Louise Fristoe and Selwyn Gay
SELWYN GAY, son of GERTRUDE MARY HOUSTON and WILLIAM DEFORREST GAY, was born July 12, 1904 in Essex, Page, Iowa,456 and died September 8, 1940 in Essex, Page, Iowa.3746 He is buried in Essex Cemetery, Page County, Iowa.456
He married LOUISE FRISTOE on July 3, 1926 in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri.8605, 940 She was born December 16, 1907 in Missouri,456 and died May 31, 1982.456
Children of LOUISE FRISTOE and SELWYN GAY:
- JAMES SELWYN GAY, b. October 18, 1927, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri;4532 d. March 19, 2000, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.4532, 8606
- Son
James
Work History
- Selwyn Gay was a jeweler.3746
Marriage Announcements and News
Essex Independent, July 16, 19268605
SELWYN GAY MARRIES
Selwyn, the youngest son of W. D. Gay stopped in the city a few hours July 4th accompanying him was his bride of a few days.
Selwyn is well known to all Essex people and his many friends wish him well.
He is night clerk in one of the hotels at St. Joseph, Missouri.
The Independent wishes to extend congratulations.
Newspaper Articles
Essex Independent, October 3, 19248601
SELWYN GAY LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA
Selwyn Gay left Essex Tuesday morning for California where he expects to engage in the hotel business. Since his graduation from the schools here Selwyn has been engaged in hotel work in Lincoln and had worked up to a very fine position, but he has decided that he would try the west and if he likes it there will make that place his home. We certainly extend our best wishes for his success.
Obituaries
Hamburg Reporter, September 12, 19403746
Essex Jeweler Drops Dead.
The Essex community was shocked Sunday afternoon when the word went out that Selwyn Gay, 36, jeweler of that city, had dropped dead while walking about the yard at his home.
Mr. Gay had been employed at the Replogle jewelry store in Shenandoah since early summer, and prior to that he had been night clerk at the Delmonico hotel in Shenandoah for several years. He had been a resident of Essex all of his life, residing the the house where he was born. He was a son of W. D. Gay, former Essex jeweler, and is survived by his wife and two young sons.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 19103444 | Pierce, Page, Iowa | |
| 19208602 | Essex, Page, Iowa |
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| April 4, 19308607 | St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri |
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| April 8, 19403854 | Essex, Page, Iowa |
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