West Virginia Pioneers
John R Kay
1893 - 1967 (73 years)-
Name John R Kay Born 23 Oct 1893 West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 3 Jul 1967 [3] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Surname: Kay
Given Name: John R.
Death Date: 3 Jul 1967
Age: 73
Funeral services for John R. Kay, 73, will be held at Foster Chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Willard Carney and Rev. Raymond Skeen will officiate and burial with Parsons funeral directors in charge will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Kay died at his home at Ripley, Monday, after a long illness. He was a retired farmer, member of the Long Hollow Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, Edna; sons, Harold, Charles, William and Clyde, all of Ripley, Vernon of Parkersburg; daughter, Mrs. Grace Kessel of Nitro; brothers, Russell of Indiana, Delbert and Orville, both of Dunbar, Jessie and Floyd, both of Ripley; sisters, Mrs. Tiny Withrow, Lona and Lettie, all of Dunbar, Mrs. Velma Thurston of Lancaster, Ohio.
Jackson Herald, 5 Jul 1967
Person ID I42375 WVPioneers Last Modified 29 Jun 2015
Father Charles McClellen Kay, b. 29 Dec 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1936 (Age 73 years) Mother Rosa Florence Herdman-Postlethwait, b. 10 Sep 1868, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 8 Jan 1924, Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) Married 23 Aug 1888 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
JCMR
Charles McClellan Kay 25 Jackson, res Parchment Valley
Rosa F Postelwait, 19, Mason, res Parchment Valley 8/23/1888
1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV
Kay, Charles M 12/1862, m 11y WV PA WV
Rosa F 9/1866 m 11y 7-5 children WVWVWV
Virgil 9/1889
Loyd W 8/1891
John R 10/1893
Tiny (f) 1/1898
Orval 5/1900
Postlewait, Catherine mil 10/1846 wd 3-3 children WVWVWV
1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV
Kay, Charlie M 47 m1- 22y
Rosa F 41 m1- 22y 11-9 children
Virgil son 20
Loyd son 18
John son 16
Uinnie da 12
Orvill son 9
Lona da 7
Delbert son 4
Jesse son 2
Shirley son 2
1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV Given Prec Jan 22-23, 1920
Kay, C M 57 m WV PA WV
Rosa F wife 50 m WV WV WV
John son 26 s WV WV WV
Tine da 22 s WV WV WV
Orval son 19 WV WV WV
Lona da 17 WV WV WV
Delbert son 14 WV WV WV
Jessie son 11 WV WV WV
Sherlie son 11 WV WV WV
Lettie da 9 WV WV WV
Velma da 6 WV WV WV
Russell son 1 0/12 WV WV W
Jackson County Births
Twin boys, 4/27/1896, Charles & R Kay
Foster Chapel Cemetery
Kay Charles M. 1862 1936 "At Rest"
Kay Rosa F. 10 September 1868 8 January 1924 "Wife of C.M. Kay"
"Aged 55 Y. 3 M. 28 D."
Family ID F12067 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Edna Louise Woodall, b. 19 Sep 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 11 Aug 1988 (Age 90 years) Married 24 Apr 1920 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 4/24/1920
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
John Kay, 26, Jackson Co, Rockcastle WV
Edna Woodall, 22, Jackson Co, Rockcastle, W
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 232-234 Foster Ridge Road
Kay, John R 36 md age 26 WV WV WV
Edna wife 32 md age 22 WV WV WV
Harold son 9 WV WV WV Harold Ray 1/10/1921
William son 6 WV WV WV
Charles son 4 WV WV WV Charles McClellan 2/24/1926
Clyde son 1 6/12 WV WV WV male 7/17/1928
1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV
owns farm worth $1000
Kay, John 46 WV 1935: lived same house
Edna wife 42 WV 1935: lived same house
William son 16 WV 1935: lived same house
Charles son 14 WV 1935: lived same house
Clyde son 11 WV 1935: lived same house
Grace da 9 WV 1935: lived same house
Vernon son 3 WV Vernon Lee 8/28/1936
Children 1. Harold Ray Kay, b. 10 Jan 1921, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 26 Oct 2008 (Age 87 years)2. William R Kay, b. 22 Jun 1923, West Virginia, USA , d. 24 Dec 2005 (Age 82 years)3. Charles McClellan Kay, b. 24 Feb 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 21 May 2007 (Age 81 years)4. Clyde Eugene Kay, b. 17 Jul 1928, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 30 Apr 1985 (Age 56 years)5. Grace Kay 6. Vernon Lee Kay Family ID F27826 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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