Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Gay Wilson was the daughter of Jordan Gay and Mary Louvisa Rafferty. John Gay was her twin brother. Sarah Gay's mother died and their Aunt Sarah Rafferty Wiley raised her and her siblings. Sarah Wiley's son, Joseph C Wiley, was the court appointed guardian for Gilbert, Harriet, Jane, Sarah, John & William Gay. They resided in the Berry's Ferry area of Livingston Co KY.
Jordan moved on to IL and AR and had two other families. (The previous information is documented in Jordan Gay's Widow's pension application.)
The Family Bible documents: Sarah married William Henry Harrison Wilson on January 15, 1867, ceremony performed by Willis Champion at the home of Sarah Wiley. This is supported by county records.
Sarah and W H H Wilson had ten children:
1) James Charlie;
2) William Albert Maywood;
3) Marion Harvie;
4) Louisa "Lizzie" Elizabeth (Williamson);
5) Ernest Redding;
6) John Walker;
7) Sarah Adaline (Sefrit);
8) Frank Leslie;
9) Emma Pearl (May);
10) Gordon Bennett.
She served as church secretary of Lola Missionary Baptist Church for many years. Her stature was just a little over 6 ft tall and she was a midwife and often called on to perform medical treatment. She was known as a smart lady who read medical books.
When she was dying the family propped her up in a hopson chair to help her breathe. She kept calling for her son, Frank, because she was worried about him. He was in the opposite room of the cabin sick with pnuemonia. They wrapped Frank in a quilt and helped him out the door and across the breezeway into the room where she was dying. She passed while in front of the log cabin's fireplace in the arms of her youngest child. When her youngest child acquired the cabin he downsized it by removing the breezeway and opposite room but left the room where his mother had died.
Family Tradition and several neighbors that knew her referred to Sarah as being part Indian, but it has not been proven. Her son said they could have claimed Indian Land. -Jerry Bebout
Jordan moved on to IL and AR and had two other families. (The previous information is documented in Jordan Gay's Widow's pension application.)
The Family Bible documents: Sarah married William Henry Harrison Wilson on January 15, 1867, ceremony performed by Willis Champion at the home of Sarah Wiley. This is supported by county records.
Sarah and W H H Wilson had ten children:
1) James Charlie;
2) William Albert Maywood;
3) Marion Harvie;
4) Louisa "Lizzie" Elizabeth (Williamson);
5) Ernest Redding;
6) John Walker;
7) Sarah Adaline (Sefrit);
8) Frank Leslie;
9) Emma Pearl (May);
10) Gordon Bennett.
She served as church secretary of Lola Missionary Baptist Church for many years. Her stature was just a little over 6 ft tall and she was a midwife and often called on to perform medical treatment. She was known as a smart lady who read medical books.
When she was dying the family propped her up in a hopson chair to help her breathe. She kept calling for her son, Frank, because she was worried about him. He was in the opposite room of the cabin sick with pnuemonia. They wrapped Frank in a quilt and helped him out the door and across the breezeway into the room where she was dying. She passed while in front of the log cabin's fireplace in the arms of her youngest child. When her youngest child acquired the cabin he downsized it by removing the breezeway and opposite room but left the room where his mother had died.
Family Tradition and several neighbors that knew her referred to Sarah as being part Indian, but it has not been proven. Her son said they could have claimed Indian Land. -Jerry Bebout
Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Gay Wilson was the daughter of Jordan Gay and Mary Louvisa Rafferty. John Gay was her twin brother. Sarah Gay's mother died and their Aunt Sarah Rafferty Wiley raised her and her siblings. Sarah Wiley's son, Joseph C Wiley, was the court appointed guardian for Gilbert, Harriet, Jane, Sarah, John & William Gay. They resided in the Berry's Ferry area of Livingston Co KY.
Jordan moved on to IL and AR and had two other families. (The previous information is documented in Jordan Gay's Widow's pension application.)
The Family Bible documents: Sarah married William Henry Harrison Wilson on January 15, 1867, ceremony performed by Willis Champion at the home of Sarah Wiley. This is supported by county records.
Sarah and W H H Wilson had ten children:
1) James Charlie;
2) William Albert Maywood;
3) Marion Harvie;
4) Louisa "Lizzie" Elizabeth (Williamson);
5) Ernest Redding;
6) John Walker;
7) Sarah Adaline (Sefrit);
8) Frank Leslie;
9) Emma Pearl (May);
10) Gordon Bennett.
She served as church secretary of Lola Missionary Baptist Church for many years. Her stature was just a little over 6 ft tall and she was a midwife and often called on to perform medical treatment. She was known as a smart lady who read medical books.
When she was dying the family propped her up in a hopson chair to help her breathe. She kept calling for her son, Frank, because she was worried about him. He was in the opposite room of the cabin sick with pnuemonia. They wrapped Frank in a quilt and helped him out the door and across the breezeway into the room where she was dying. She passed while in front of the log cabin's fireplace in the arms of her youngest child. When her youngest child acquired the cabin he downsized it by removing the breezeway and opposite room but left the room where his mother had died.
Family Tradition and several neighbors that knew her referred to Sarah as being part Indian, but it has not been proven. Her son said they could have claimed Indian Land. -Jerry Bebout
Jordan moved on to IL and AR and had two other families. (The previous information is documented in Jordan Gay's Widow's pension application.)
The Family Bible documents: Sarah married William Henry Harrison Wilson on January 15, 1867, ceremony performed by Willis Champion at the home of Sarah Wiley. This is supported by county records.
Sarah and W H H Wilson had ten children:
1) James Charlie;
2) William Albert Maywood;
3) Marion Harvie;
4) Louisa "Lizzie" Elizabeth (Williamson);
5) Ernest Redding;
6) John Walker;
7) Sarah Adaline (Sefrit);
8) Frank Leslie;
9) Emma Pearl (May);
10) Gordon Bennett.
She served as church secretary of Lola Missionary Baptist Church for many years. Her stature was just a little over 6 ft tall and she was a midwife and often called on to perform medical treatment. She was known as a smart lady who read medical books.
When she was dying the family propped her up in a hopson chair to help her breathe. She kept calling for her son, Frank, because she was worried about him. He was in the opposite room of the cabin sick with pnuemonia. They wrapped Frank in a quilt and helped him out the door and across the breezeway into the room where she was dying. She passed while in front of the log cabin's fireplace in the arms of her youngest child. When her youngest child acquired the cabin he downsized it by removing the breezeway and opposite room but left the room where his mother had died.
Family Tradition and several neighbors that knew her referred to Sarah as being part Indian, but it has not been proven. Her son said they could have claimed Indian Land. -Jerry Bebout
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Small sandstone marker with no inscription located in the Wilson Family Plot.
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