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James P. Gay (Clark County, Kentucky, farmer. )

b. 1822?

Clark County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Benjamin P. Gay and Mary Gay. Married to Mary Gay. Married to Harriet Miller Gay in Winchester, Clark County on February 5, 1861. Father of Benjamin P. Gay and James Gay. Farmer in Clark County in 1850. Household owned twenty-five enslaved persons in Clark County in 1850. Farmer in Clark County in 1860. Held four enslaved persons in trust for Lewis Gay in Clark County in 1860. Held an additional eight enslaved persons in trust for Mary E. Goff in Clark County in 1860. Hired an additional five enslaved persons in Clark County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 89A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 869.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, Winchester, p. 347B

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 345B

Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Mortality Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, Winchester, p. 437D.

The Louisville Daily Journal, July 29, 1858

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Clark County Marriages, Film 001943687, p. 50.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY Roll 994031, Clark County Births, p. 251.

Citation

Gay, James P.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205048 (November 12, 2026).

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