Martha Edith Gay

1889 - 1947  (57 years)

• Name	Martha Edith Gay  [1]
  Birth	17 Apr 1889	Corning, Adams County, Iowa   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Witness-Obituary	1 Oct 1913	Adams County, Iowa   [3]
  	The remains of Mrs. Delilah Maybee Sumner were brought to Corning from Clarinda last Saturday. The lady died in Clarinda September 25th at the home of her son, Sherman Gay. Funeral services were held at the M.E. church in this city Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J.W. Taylor and burial was made in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Sumner was born in Scott County, Pennsylvania July 3, 1857. She was married to E.W. Gay July 21, 1881 and to them six children were born, four of whom are now living. They are Mrs. Rebecca Dillon and Mrs. Martha See of Clarinda, Albert Gay of Carbon, and Sherman Gay of Clarinda. E.W. Gay died in Corning May 11, 1901 and in October 1906, Mrs. Gay was married to Sylvester Sumner, who survives her, being a resident of Nodaway.
  Reference Number	23053
  Death	15 Apr 1947  [4]
  Person ID	I22901	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Elmer William Gay,   b. 2 Jul 1847, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania d. 11 May 1901, Corning, Adams County, Iowa (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Delilah Maybee,   b. 3 Jul 1857, Scott County, Iowa d. 25 Sep 1913, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Jul 1881	Adams County, Iowa   [5]
  Family ID	F6515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Douglas, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T623 415; Page: 10B. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave Memorial# 117142011. Obituarty in Adams County Free Press, October 1, 1913. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937.