Appleton Gay

b. circa 1806, d. 25 November 1876
  • Appleton Gay was born circa 1806 in Georgia.
  • He married Nancy Gilmore on 3 December 1848 in Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Appleton Gay and Nancy Gilmore appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Cynthelia Landrum, Melissa Landrum, Zachariah Landrum and Willis J. Landrum.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
  • He was elected County Clerk of Montgomery County, Texas, on 2 August 1852, and served in that capacity until 1866.
  • Appleton Gay and Nancy Gilmore appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Melissa Landrum, Willis J. Landrum and Zachariah Landrum.
  • He was clerk of county, according to the 1860 census.
  • Appleton Gay became a widower at the 17 February 1866 death of his wife Nancy Gilmore.
  • Appleton Gay appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas. Also in the household was Oscar Brooks (age 14), and housekeeper Eliza Woodson.
  • He was clerk of court, according to the 1870 census.
  • Appleton Gay died on 25 November 1876.
  • He was interred at Old Methodist Church Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2013

Family: Nancy Gilmore b. circa 1807, d. 17 February 1866