James Henry Bay
b. 26 November 1821, d. 27 January 1884
- Father: Thomas Bay b. 28 January 1793, d. 14 February 1861
- Mother: Mary Eddings b. 6 October 1790, d. 11 September 1871
- James Henry Bay was born on 26 November 1821 in Tennessee.
- Thomas Bay and Mary Eddings appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Haywood County, Tennessee, enumerated next to their son William.. Other members of the household included James Henry Bay, Rebecca E. Bay, Joseph Bay, Sarah Jackson Bay and Thomas Bowen Bay.
- He was farming, according to the 1850 census.
- He married Sarah Catherine Farris, daughter of William Farris and Mahala H. Kennerly, on 18 September 1856.
- James Henry Bay and Sarah Catherine Farris appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Huntsville PO, Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included Louisa Catherine Bay.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- He served as a private in Company B, 17th Texas Infantry Regiment, CSA.
- James Henry Bay and Sarah Catherine Farris appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Andrew Jackson Bay, William Harrison Bay, Melinda Ann Bay and James Edward Bay.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- James Henry Bay died on 27 January 1884 at age 62.
- He was interred at Bays Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 19 Jan 2012
Family: Sarah Catherine Farris b. 6 April 1834, d. 27 November 1883
- Louisa Catherine Bay+ b. 7 July 1857
- Andrew Jackson Bay b. 6 April 1866, d. 22 December 1926
- William Harrison Bay b. 18 April 1868, d. 20 September 1948
- Melinda Ann Bay b. 21 April 1870
- James Edward Bay b. 23 January 1874