Annie Clyde Gay

Brief Life History of Annie Clyde

When Annie Clyde Gay was born on 22 January 1918, in Cedar Grove, Covington, Alabama, United States, her father, Burie Bascom Gay, was 23 and her mother, Emma Lee Butler Gay, was 23. She married William Hollie Woodham on 11 March 1939, in Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Election Precinct 3 Opp, Covington, Alabama, United States in 1940 and Montezuma, Covington, Alabama, United States in 1950. She died on 6 November 1976, in Dade City, Pasco, Florida, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Chapel Hill Gardens, Dade City, Pasco, Florida, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hollie Woodham
1913–1998
Annie Clyde Gay
1918–1976
Marriage: 11 March 1939
William Jerry Woodham
1941–1995
Gary Doyle Woodham
1954–2014

Sources (9)

  • Annie C Woodham, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Annie Clyde Gay, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Annie Clyde Gay Woodham, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern), French, and Catalan: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai, Catalan gay ‘cheerful’. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton, lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing an ancient Germanic personal name cognate with Wade .

Catalan: probably also from the personal name Gai (from Latin Gaius).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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