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

• Father | Male William Gay

  
  

  Born	Mar 1857	Georgia
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Married	Abt 1885
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Amelia J. "Melia" Counts

  
  

  Born	Nov 1866	Mississippi
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Mary Gertrude Gay

  
  

  Born	Oct 1886	Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi
  Died	1955	Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
  Buried
  Spouse	Augustus Homer Strong | F881
  Married	10 May 1906	Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Minnie G. Gay

  
  

  Born	Mar 1889	Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Zettie Radford Gay

  
  

  Born	14 Jul 1892	McKinney, Collin County, Texas
  Died	2 Nov 1954	Tulia, Swisher County, Texas
  Buried		Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma
  Spouse	Annie Rash | F12623
  Married

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Bonnie Gay

  
  

  Born	May 1893	Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Nellie G. Gay

  
  

  Born	Jun 1898	Indian Territory
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Effie F. Gay

  
  

  Born	Abt 1901	Indian Territory
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Alva M. Gay

  
  

  Born	Abt 1905	Indian Territory
  Died
  Buried

  
  

• 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.