Family: William Gay / Amelia J. "Melia" Counts (F888)

• Male William Gay

  
  

  Birth	Mar 1857	Georgia
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Marriage	Abt 1885
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  Mother

  
  

  Female Amelia J. "Melia" Counts

  
  

  Birth	Nov 1866	Mississippi
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Female Mary Gertrude Gay

  
  

  Birth	Oct 1886	Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi
  Death	1955	Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
  Burial
  Spouse	Augustus Homer Strong | F881
  Marriage	10 May 1906	Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma

  
  

  Female Minnie G. Gay

  
  

  Birth	Mar 1889	Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial

  
  

  Male Zettie Radford Gay

  
  

  Birth	14 Jul 1892	McKinney, Collin County, Texas
  Death	2 Nov 1954	Tulia, Swisher County, Texas
  Burial		Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma
  Spouse	Annie Rash | F12623
  Marriage

  
  

  Female Bonnie Gay

  
  

  Birth	May 1893	Texas
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial

  
  

  Female Nellie G. Gay

  
  

  Birth	Jun 1898	Indian Territory
  Death
  Burial

  
  

  Female Effie F. Gay

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1901	Indian Territory
  Death
  Burial

  
  

  Male Alva M. Gay

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1905	Indian Territory
  Death
  Burial

  
  

• Notes

  Married: The 1900 Census shows they had been married 15 years, and that Amelia was the mother of 6 children, 5 of whom were living. By 1910, it was shown she had 8 children, 7 of whom were living.