Fancy S.
"Fannie" Kay was born in Erath County,
Texas, in July, 1873. She taught school in
Sagerton in 1910 TX Census and rural Haskell
in 1930 TX Census and was still living in
Haskell with 3 boarders in the 1930 TX
census. She was the daughter of William N.
Kay and his wife, Mary Elizabeth "Bettie"
Kay. Bettie's maiden name is not known, but
an online notation says it may be Myers.
Fannie's
brother, William, and her father, William N.
Kay, probably died in Erath County before
the 1900 TX Census, but her mother, Mary
Elizabeth and Fannie lived in Haskell County
later. John L. Kay, another brother, may
have lived there at one time. His middle
name may be Louis. Mary Elizabeth was born 7
Jan 1847 and died on 30 Nov 1929 and is
buried in Willow Cemetery. John was born in
Nov 1869 and died 18 Mar 1929 (maybe in
Tarrant County) and is also buried in Willow
Cemetery. It is not known whether or not he
married and had a family A photo online of
the monument in the cemetery shows
information for all three on this monument.
No death
date is given for Fannie. Years of
birth and death only are listed for the
other two.
Ron Kay
of Anderson, South Carolina, is researching
the family and wonders if anyone remembers
Fannie Kay, the teacher, or knows any Kay
family relatives who still live in the area.
Did John
marry? Did he have children? A
listing was seen of a Mrs. John Kay in the
Willow Cemetery. Maybe this info is on
another nearby monument. These are some of
the questions Ron is hoping to find answers
for. He would especially like the hear more
about Fannie Kay and her teaching career in
Haskell County and to hear more about her
brother, John L. Kay.
Family data provided by Ron Kay of Anderson,
SC.
contact Ron Kay at his
e-mail address
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