Gay Wilson Kremer

Gay Wilson Kremer
(1878-1949)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jenettie Reed

Gay Wilson Kremer

Born: 12 Apr 1878, Fayette Co., PA ² ³
Marriage (1): Jenettie Reed on 21 Sep 1914 in Pike Co., KY ¹
Died: 30 Mar 1949, Fayette Co., PA at age 70 ³

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Nickname: Bob or Guy.

• Civilian Draft Registration: He registered for the World War I draft, 12 Sep 1918, Floyd CO, KY. ² He was married to Jennie Reed at this time.

• Census: Floyd Co, KY - 1920 Federal Census, 9 Jan 1920, Floyd CO, KY. ⁴ Allen, Dist 13, Sheet 1A, Stamped Pg 211

• Census: Floyd Co, KY - 1930 Federal Census, 15 Apr 1930, Floyd CO, KY. ⁵ Dist 7, Dist 25, Sheet 12A, Stamped Pg 202. His name on this census is "Guy W.". No other record has been found with this name.

• Obituary: The Morning Harold, 4 Apr 1949. ³ The Morning Herald April 4, 1949. Transcribed by Rick Reed
Gay Wilson Kremer age 71 years and former resident of Hopwood died Wednesday evening March 30, 1949 at the home of his sister, Mrs. May Morris of Connellsville, Pa. Born in Hopwood, he was the son of the late John Frank and Annie E. Kremer. He was a retired contractor and a member of the Masonic Bodies of Wayland, Kentucky. Surviving are his widow, Jennie Reed Kremer of Hueysville, Kentucky and two sisters, Mrs May Morris of Connellsville and Mrs. Effie Carbin of Hopwood and one brother , Frank M. Kremer of Brownsville. Friends are being received at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Carbin on Furnace Road in Hopwood. Services will be conducted Saturday afternoon April 2 at2.30pm with Rev. J.H. Lamberton officiating. Internment will be in the Oak grove Cemetery. J. Harry and Johnston Funeral Directors.

• Fact 1. ³ Side note: Gay went by Bob with the Reed family (no one knows why) and was a plasterer in the Garrett, Kentucky area. He plastered most of the older homes on Garrett Hill in Garrett. After becoming sick he went home to visit his family where he died. Since Jenny could not pay for his funeral and to be brought back to Kentucky from Pa. His family buried him there close to his father and mother.
2/17/2014 by RR.

• Fact 2. ³ Gravesite Details
Gay may be a misprint by census workers back in the day.When he signed his WWI and WWII registration cards it is signed as Guy Kremer (not Gay) for WWII and Bob in WWI.. So who knows.

Gay married Jenettie Reed, daughter of Siegler Reed and Susan Salyer Morgan, on 21 Sep 1914 in Pike Co., KY.¹ (Jenettie Reed was born in Oct 1886 in Floyd CO, KY ³ and died on 10 Apr 1959 in Floyd Co., KY ³.)

1 Ancestry.com, "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965" (Original Data from county courthouses, Ancestry.com (database on-line), Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Surety: 3.

2 United Selective Service System, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1818 (World War I Selective System Draft Registration Cards, 191 - 1918, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration M1509, 4502 roools, ancestry.com (database on-line), Provo, UT, USa, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2005), Surety: 4.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600's - Current (ancertry.com (database on-line), Provo, UT., USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Surety: 3.

4 Kentucky, Floyd Co - 1920 Federal Census, Allen, Dist 13, Sheet 1A, Stamped Pg 211. Surety: 4.

5 Kentucky, Floyd Co - 1930 Federal Census, Dist 7, Dist 25, Sheet 12A, Stamped Pg 202. Surety: 4.

Gay Wilson Kremer

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