Crawford Catimus Gay

Brief Life History of Crawford Catimus

When Crawford Catimus Gay was born on 8 December 1871, in Perry, Alabama, United States, his father, Fernando Jackson Gay, was 22 and his mother, Margaret L Sanders, was 33. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Larclay Johnston. He lived in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 10 Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 24 November 1944, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Flatwoods, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Crawford Catimus Gay
1871–1944
Larclay Johnston
1878–1969
Willard Palmer Gay
about 1902–1981
Powell Jerome Gay
1903–1971
Iva Louise Gay
1906–1972
Dalton Lee Gay
1911–1996
Pauline Gay
1922–1999

Sources (13)

  • Crawford C Gay, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Crawford C Gay, "Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930"
  • Crawford C Gay, "Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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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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