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Family History & Genealogy

The Gay Family

106 documented Gay ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

106Documented ancestors
1875Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Gay

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Gay ancestors in the record

Deceased Gay ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Charles Gay, about 1875 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Charles Gay
1875 – 1970
Iowa
William Gay
1879 – 1975
Iowa
Cora Gay
1883 – 1965
Iowa
Ottilia Gay
1884 – 1978
Iowa
Grace Gay
1885 – 1984
Iowa
Jennie Gay
1888 – 1974
Iowa
Roy Gay
1889 – 1972
Iowa
George Gay
1889 – 1965
Iowa
Sherman Gay
1891 – 1970
Iowa
Phillip Gay
1891 – 1976
Iowa
Dale Pickett Gay
1891 – 1988
Rockford
Roy Gay
1892 – 1968
Iowa
Albert Gay
1894 – 1980
Iowa
John Gay
1894 – 1970
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Chaucey Gay
1894 – 1978
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Lillie Gay
1895 – 1982
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Earl Gay
1895 – 1963
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John J Gay
1896 – 1994
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Walter Gay
1896 – 1970
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Alice Gay
1897 – 1975
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Edward Gay
1898 – 1967
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Clarence Gay
1898 – 1981
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Tessie Gay
1899 – 1991
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Helen L Gay
1899 – 2001
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Florence M Gay
1899 – 1985
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Marg Gay
1900 – 1988
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Gladys Gay
1901 – 1987
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Ernest Gay
1901 – 1987
Iowa
Margaret Gay
1901 – 1993
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Ted Gay
1902 – 1959
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Harold Gay
1903 – 1974
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Helen Gay
1903 – 1980
Iowa
Gertrude Y Gay
1903 – 1998
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Eugene Gay
1904 – 1984
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Clifford Gay
1904 – 1985
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Iva Gay
1904 – 1977
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Gladys A Gay
1905 – 1992
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William Gay
1906 – 1964
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Helena M Gay
1906 – 1995
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William T Gay
1907 – 2002
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Naomi C Gay
1907 – 1994
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Homer D Gay
1908 – 2004
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Lillian M Gay
1909 – 1999
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Claire Gay
1909 – 1972
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John A Gay
1909 – 2003
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Anita F Gay
1910 – 2007
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Milton Gay
1910 – 1968
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William Gay
1910 – 1982
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Alice M Gay
1910 – 1996
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Arthur H Gay
1910 – 2004
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Mary E Gay
1911 – 2007
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Vivian E Gay
1911 – 1990
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Margaret Gay
1911 – 2000
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Ruth Gay
1912 – 1996
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Elizabeth J Gay
1912 – 1998
Iowa
W C Gay
1912 – 2005
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Garlen Gay
1913 – 1970
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Frank C Gay
1914 – 1987
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Lena M Gay
1914 – 2005
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Florence W Gay
1914 – 2007
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Grace Gay
1914 – 1983
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Helen I Gay
1914 – 2004
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Elmer Gay
1915 – 1996
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Russell Gay
1915 – 1992
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Edwin Gay
1916 – 1985
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James Gay
1917 – 1977
Iowa
Raymond Gay
1917 – 1979
Iowa
Robert Gay
1918 – 1986
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Isabelle C Gay
1918 – 2010
Iowa
Carl Gay
1919 – 1975
Iowa
Margaret E Gay
1920 – 1995
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Henry Gay
1920 – 1978
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Frank J Gay
1921 – 1995
Iowa
Virgil E Gay
1921 – 1991
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Ruth Gay
1921 – 1984
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Gladys W Gay
1922 – 1995
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Milo L Gay
1923 – 1991
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Kathrynn M Gay
1924 – 2011
Iowa
Albert I Gay
1925 – 1999
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Robert Gay
1925 – 1973
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Anna M Gay
1926 – 2009
Iowa
James S Gay
1927 – 2000
Iowa
Uvon Gay
1927 – 1987
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Charles P Gay
1928 – 2010
Iowa
Harold G Gay
1928 – 2003
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Richard A Gay
1930 – 2003
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Marvin Gay
1931 – 2006
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Thomas E Gay
1931 – 2009
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Mary J Gay
1931 – 2006
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Laurel E Gay
1931 – 2003
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Dolores A Gay
1932 – 2012
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Marvin V Gay
1933 – 2008
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Sandra L Gay
1935 – 2002
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Richard L Gay
1935 – 1993
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Violet V Gay
1935 – 2008
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Nancy A Gay
1938 – 2005
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William Gay
1938 – 1982
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D L Gay
1941 – 1992
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Lois J Gay
1942 – 2008
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R R Gay
1945 – 1989
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Theresa A Gay
1946 – 1999
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Julie Gay
1948 – 2011
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Earl Gay
1949 – 1976
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Norma Gay
d. 1962
Iowa
Kaitlyn C Gay
1991 – 1993
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Brady C Gay
1994 – 2006
Iowa
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Common questions

Gay genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Gay surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Gay family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1875. Most Gay lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Gay family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Gay family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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