iveno [Ivanhoe] Gay Mother Kate [Catherine] Watson I was four years old when my father and mother left Minnesota. We passed through the Indian Territory. There were three wagons, two other families were with us. I was small but I can remember some things that happened. I remember we stopped in Muskogee, Indian Territory for three days. There was a big celebration going on there at the time. The Indians, I guess, were putting this on. Everywhere I looked there would be Indians, all dressed up with beads and paint on their faces. There were lots of cowboys in roping and riding contests. I don't know what trail we took from there. My father was driving the head wagon. My father was working two horses and I think that was what the other two wagons were working. I know we stopped and stayed two days at Cherokee Town, Indian Territory. Of course, I did not know that it was Cherokee Town at that time. After leaving Cherokee Town, my father took his wagon train on into Texas, near Austin. And in 1886 we moved from Austin, Texas, to Cherokee Town, Indian Territory. My father owned at that time, four horses and ten milk cows. We lived on milk, butter and cornbread. Of course, we had plenty of squirrel, turkey, rabbit, quail and fish. After settling near Cherokee Town on the Washita River, we lived in a tent. My job was to look after the cows in the day time. Grass was waist high and I would graze them near the Washita River where they could get plenty of water and so I could fish. I made me a hook out of a piece of stiff wire, crooked it and filed a barb on it. I would turn over a log and get me some worms. There were lots of fish in the Washita River. In the evening I would take the cows home, or to our tent, which was a good home in those days because there weren't very many houses. As I said, in bringing the cows home in the evening, I have brought home 8 to 10 pounds of fish that I had caught during the day. I have caught lots of o'possum and skunks, (there wasn't any mink or muskrat then), lots of beaver, but I never did catch any. I would skin the o'possums and skunks I caught and take green sticks and bend them and tie the two ends together and stretch my furs on these sticks. I sold my furs to a man that had a store at Cherokee Town. I think his name was John Walner. At Cherokee Town there were two stores and a log house made into a hotel. I remember they had a sign hanging out on the porch which said "Hotel". I was never inside of this place. There was a stage barn and two or three houses. I have been at the store lots of times and have seen men come and stop at Cherokee Town. Some of them would be riding fine horses and some would be riding poor looking horses. I remember one time a man rode up on a big fine horse. He wore a high top hat, and two big pistols on each side of his saddle horn. This man didn't stay very long. He talked to this man who ran the store awhile, then this man that wore the high top hat got on his horse and rode off. The man that ran the store told some of the men standing around then that this man with the high hat was a great gambler. He talked as if he had known him for a long time. I said he wore two guns - that wasn't what attracted my attention for nearly all the men wore guns in that time. That high top hat was what I was looking at. It was the first time I ever saw anybody wear that kind of a hat. My father sold milk and butter to this hotel and store at Cherokee Town and when there was a bull calf born, my father would fatten it up and he usually got from twenty to twenty-five dollars for it. I always carried my father's pistol with me when I was herding the milk cows, on account of so many wolves. But I was never bothered by them, but I have shot many a rattlesnake's head off. There was lots of timber in this country then. My father did some farm work after we settled at Cherokee Town. He raised lots of corn for feeding purposes and for bread. In 1888, I believe it was, Cherokee Town was moved to where Wynnewood is now. The Santa Fe Railroad was put through there in 1887 and it missed Cherokee Town, so that was why they moved and settled where the railroad was. Of course, they didn't move all of Cherokee Town right then. I think someone at Pauls Valley bought one of the buildings and moved it to Pauls Valley. We left there in 1889 and moved to the Choctaw Nation in the east part of the Indian Territory near Coalgate, Indian Territory. My father sold some of his milk cows before we left. We farmed near Coalgate [This is in the western part of Choctaw Nation, near the border with Chickasaw Nation], raised some cotton and lots of corn. I was married to Miss Kelly Palmer, a half Choctaw Indian. She didn't know much about her father, as he died when she was very small. Her mother now lives in the east part of Garvin County. In those days when a white man married an Indian woman, he was called squaw man and sometimes called galvanized citizen. I lived around Coalgate until after statehood. I now live in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Spouses: Caroline Palmer Gay (1879 - 1908) Lucy Richardson Gay (1893 - 1925) Children: Sylvia Katy Gay Richardson (1900 - 1960) Bertha Lee Gay Garland (1907 - 1980) Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma Created by ivygeni Jun 28, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #92708077, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92708077 ----------------- Note that in this auto-biography, Headrick refers to his wife as Kelly Palmer. She is referred to in records, including her grave, as Caroline Palmer. It is not clear if Kelly was another name (Kelly Caroline, or Caroline Kelly) or a nickname. He also refers to Kelly as a half Choctaw. However, when their 1-year-old son was registered as a Choctaw citizen in 1901, he was reported as 1/32 blood Choctaw, This means his mother was only 1/16 Choctaw, unless there is some error in the family or tribal records. "Coalgate was founded in 1889 as a coal mining camp named Liddle in the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. It was named for William "Bill" Liddle, a superintendent for the Atoka Coal and Mining Company, who had arrived in the fall of 1888 to locate a site for a new coal mine." -- "Coalgate, Oklahoma," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalgate,_Oklahoma
1850 Federal Census, Schuyler County, Illinois, 9 September, Ashland Township, page 15, Hse #60, Fam #62 Gay, Volney 33 M Carpenter b Ohio [b abt 1817] Gay, Lucy 27 F b Ohio [b abt 1823] Gay, Alvaro 7 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Lucina 5 M b Minnesota [b abt 1845] Gay, George 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1847] Gay, Ivano 1 M b Minnesota [b abt 1849] Several genealogies have Ivanhoe's full name as Ivanhoe Sylvester Gay. One has linked to an 1857 Minnesota state census of his family, where he is reported under the middle name as Sylvester, age 8 (born about 1849). This census also reports Sylvester as born in Illinois, while the 1880 census, which was the first record found for Ivanhoe, reports he was born in Minnesota. 1857 Minnesota State Census, Carver County, 19 October, Township 116, Hse #324, Fam #325 Gay, Volney 40 M b Ohio Farmer [b abt 1817] Gay, Laura 24 F b Ohio [b abt 1833] Gay, Oliver 15 M b Illinois [b abt 1842] Gay, Losiney 13 F b Illinois [b abt 1844] Gay, George 11 M b Illinois [b abt 1846] Gay, Sylivester [sic] 8 M b Illinois [b abt 1849] Gay, Orrin 4 M b Illinois [b abt 1853] Gay, Alois 3 M b Illinois [b abt 1854] Gay, Francis 2 months M b Illinois [b abt 1856] All the children were reported in 1850 as born in Minnesota. But in 1857 and 1860 all the children born before 1850 were reported born in Illinois and all the ones after 1850 in Minnesota. 1860 Federal Census, Carver County, Minnesota, 18 July, Camden, PO Young America, page 104-105 (scan 396-397), Hse #1015, Fam #877 Volney Gay 42 F Carpenter $0 Real Estate declared $150 Personal born Ohio [b abt 1818] Lucy Gay 36 M born Ohio [b abt 1824] Alfield [Oliver] Gay 18 M born Illinois [b abt 1842] Louise Anna Gay 16 M born Illinois [b abt 1844] George Gay 14 F born Illinois [b abt 1846] Ivenhal [Ivanhoe] Gay 12 M born Illinois [b abt 1848] - page 105 - Orin Gay 8 M born Minnesota [b abt 1852] Alonzo Gay 6 M born Minnesota [b abt 1854] Carolina Gay 4 M born Minnesota [b abt 1856] Asa Gay 2 M born Minnesota [b abt 1858] 1865 Minnesota State Census, McLeod County, 1 June, Penn Township, Hse/Fam #21 Volney Gay M [no ages or birth states rptd in this census] Lucy Gay F Sylvester Gay M Orrin Gay M Alonzo Gay 11 M Carolin Gay F Asa Gay M 1870 Federal Census, Bates County, Missouri, 27 July, PO Butler, Grand River, page 7, Hse/Fam #45 Gay, Volney 45 M W Farmer $0 declared Real Estate $0 declared Personal born Ohio [b abt 1825] Gay, Nancy 45 F W Home b Ohio Cannot read [b abt 1825] Gay, Ivanhoe 22 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1848] Gay, Orin 17 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1853] Gay, Alfred [Alonzo] 15 M W Farmer born Illinois Attended School, Idiot [b abt Jan 1855] Gay, Asa 8 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1862] Gay, William 6 M W born Illinois [b abt 1864] Gay, Elsey 4 F W home born Illinois [b abt 1866] 1880 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 15 June, Fort Worth, District 90, page 48, Hse #418, Fam #431 Gay, Ivanhoe W M 28 Head Laborer MN OH OH [b abt 1852] Gay, Catherine W F 28 Wife Keeping House KY VA KY [abt 1852] Gay, Hedrick [sic W M 6 Son Works on Farm MN MN KY [b abt 1874] Gay, Oscar B W F 2 Son Works on Farm TX MN KY [abt 1878] The census reports Ivanhoe as age 28, which would make his birth about 1852. But he was reported in the 1857 Minnesota census as 8 years old, which would make birth about 1849. Seven years older than the 1880 age allows. The 1860 Federal Census in Minnesota reports Ivanhoe as 12 years old, or born about 1848.
In the 1880 census record for Lewis' son Volney, it is reported that Volney's father and mother were both born in Scotland. Family information tells us they came to the US through Nova Scotia. -- Joseph Donnie Gay, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Lindsay, Oklahoma, 19 April 2015 Lewis Gay Birth unknown Death Feb. 28, 1845 Children: Vixon P. Gay (1814 - 1877) Volney Ephraim Gay (1817 - 1889) Inscription: 64ys 2m 6ds Burial Black Log Cemetery, Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio Created by CJW Jan 31, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #64961135, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64961135
1850 Federal Census, Schuyler County, Illinois, 9 September, Ashland Township, page 15, Hse #60, Fam #62 Gay, Volney 33 M Carpenter b Ohio [b abt 1817] Gay, Lucy 27 F b Ohio [b abt 1823] Gay, Alvaro 7 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Lucina 5 M b Minnesota [b abt 1845] Gay, George 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1857] Gay, Ivano 1 M b Minnesota [b abt 1859] All the children here are reported born in Minnesota. But in 1857 and 1860 all the children born before 1850 were reported born in Illinois and all the ones after 1850 in Minnesota. The child matchign Lucina is called Losiney in 1857, and Louisa in 1860. 1857 Minnesota State Census, Carver County, 19 October, Township 116, Hse #324, Fam #325 Gay, Volney 40 M b Ohio Farmer [b abt 1817] Gay, Laura 24 F b Ohio [b abt 1833] Gay, Oliver 15 M b Illinois [b abt 1842] Gay, Losiney 13 F b Illinois [b abt 1844] Gay, George 11 M b Illinois [b abt 1846] Gay, Sylivester [sic] 8 M b Illinois [b abt 1849] Gay, Orrin 4 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Alois 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1854] Gay, Francis 2 months M b Minnesota [b abt 1856] 1860 Federal Census, Carver County, Minnesota, 18 July, Camden, PO Young America, page 104-105 (scan 396-397), Hse #1015, Fam #877 Volney Gay 42 F Carpenter $0 Real Estate declared $150 Personal born Ohio [b abt 1818] Laura Gay 36 M born Ohio [b abt 1824] Alfield [Oliver] Gay 18 M born Illinois [b abt 1842] Louise Anna Gay 16 M born Illinois [b abt 1844] George Gay 14 F born Illinois [b abt 1846] Ivenhal [Ivanhoe] Gay 12 M born Illinois [b abt 1848] - page 105 - Orin Gay 8 M born Minnesota [b abt 1852] Alonzo Gay 6 M born Minnesota [b abt 1854] Carolina Gay 4 M born Minnesota [b abt 1856] Asa Gay 2 M born Minnesota [b abt 1858] In the 1865 census, no child matches Lucina. 1865 Minnesota State Census, McLeod County, 1 June, Penn Township, Hse/Fam #21 Volney Gay M [no ages or birth states rptd in this census] Lucy Gay F Sylvester Gay M Orrin Gay M Alonzo Gay M Carolin Gay F Asa Gay M
1857 Minnesota State Census, Carver County, 19 October, Township 116, Hse #324, Fam #325 Gay, Volney 40 M b Ohio Farmer [b abt 1817] Gay, Laura 24 F b Ohio [b abt 1833] Gay, Oliver 15 M b Illinois [b abt 1842] Gay, Losiney 13 F b Illinois [b abt 1844] Gay, George 11 M b Illinois [b abt 1846] Gay, Sylivester [sic] 8 M b Illinois [b abt 1849] Gay, Orrin 4 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Alois 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1854] Gay, Francis 2 months M b Minnesota [b abt 1856] All the children were reported in 1850 as born in Minnesota. But in 1857 and 1860 all the children born before 1850 were reported born in Illinois and all the ones after 1850 in Minnesota. 1860 Federal Census, Carver County, Minnesota, 18 July, Camden, PO Young America, page 104-105 (scan 396-397), Hse #1015, Fam #877 Volney Gay 42 F Carpenter $0 Real Estate declared $150 Personal born Ohio [b abt 1818] Laura Gay 36 M born Ohio [b abt 1824] Alfield [Oliver] Gay 18 M born Illinois [b abt 1842] Louise Anna Gay 16 M born Illinois [b abt 1844] George Gay 14 F born Illinois [b abt 1846] Ivenhal [Ivanhoe] Gay 12 M born Illinois [b abt 1848] - page 105 - Orin Gay 8 M born Minnesota [b abt 1852] Alonzo Gay 6 M born Minnesota [b abt 1854] Carolina Gay 4 M born Minnesota [b abt 1856] Asa Gay 2 M born Minnesota [b abt 1858] 1865 Minnesota State Census, McLeod County, 1 June, Penn Township, Hse/Fam #21 Volney Gay M [no ages or birth states rptd in this census] Lucy Gay F Sylvester Gay M Orrin Gay M Alonzo Gay 11 M Carolin Gay F Asa Gay M 1870 Federal Census, Bates County, Missouri, 27 July, PO Butler, Grand River, page 7, Hse/Fam #45 Gay, Volney 45 M W Farmer $0 declared Real Estate $0 declared Personal born Ohio [b abt 1825] Gay, Nancy 45 F W Home b Ohio Cannot read [b abt 1825] Gay, Ivanhoe 22 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1848] Gay, Orin 17 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1853] Gay, Alfred [Alonzo] 15 M W Farmer born Illinois Attended School, Idiot [b abt Jan 1855] Gay, Asa 8 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1862] Gay, William 6 M W born Illinois [b abt 1864] Gay, Elsey 4 F W home born Illinois [b abt 1866] There are two memoirals for Orren on Finda a Grave, reporting he is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Bemidji, Minnesota. Orren Lenard Gay Birth Feb. 16, 1854 Death Sep. 29, 1921 Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota Created by Maureen S Jun 12, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #112178606, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gay&GSiman=1&GSst=25&GSsr=81&GRid=112178606& The memorial posted first has Orren's obituary, which reports that he died of Typhoid Fever. --------------------- Orren Lenard Gay Birth Feb. 16, 1854 McLeod County, Minnesota Death Sep. 29, 1921 Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota [The Bemidji Daily Pioneer, October 03, 1921, Page 6, Image 6] "TYPHOID FEVER VICTIM LAID TO REST SUNDAY Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Baptist church for Orrin Leonard Gay, who died at his home in this city September 29 from typhoid fever. Mr. Gay was 66 years, 7 months and 15 days of age at the time of death. He was born in McLeod county, Minn., and has always been a resident of this state, having lived in Princeton and Burtrum and has been a resident of Bemidji for the past 14 years. He leaves to mourn his death one daughter, Mrs. Vail, of this city, and one sister, Mrs. Henry Dingman, of Fort Ripley. M. E. Ibertson had charge of the funeral arrangements." Parents: Volney Ephraim Gay (1817 - 1889) Lucy Farrington Gay (1822 - 1873) Spouse Eliza Hattie Veal Lewis (1846 - 1897) Children: Elsie Wilhelmina Gay Vale (1875 - 1951) Jesse L Gay (1878 - 1916) Samuel M Gay (1879 - 1970) Jesse Ellsworth Gay (1884 - 1918) Sibling Elsie Annie Gay Dingman (1866 - 1936) Half-sibling Burial Greenwood Cemeteryn Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota Maintained by Marilyn Phelps, Originally Created by Jo Dec 14, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #32163621, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32163621 ---------------------
1880 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 15 June, Fort Worth, District 90, page 48, Hse #418, Fam #431 Gay, Ivanhoe W M 28 Head Laborer MN OH OH [b abt 1852] Gay, Catherine W F 28 Wife Keeping House KY VA KY [abt 1852] Gay, Hedrick [sic W M 6 Son Works on Farm MN MN KY [b abt 1874] Gay, Oscar B W F 2 Son Works on Farm TX MN KY [abt 1878]
His nickname was Press. Even as a 1-year-old he was registered officially as Press Clifton Gay. U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, 25 Sep 1902, Choctaw By Blood Dawes #14475 Gay, Press Clifton Age 1 Male 1/32 blood Census Card #86 [b abt 1901] Note that the date of birth on his gravestone is wrong, since we know he was already one year old when he was registered as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation in September 1902. His birth year would have been 1901, not 1903. The day of birth is probably correct. At some point, the date got shifted by two years in family memory and that was reported for his death record information. Preston C Gay Birth Aug. 24, 1903 [1901] Death Aug. 22, 1961 Parents: Headrick Walter Gay (1875 - 1950) Caroline Palmer Gay (1879 - 1908) Sibling Sylvia Katy Gay Richardson (1900 - 1960) Burial Civit Cemetery, Garvin County, Oklahoma Created by Paul Belvin Jan 29, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #64868821, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64868821&ref=acom&ftm=1 The 1910 and 1920 censuses report ages that are consistent with Press being born in 1903. Since we know he was registered in the 1902 Choctaw roll, his parents must have reported his age wrong. 1910 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 21 May, Stratford, District 82, Page 17B, Hse/Fam #231 Gay, Headrick Head M W 33 Widowed Married 10 years MN IL KY Retired Farmer Owns [b abt 1877] Gay, Katy S Dau F W 9 yrs 7 children/7 living OK MN OK [b abt 1901] Gay, Presley Son M W 6 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1903] Gay, Bertha L Dau F W 2 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1908] Brown, Susan S Mother-in-law F W 69 Single KY VA IL [b abt 1841] Press' grandmother Susan Brown is in their household. Her name is Brown because Susan was married and widowed again since the 1900 census. 1920 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, -- February, Whitebead, District 33, page 2B, 111 S Pearl St, Hse #37, Fam #39 Gay, Headrick Head Owns M W 42 Married MN MN MN Garage Mechanic [b abt 1877] Gay, Lucy Wife F Ind 26 Married OK TN TN [b abt 1893] Gay, Press Son M Ind 17 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1902, but see 1902 census card, age 1] Gay, Bertha Dau F Ind 12 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1907] Gay, Clara Dau F Ind 7 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1912] Preston Clifton GAY was born on 24 Aug 1903 in Pauls Valley, Indian Territory He died on 22 Aug 1961 in Garvin, Oklahoma He was buried on 26 Aug 1961 in Civit Cemetery, Garvin, Oklahoma Preston married Mary Mytle HAYES on 7 Dec 1923 in Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma -- Earl Jones, http://earljones.net/aqwg356.htm#9146 Gravestone Father Preston C Gay Aug 24, 1903 Aug 22, 1961 Civit Cemetery, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 Stephen Gay Age 21, Birth Date 1852 Marriage 30 Sep 1873 Brazos, Texas Spouse Dovinia E Terry ------------------------ Steve Ross Gay Birth Dec. 18, 1847 Texas Death Jan. 1, 1919, Normangee, Leon County, Texas Pension File Number: 37844 Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975 Application Years 1912 to 1922 Stephen R Gay Application 12 Dec 1921 George (Madison County), Texas Spouse: Mrs B I Gay [Handwriting is either B T Gay or B J Gay on Front, inside looks more like B D Gay, she signed it "Mrs B D Gay"] Marriage 28 Sep 1873 Brazos County, Texas Death 1 Jan 1919 Leon County, Texas Type of Application: Widow Spouse Dovina Elizabeth Terry Gay (1855 - 1931) Children: Stephen Ross Gay (1886 - 1957) Mary Gay (1889 - 1894) Inscription: An Honest Man's the Noblest work of God Burial Burns Cemetery, Leon County, Texas Maintained by ivygeni, Originally Created by Peanut Oct 20, 2005 -- Find A Grave Memorial #12107566, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12107566 ------------------------
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 29 June, Township 4, District 134, Page 17B, House #295, Family #303 Gay, Headreak Head W M May 1873 27 Married 3 yrs MN MO IL Farmer Rents Farm Gay, Caroline Dau Ind F June 1879 20 Married 3 yrs 2 children/2 living Ind Terr Ind Terr Ind Terr Gay, Arley B Dau Ind F July 1898 1 Single Ind Terr Ind Minn Terr Gay, Sylvia Katy Dau Ind F Single Mar 1900 3mos Ind Terr Minn Ind Terr In 1910 Sylvia Catherine is reproted as Katy S. Her mother died in 19089 and her father is now widowed. 1910 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 21 May, Stratford, District 82, Page 17B, Hse/Fam #231 Gay, Headrick Head M W 33 Widowed Married 10 years MN IL KY Retired Farmer Owns [b abt 1877] Gay, Katy S Dau F W 9 yrs 7 children/7 living OK MN OK [b abt 1901] Gay, Presley Son M W 6 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1903] Gay, Bertha L Dau F W 2 Single OK MN OK [b abt 1908] Brown, Susan S Mother-in-law F W 69 Single KY VA IL [b abt 1841] Susan Brown is Katy's grandmother, the mother of Caroline (Kelly) Palmer. Brown is her second married name. Susan was married and widowed again since the 1900 census. ---------------- Sylvia Katy Gay Richardson Birth Mar. 13, 1900 Oklahoma Death Mar. 26, 1960 Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma Parents: Headrick Walter Gay (1875 - 1950) Caroline Palmer Gay (1879 - 1908) Spouse Walter Luther Richardson (1888 - 1969) Children: Frankie Mae Richardson Cates (1919 - 1998) Maggie Ruth Richardson - Autrey - Chapmond - Payne (1926 - 2012) William M Richardson (1930 - 1950) Siblings: Bertha Lee Gay Garland (1907 - 1980) Preston C Gay (1903 - 1961) Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma Created by Robert Lee Layton Jr Jul 19, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #73602106, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73602106 ----------------
In the 1850 U S census, Volney's wife is reported as Laura. Her age of 27 would indicate she was born about 1823. But in the 1857 state census and the 1860 U S census, the name is Laura. Her age in 1857 makes her birth in about 1833, and 36 in 1860 would be about 1834. 1850 Federal Census, Schuyler County, Illinois, 9 September, Ashland Township, page 15, Hse #60, Fam #62 Gay, Volney 33 M Carpenter b Ohio [b abt 1817] Gay, Lucy 27 F b Ohio [b abt 1823] Gay, Alvaro 7 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Lucina 5 M b Minnesota [b abt 1845] Gay, George 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1847] Gay, Ivano 1 M b Minnesota [b abt 1849] In 1857 and 1860, Volney's wife is listed under the name of Laura. A couple of genealogies report that Volney married Lucy Farrington in 1841. And his wife in 1850 is reported as Lucy. One reports her proper name was Laura and Lucy was her nickname. Volney Ephraim Gay Birth 9 Jan 1817 in Franklin County, Ohio Death 28 Feb 1889 in Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota Marriage 27 Sep 1841 Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois to Lucy Farrington Birth 13 Dec 1822 in Meigs, Ohio, Death 20 Mar 1873 in Swan Lake, Meeker, Minnesota -- Bellamy, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7103511/person/-1137285552?ssrc=&ml_rpos=11 1857 Minnesota State Census, Carver County, 19 October, Township 116, Hse #324, Fam #325 Gay, Volney 40 M b Ohio Farmer [b abt 1817] Gay, Laura 24 F b Ohio [b abt 1833] Gay, Oliver 15 M b Illinois [b abt 1842] Gay, Losiney 13 F b Illinois [b abt 1844] Gay, George 11 M b Illinois [b abt 1846] Gay, Sylivester [sic] 8 M b Illinois [b abt 1849] Gay, Orrin 4 M b Minnesota [b abt 1853] Gay, Alois 3 M b Minnesota [b abt 1854] Gay, Francis 2 months M b Minnesota [b abt 1856] The child in 1857 reported as Oliver matches the first child Alvaro in the 1850 census. The same child is reported in 1860 with the name Alfield. 1860 Federal Census, Carver County, Minnesota, 18 July, Camden, PO Young America, page 104-105 (scan 396-397), Hse #1015, Fam #877 Volney Gay 42 F Carpenter $0 Real Estate declared $150 Personal born Ohio [b abt 1818] Laura Gay 36 M born Ohio [b abt 1824] Alfield [Oliver] Gay 18 M Farm Laborer born Illinois [b abt 1842] Louisa Anna Gay 16 M servant born Illinois [b abt 1844] George Gay 14 F born Illinois [b abt 1846] Ivenhal [Ivanhoe] Gay 12 M born Illinois [b abt 1848] - page 105 - Orin Gay 8 M born Minnesota [b abt 1852] Alonzo Gay 6 M born Minnesota [b abt 1854] Carolina Gay 4 M born Minnesota [b abt 1856] Asa Gay 2 M born Minnesota [b abt 1858] 1865 Minnesota State Census, McLeod County, 1 June, Penn Township, Hse/Fam #21 Volney Gay M [no ages or birth states rptd in this census] Lucy Gay F Sylvester Gay M Orrin Gay M Alonzo Gay 11 M Carolin Gay F Asa Gay M William Gay M In the 1870 Federal census, Volney is reported living in Bates County, Missouri. It is the first census outside of Minnesota since they moved there from Illinois after the 1850 census. This might not be so unusual, except that by the time of the 1875 state census, Volney was back in Meeker County, Minnesota, where he had been for several years. Another odd thing about the Missouri record is that his wife inteh census is reported as Nancy. We might think this was an odd error by the enumerator, but her age differs from Lucy's also. She and Volney are both reported as 45 years old, so born about 1825, close to the ages for Lucy or Laura in other censuses. Lucy's gravestone reports that she died in 1873. so the wife Nancy in 1870 is a mystery, but perhaps this is a third name for her. All the children in 1870 are reported born in Illinois. 1870 Federal Census, Bates County, Missouri, 27 July, PO Butler, Grand River, page 7, Hse/Fam #45 Gay, Volney 45 M W Farmer $0 declared Real Estate $0 declared Personal born Ohio [b abt 1825] Gay, Nancy 45 F W Home b Ohio Cannot read [b abt 1825] Gay, Ivanhoe 22 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1848] Gay, Orin 17 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1853] Gay, Alfred [Alonzo] 15 M W Farmer born Illinois Attended School, Idiot [b abt Jan 1855] Gay, Asa 8 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1862] Gay, William 6 M W born Illinois [b abt 1864] Gay, Elsey 4 F W home born Illinois [b abt 1866] In 1875, Volney is alone with no wife, and several children in the household. There is one new child, Ann, age 9. 1875 Minnesota State Census, Meeker County, 1 May 1875, Swan Lake, page 983, Fam #142 Gay, Volney 60 M W born Ohio Parents both b Maine [b abt 1815] Gay, Alonzo 20 M W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1855] Gay, Caroline 18 F W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1857] Gay, Wm 12 M W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt Jan 1863] Gay, Ann 9 F W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1866] John William Sellards' grave says he died in 1870. The Bellamy genealogy cited above reports that Volney's first wife Lucy died in 1873. Volney married Lorena Jane some time after 1873. In 1880, Volney's wife is reported as Jane, reported in 1885 as Jane L. This name Jane and initial L match Lorena Jane Turmire Sellards, reported as Volney's second wife in his memorial on Find a Grave. In their household are Volney's sons Alonzo, along with two of Jane's sons from a previous marriage, Armstrong and Jasper Selards (Sellards). Jane's first husband William Sellards died in 1870. Volney's first wife Laura/Lucy died in 1873. He married Jane some time after the 1875 census above when he had no wife in the home. The 1880 enumerator erred in reporting Jane's sons with the name Gay. This error is corrected in the 1885 census, where they are reported with their correct last name. 1880 Federal Census, Meeker County, Minnesota, 12 June, Ladys Spring District 3, Enumeration District 144, page 10, Hse/Fam #53 Gay, Volney W M 64 Head Farmer Ohio Scotland Scotland [b abt 1826] Gay, Jane W F 43 Wife Keeping House Has Consumption KY OH KY [abt 1837] Gay, Alonzo W M 25 Son Works on Farm idiotic Minnesota Ohio Kentucky [b abt 1855] Gay, Willie W M 18 Son Works on Farm Minnesota Ohio Kentucky [b abt 1862] Gay [Sellards], Armstrong W M 15 Son Works on Farm KY OH KY [b abt 1865] Gay [Sellards], Jasper W M 12 Son Works on Farm Minn OH KY [b abt 1868] In 1885, Volney's name is misreported as Valery. 1885 Minnesota State Census, Meeker County, 2 June, Dassel, page 15, Hse/Fam #120 Gay, Valery 67 M b Ohio [b abt 1818] Gay, Jane L 47 F b Kentucky [b abt 1838] Gay, Alanzo 30 M b Minnesota [b abt 1855] Selards, Armstrong 20 M b Kentucky [b abt 1865] Selards, Jasper 17 M b Minnesota [b abt 1868] Volney's two wives are reported on Volney's memorial on Find a Grave. ------------------- Volney Ephraim Gay Birth Jan. 9, 1817 Franklin County, Ohio Death Feb. 28, 1889 Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota Son of Elizabeth Tapping Gay Father Lewis Gay (____ - 1845) Spouses: Lucy Farrington Gay (1822 - 1873) Lorena Jane Turmire Sellards (1837 - 1891) Son Orren Lenard Gay (1854 - 1921) Sibling Vixon P. Gay (1814 - 1877) Burial Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery, Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota Created by D W Jun 01, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #70712154, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70712154 -------------------
1865 Minnesota State Census, McLeod County, 1 June, Penn Township, Hse/Fam #21 Volney Gay M [no ages or birth states rptd in this census] Lucy Gay F Sylvester Gay M Orrin Gay M Alonzo Gay 11 M Carolin Gay F Asa Gay M William Gay M 1870 Federal Census, Bates County, Missouri, 27 July, PO Butler, Grand River, page 7, Hse/Fam #45 Gay, Volney 45 M W Farmer $0 declared Real Estate $0 declared Personal born Ohio [b abt 1825] Gay, Nancy 45 F W Home b Ohio Cannot read [b abt 1825] Gay, Ivanhoe 22 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1848] Gay, Orin 17 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1853] Gay, Alfred [Alonzo] 15 M W Farmer born Illinois Attended School, Idiot [b abt Jan 1855] Gay, Asa 8 M W Farmer born Illinois [b abt 1862] Gay, William 6 M W born Illinois [b abt 1864] Gay, Elsey 4 F W home born Illinois Cannot read or write [b abt 1866] In the 1875 state census, Volney is a widower. There is one new child in the household, 9-year-old Ann. 1875 Minnesota State Census, Meeker County, 1 May 1875, Swan Lake, page 983, Fam #142 Gay, Volney 60 M W born Ohio Parents both b Maine [b abt 1815] Gay, Alonzo 20 M W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1855] Gay, Caroline 18 F W born Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1857] Gay, Wm 12 M W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt Jan 1863] Gay, Ann 9 F W Minn Ohio Ohio [b abt 1866] 1880 Federal Census, Meeker County, Minnesota, 12 June, Ladys Spring District 3, Enumeraton District 144, page 10, Hse/Fam #53 Gay, Volney W M 64 Head Farmer Ohio Scotland Scotland [b abt 1826] Gay, Jane W F 43 Wife Keeping House Has Consumption KY OH KY [abt 1837] Gay, Alonzo W M 25 Son Works on Farm idiotic Minnesota Ohio Kentucky [b abt 1855] Gay, Willie W M 18 Son Works on Farm Minnesota Ohio Kentucky [b abt 1862] Gay [Sellards], Armstrong W M 15 Son Works on Farm KY OH KY [b abt 1865] Gay [Sellards], Jasper W M 12 Son Works on Farm KY OH KY [b abt 1868] Armstrong and Jasper are sons of their stepmother Jane Turmire Sellards. Jane's first husband William Sellards died in 1870. William's mother Laura/Lucy died in 1873. The enumerator has erred in giving the Sellards brothers the Gay last name.
Francis M. Burke Bride's Name Quemette D. Gaylor Marriage 26 Aug 1873.Arkansas Co., Arkansas -- Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1944, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQG6-P8D 1880 Federal Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas, 9 June, Marion Township, District 179, page 17, Hse/Fam #158 Burke, F M W M 37 Head Farmer TN TN TN [b abt 1843] Burke, Quenett D J W F 36 Wife Keeping House MS TX TX [abt 1844] Burke, Bessie W F 5 Dau Single TX TN MS [b abt 1875] Some time after this census and before 1897, Francis and Queen divorced. According to the 1900 census, Francis married 17-year-old Nora Wilson in Upshur County, Texas. The memorial maker has misentered her name from the gravestone, as D O, when it is clearly D Q, with the formal curling tail on the bottom of the circle for the Q. D. Q. Burke Birth Aug. 23, 1845 Death Oct. 27, 1908 Burial Elmo Cemetery, Elmo, Kaufman County, Texas Created by Frank Everett Feb 09, 2002 -- Find A Grave Memorial #6167409, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BURK&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=46&GScntry=4&GSsr=1241&GRid=6167409&&ftm=1
Virigina's name is spelled in genealogies as Gainer. On her daughter's California death record it is spelled Gaynor. The couple's marriage record had her name spelled Gainer. We often find names in these records spelled in various ways, as decided by the clerk from the oral name. Lena Fairy Stinson Born ABT 1901 Father James Thomas Stinson Mother Virginia Tenney Gainer Married February 20, 1917 Mountain View, OK to Joseph Benjamin Jenkins Died July 16, 1987 at Anaheim, Ca -- Epperson Family Tree, http://epperson.eppygen.org/FamilyTree/F669.htm Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 J T (James T) Stinson Tennie Gainer Marriage 26 Jun 1884 Wise County, Texas, USA In 1910, Virginia is married to her second husband, Thomas B Everett, and their oldest child Otis is 4 years old. So it appears they married in about 1905. This seems to indicate her first husband, Lena's father, James Thomas Stinson, died between 1901 and 1905. 1910 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma, Oakdale, Washita, Oklahoma, District 263, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Thomas B Everett Head 56 (birth 1854) MO AR KY Virginia T Everett Wife F W 44 (yields birth year 1866) KY TN KY Otis J Everett Son M W 9 (born 1901) OK MO KY John T Everett Son M W 2 (born 1908) OK MO KY Lena T Stinson Stepdaughter F W 9 (1901) OK MO KY On Lena's entry it appears they have put the place of birth of Lena's stepfather. Since Lena's middle initial in this enumeration is T, I am wondering if the enumerator took Virginia's middle name Tenney as her first married name and misunderstood this as Lena's maiden or middle name. Lena is otherwise known as Lena Fairy, which seems to be her proper given name.