James Lawrence Gay

Full Name: James Lawrence Gay
Date of birth: September 6, 1816
Date of death: March 4, 1900

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 55 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th (1)     Unknown / Fayette   Fayette

(1) Included "[a]mong 1855 legislators that this writer has positively identified as Know Nothings." The party was active in Texas at the state level between 1855 and 1857. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414, 416-417, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 55
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 6th (1)  
Home City/County: Unknown / Fayette
Counties in district: Fayette

(1) Included "[a]mong 1855 legislators that this writer has positively identified as Know Nothings." The party was active in Texas at the state level between 1855 and 1857. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414, 416-417, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Other Resources

  • Census of 1860 - James L. Gay, Fayette County, age 44, born circa 1816 in South Carolina, farmer.
    Census of 1870 - James L. Gay, Fayette County, age 54, born circa 1816 in Alabama, farmer. FamilySearch. 1860 1870
  • Jas. Lawrence Gay, father of Jas. F. Gray, birth date 1/16/1856 in Fayette County, death date 5/29/1922 in Waco, McLennan County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • James L. Gay, birth date 9/6/1816, death date 3/3/1900, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McClennan County. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, "Death of J.L. Gay," The Schulenburg Sticker, 3/8/1900, p. 2, crediting Schulenburg Public Library. "Deceased lived in Fayette county, Texas, from 1839 until four years ago, when he removed to [Waco]." Death date 3/4/1900. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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6th R.S. - 1855
Claims and Accounts  
Federal Relations  
Land Office  

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