Ebenezer Community, McMinn CO, TN
Family Group of
Samuel John Leonard Gay b 15 Dec 1865 McMinn CO, TN d 28 Aug 1938 McMinn CO, TN buried Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TNson of Samuel E. Gay & Elizabeth Emeline Wilson of Ebenezer Community, McMinn CO, TN
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Samuel John Leonard Gay's death certificate Samuel & Elizabeth (Wilson) Gay's first old home in the Knobs 
John & Alice Gay's family group photo John & Alice Gay's home in the Knobs of McMinn CO, TN photo John Gay's old barn in the Knobs of McMinn CO, TN John Gay's funeral photo surrounded by family at Prospect Cemeterym 8 Mar 1895 McMinn CO, TN TO
Alice America (Lewis) Cardin b 12 Apr 1874 McMinn CO, TN d 11 Feb 1965 Athens, McMinn CO, TN buried Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
dau of David Millard Lewis & Mary Margaret "Mag" Cline of Ebenezer Community, McMinn CO, TN
Alice (Lewis) Gay standing between daughters, Otsie and Rossie
Alice America (Lewis) Gay standing alone on her porch
Alice America (Lewis) Gay and son Bob Gay at the Maupin home
Alice America (Lewis) Gay surrounded by her family
Alice America (Lewis) Gay stringing beans on her front porch
Alice America (Lewis) Gay at her 87th birthday dinner
Alice America Lewis m (1) 24 Jan 1890 McMinn CO, TN TO
Lowe Cardin b d buried Eleazar Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN (no tombstone)
issue: (by Lowe Cardin was one son named Lowe R. Lee Cardin b 3 Mar 1891 [per draft 9 Mar] McMinn CO, TN d 26 Jan 1961 McMinn CO, TN buried Land's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, no tombstone
Lowe R. Lee Cardin's WW I draft card)
issue: (All of the following were born of John & Alice (Lewis) Gay. Contrary to misinformation in an Ancestry.com spurious tree, there were NO other children. Bob was the oldest born of this marriage.)
1(M) Robert "Bob" Gay b 16 Jul 1895 McMinn CO, TN d 26 Sep 1981 McMinn CO, TN buried Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
Bob Gay's WW I draft card
Bob Gay plowing his tobacco patch
Bob Gay's tombstone
m never
2(F) Rossie Lee Gay b 6 Sep 1898 TN d 17 Jan 1992 buried McMinn Memory Gardens, McMinn CO, TN
Rossie (Gay) Casteel standing with her mother in center photo
Cousin Rossie & Larkin Casteel with youngsters
m 19 May 1912 Monroe CO, TN TO
Larkin Joseph Casteel b 24 Apr 1889 d 28 Jul 1970 buried McMinn Memory Gardens, McMinn CO, TN
3(M) Millard Akins "Akie" Gay b 3 Mar 1900 TN d 28 Oct 1982 buried McMinn Memory Gardens, McMinn CO, TN
Millard Akins "Akie" Gay's WW I draft card
m 2 May 1929 McMinn CO, TN TO
Lennis Daughtery b 12 Dec 1897 d 16 Jul 1969 buried McMinn Memory Gardens, McMinn CO, TN
4(F) Osra "Osrie" Margaret Gay b 11 Jan 1903 McMinn CO, TN d 21 Aug 1957 Cleveland, Bradley CO, TN buried Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
John and Ozra (Gay) Maupin and their only daughter Mildred
m 9 Feb 1929 McMinn CO, TN TO
John Jackson Maupin b 21 Sep 1901 Roane CO, TN d 16 Aug 1984 Cleveland, Bradley CO, TN buried Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
5(F) Otsie Lou Ella Gay b 26 Sep 1905 Liberty Hill, McMinn CO, TN d 3 Feb 2004 Lorain, OH buried McMinn Memory Gardens, McMinn CO, TN
Otsie Lou Ella Gay's birth certificate
Otsie (Gay) Jimerson standing with her mother in center photo
m 6 Aug 1921 McMinn CO, TN TO
John Leonard Jimerson b 21 Feb 1896 McMinn CO, TN d 25 Apr 1977 buried McMinn Memory Gardens, McMinn CO, TN
6(M) George Hobert Gay b 1 Jul 1909 McMinn CO, TN d 29 Nov 1994 Ft Oglethorpe, Catoosa CO, GA buried Hamilton Memorial Gardens
Hobart Gay and John Maupin on John's birthday
m 25 Mar 1946 TO
Helen Ruth (Worley) Graham b 14 Oct 1916 Rhea CO, TN d 21 Jan 2002 Ft Oglethorpe, Catoosa CO, GA buried Hamilton Memorial Gardens
my favorite photo of Cousin Ruth
7(M) Elbert Newton Gay b 10 May 1913 McMinn CO, TN d 22 May 1975 Athens, McMinn CO, TN buried Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
Elbert N. Gay's draft notice
Elbert N. Gay's US Army photo
m never
8(F) Lenis Ophra Gay b 13 Oct 1915 McMinn CO, TN d 7 Feb 1950 Monroe CO, TN buried Eleazar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Mildred Maupin & Lenis (Gay) Bradley photo
Lenis (Gay) Bradley with brothers Elbert and Hobart
Lenis (Gay) Bradley's tombstone photo
Lenis (Gay) Bradley's death certificate
m 9 Oct 1937 Monroe CO, TN TO
Virgil A. Bradley b 7 Jul 1913 d 24 June 1980 buried Eleazar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Virgil A. Bradley's tombstone photo
Many thanks to Cousin Mildred Maupin for help with data above! She is a daughter of John and Osra Margaret (Gay) Maupin above. Special thanks to Cousin Mildred for the many family photos she has copied and given me!
