History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . nce and good barns. On Sept. 15, 1889, Mr. Gay married Liddia M. Bear, a native of James-port Township, and a daughter of George and Ageline (Seat) Bear. Mrs. Bear were the parents of six children, as follows: Sylvester,Jamesport Township, Mollie Mary, deceased; Cassie, the wife of JasperNeitherton, retired farmer, Gilman City; George Henry, address unknown;A. I., the wife of S, Huffman, retired farmer, Trenton; and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Bear are deceased, and are buried in Pilot Grove Ceme-tery. To George R., and Liddia (Bear) Gay
History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . nce and good barns. On Sept. 15, 1889, Mr. Gay married Liddia M. Bear, a native of James-port Township, and a daughter of George and Ageline (Seat) Bear. Mrs. Bear were the parents of six children, as follows: Sylvester,Jamesport Township, Mollie Mary, deceased; Cassie, the wife of JasperNeitherton, retired farmer, Gilman City; George Henry, address unknown;A. I., the wife of S, Huffman, retired farmer, Trenton; and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Bear are deceased, and are buried in Pilot Grove Ceme-tery. To George R., and Liddia (Bear) Gay, seven children were born, asfollows: Claude, deceased; 0. L., farming with his father; Laura, the wifeof Orville Wells, Grand River Township, Daviess County; Onna, deceased;Lila, deceased; Victor, deceased; the seventh child died in infancy. died March 29, 1918, and is buried in Pilot Grove Cemetery, No. 2. In politics Mr. Gay is a staunch Democrat. He is a member of theModern Woodman of the World. He is well known throughout the county. GEORGE R. GAY THE NEW YnRK PUBLIC ]!• ^TIY ASTiiK, IXMt% ^^U HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 929 for his progressive ideas and he and his family are highly respectedcitizens. Thomas J. Edwards, one of the successful farmers and stock raisersof Jackson Township, Daviess County, was born Oct. 4, 1862, in ClarkCounty, Iowa, a son of Thomas and Sarah j(Hatfield) Edwards. Thomas Edwards was born in Claiborne County, Tenn., Feb. 22, carried on general farming during his entire life and at one time owneda distillery in Tennessee. In 1844 he removed to Iowa, where he lived inthree different counties. Later, in 1864, he came to Missouri, settling inLivingston County, where he remained for one year, after which he movedto Daviess County, where he died July 6, 1887. During the Civil War, was a soldier in the Confederate Army for 90 days. He was adeacon of the Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge. Inpolitic
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