James Henry Bay

James Henry Bay

• Father: William Harrison Bay b. 10 November 1815, d. 10 August 1897
• Mother: Cynthia Pryor Jones b. 8 December 1813, d. 12 October 1889

• James Henry Bay was born on 11 October 1842 in Tennessee.
• William Harrison Bay and Cynthia Pryor Jones appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Haywood County, Tennessee, enumerated next to William's parents and near his sister Elizabeth Williamson.. Other members of the household included James Henry Bay, Mary F. Bay, Belinda M. Bay, Sibelia Bay, Lucinda Pryor Bay and Joseph W. Bay.
• William Harrison Bay and Cynthia Pryor Jones appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included James Henry Bay, Mary F. Bay, Belinda M. Bay, Sibelia Bay, Lucinda Pryor Bay, Joseph W. Bay, T. E. Bay and John C. Bay.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• He served as a private in Company I, 20th Texas Texas Infantry Brigade, CSA.
• William Harrison Bay and Cynthia Pryor Jones appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Longstreet, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included James Henry Bay, Sibelia Bay, Joseph W. Bay and John C. Bay.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• He married Nancy E. Berry, daughter of Levi A. Berry and Susan E. (?), circa 1872, and James Henry's cousin Louise Bay married James Franklin Berry.
• James Henry Bay appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Texas, living next to James' sister Sibelia Edwards.. Other members of the household included Cynthia Bay, James Andrew Bay, Armilda Bay and Hattie Bay.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
• James Henry Bay died on 17 May 1905 at age 62.
• He was interred at Bays Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 1 Oct 2009