When Virginia Elva Minear was born on 25 March 1844, in Fannin, Goliad, Texas, United States, her father, William Minear, was 31 and her mother, Lydia Picklehimer, was 28. She married George Alexander Hay on 4 July 1865. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Medina, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Bandera, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 16 November 1941, in Bandera, Bandera, Texas, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Bandera, Bandera, Texas, United States.