William Harrison Bay
b. 10 November 1815, d. 10 August 1897
- Father: Thomas Bay b. 28 January 1793, d. 14 February 1861
- Mother: Mary Eddings b. 6 October 1790, d. 11 September 1871
- William Harrison Bay was born on 10 November 1815 in Tennessee.
- He was known as Harrison.
- He was known as Hack.
- He married Cynthia Pryor Jones circa 1837.
- 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 Mary F. Bay, Belinda M. Bay, James Henry Bay, Sibelia Bay, Lucinda Pryor Bay and Joseph W. Bay.
- He was farming, according to the 1850 census.
- 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 Mary F. Bay, Belinda M. Bay, James Henry 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 C, 17th 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.
- William Harrison Bay and Cynthia Pryor Jones appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included John C. Bay.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- William Harrison Bay became a widower at the 12 October 1889 death of his wife Cynthia Pryor Jones.
- William Harrison Bay died on 10 August 1897 at age 81.
- He was interred at Bays Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012
Family: Cynthia Pryor Jones b. 8 December 1813, d. 12 October 1889
- Mary F. Bay b. circa 1838
- Belinda M. Bay b. circa 1840
- James Henry Bay+ b. 11 October 1842, d. 17 May 1905
- Sibelia Bay b. circa 1845
- Lucinda Pryor Bay+ b. 8 August 1846, d. 29 September 1912
- Joseph W. Bay b. 18 January 1850, d. 14 November 1903
- T. E. Bay b. circa 1853
- John C. Bay b. 7 October 1855, d. 3 November 1882