David Gay was the son of Isaac Powers and Joanna (Gay) Carter. In his childhood he, with his parents, moved to Muskingum county, where they settled on an unimproved piece of land to make them a home and here he grew to manhood. Church and school privileges were not good and his chance for an education very limited, but making the best use of what he had, he got as good an education as the country afforded. He became acquainted with Ruhamah Bayles, daughter of Aden and Sarah Bayles, born May 12, 1818, in Frederick county, Virginia, died April 8, 1905. West Lima, Wis. They were married June 24, 1841, in Muskingum county. To this union six children were born: William Harrison, Samual Hillman, George, Calvin, Sarah Adeline, and Alonzo Theodore.
They lived a few years in Muskingum county, Ohio, but thinking they could do better farther west, in the fall of 1844, they moved to Grant county, Indiana. Here he bought a partly improved farm of eighty acres and fixed it up for a home, but the restless spirit which so many Americans possess, caused him to sell that farm, and in the spring of 1856 he started west again, with the intention of settling in southern Wisconsin, near Brodhead, but not finding anything to suit them they went to Linn county, Iowa. He then went to Muihaska county looking for a home and on his way back to Linn county, bought a farm in Keokuk county, near Sigourney. to which he moved his family in June, 1856. Not being satisfied with that place, in the fall of 1858, they traded that farm for land in Marshal county, Indiana. Went back to their old home in Grant county and stayed with friends till the next spring, when they moved to their farm in Marshal county and fixed it up for a home, and lived there till the Spring of 1865. They went again to Wisconsin and bought land near West Lima, Richland county. This moving was all done in wagons and was a tiresome job, but the restless spirit of American life urged them on to find something better and give their children a better chance for making a living.
There were some improvements on this land, and by clearing out more of it and putting up a better building they soon had a pleasant, convenient home, and being better satisfied the children almost all settled near the old home which they own yet. She is living with her son, George, a widower, where she has a pleasant home, beloved by all who know her for her loving, gentle, forgiving disposition. He was a good man, a good neighbor, conscientious in all his dealings with his fellowmen, a firm believer in the doctrines of the Baptist church to which he was very much attached, and he with his kind, amiable wife made a pleasant home for their children, which they loved very much.
History of Isaac P. Carter Family and Their Descendants compiled by his grandson Howard Carter. 1905
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Pleasant Ridge - Bloom Cemetery
Bloom Township, Richland County, Wisconsin USA Surnames A - L
CARTER, David Gay 1817 1880 12-20-1817 10-01-1880
MS with Ruhamah. Married Ruhamah Bayles on June 24, 1841. Aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds Son of Issac Powers & Joanna (Gay) Carter.
Note: Older marker shows aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds birth 1817. Newer marker engraved 1812-1880.
1870 US Census - Wisconsin has DOB as 1817
They lived a few years in Muskingum county, Ohio, but thinking they could do better farther west, in the fall of 1844, they moved to Grant county, Indiana. Here he bought a partly improved farm of eighty acres and fixed it up for a home, but the restless spirit which so many Americans possess, caused him to sell that farm, and in the spring of 1856 he started west again, with the intention of settling in southern Wisconsin, near Brodhead, but not finding anything to suit them they went to Linn county, Iowa. He then went to Muihaska county looking for a home and on his way back to Linn county, bought a farm in Keokuk county, near Sigourney. to which he moved his family in June, 1856. Not being satisfied with that place, in the fall of 1858, they traded that farm for land in Marshal county, Indiana. Went back to their old home in Grant county and stayed with friends till the next spring, when they moved to their farm in Marshal county and fixed it up for a home, and lived there till the Spring of 1865. They went again to Wisconsin and bought land near West Lima, Richland county. This moving was all done in wagons and was a tiresome job, but the restless spirit of American life urged them on to find something better and give their children a better chance for making a living.
There were some improvements on this land, and by clearing out more of it and putting up a better building they soon had a pleasant, convenient home, and being better satisfied the children almost all settled near the old home which they own yet. She is living with her son, George, a widower, where she has a pleasant home, beloved by all who know her for her loving, gentle, forgiving disposition. He was a good man, a good neighbor, conscientious in all his dealings with his fellowmen, a firm believer in the doctrines of the Baptist church to which he was very much attached, and he with his kind, amiable wife made a pleasant home for their children, which they loved very much.
History of Isaac P. Carter Family and Their Descendants compiled by his grandson Howard Carter. 1905
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Pleasant Ridge - Bloom Cemetery
Bloom Township, Richland County, Wisconsin USA Surnames A - L
CARTER, David Gay 1817 1880 12-20-1817 10-01-1880
MS with Ruhamah. Married Ruhamah Bayles on June 24, 1841. Aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds Son of Issac Powers & Joanna (Gay) Carter.
Note: Older marker shows aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds birth 1817. Newer marker engraved 1812-1880.
1870 US Census - Wisconsin has DOB as 1817
David Gay was the son of Isaac Powers and Joanna (Gay) Carter. In his childhood he, with his parents, moved to Muskingum county, where they settled on an unimproved piece of land to make them a home and here he grew to manhood. Church and school privileges were not good and his chance for an education very limited, but making the best use of what he had, he got as good an education as the country afforded. He became acquainted with Ruhamah Bayles, daughter of Aden and Sarah Bayles, born May 12, 1818, in Frederick county, Virginia, died April 8, 1905. West Lima, Wis. They were married June 24, 1841, in Muskingum county. To this union six children were born: William Harrison, Samual Hillman, George, Calvin, Sarah Adeline, and Alonzo Theodore.
They lived a few years in Muskingum county, Ohio, but thinking they could do better farther west, in the fall of 1844, they moved to Grant county, Indiana. Here he bought a partly improved farm of eighty acres and fixed it up for a home, but the restless spirit which so many Americans possess, caused him to sell that farm, and in the spring of 1856 he started west again, with the intention of settling in southern Wisconsin, near Brodhead, but not finding anything to suit them they went to Linn county, Iowa. He then went to Muihaska county looking for a home and on his way back to Linn county, bought a farm in Keokuk county, near Sigourney. to which he moved his family in June, 1856. Not being satisfied with that place, in the fall of 1858, they traded that farm for land in Marshal county, Indiana. Went back to their old home in Grant county and stayed with friends till the next spring, when they moved to their farm in Marshal county and fixed it up for a home, and lived there till the Spring of 1865. They went again to Wisconsin and bought land near West Lima, Richland county. This moving was all done in wagons and was a tiresome job, but the restless spirit of American life urged them on to find something better and give their children a better chance for making a living.
There were some improvements on this land, and by clearing out more of it and putting up a better building they soon had a pleasant, convenient home, and being better satisfied the children almost all settled near the old home which they own yet. She is living with her son, George, a widower, where she has a pleasant home, beloved by all who know her for her loving, gentle, forgiving disposition. He was a good man, a good neighbor, conscientious in all his dealings with his fellowmen, a firm believer in the doctrines of the Baptist church to which he was very much attached, and he with his kind, amiable wife made a pleasant home for their children, which they loved very much.
History of Isaac P. Carter Family and Their Descendants compiled by his grandson Howard Carter. 1905
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Pleasant Ridge - Bloom Cemetery
Bloom Township, Richland County, Wisconsin USA Surnames A - L
CARTER, David Gay 1817 1880 12-20-1817 10-01-1880
MS with Ruhamah. Married Ruhamah Bayles on June 24, 1841. Aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds Son of Issac Powers & Joanna (Gay) Carter.
Note: Older marker shows aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds birth 1817. Newer marker engraved 1812-1880.
1870 US Census - Wisconsin has DOB as 1817
They lived a few years in Muskingum county, Ohio, but thinking they could do better farther west, in the fall of 1844, they moved to Grant county, Indiana. Here he bought a partly improved farm of eighty acres and fixed it up for a home, but the restless spirit which so many Americans possess, caused him to sell that farm, and in the spring of 1856 he started west again, with the intention of settling in southern Wisconsin, near Brodhead, but not finding anything to suit them they went to Linn county, Iowa. He then went to Muihaska county looking for a home and on his way back to Linn county, bought a farm in Keokuk county, near Sigourney. to which he moved his family in June, 1856. Not being satisfied with that place, in the fall of 1858, they traded that farm for land in Marshal county, Indiana. Went back to their old home in Grant county and stayed with friends till the next spring, when they moved to their farm in Marshal county and fixed it up for a home, and lived there till the Spring of 1865. They went again to Wisconsin and bought land near West Lima, Richland county. This moving was all done in wagons and was a tiresome job, but the restless spirit of American life urged them on to find something better and give their children a better chance for making a living.
There were some improvements on this land, and by clearing out more of it and putting up a better building they soon had a pleasant, convenient home, and being better satisfied the children almost all settled near the old home which they own yet. She is living with her son, George, a widower, where she has a pleasant home, beloved by all who know her for her loving, gentle, forgiving disposition. He was a good man, a good neighbor, conscientious in all his dealings with his fellowmen, a firm believer in the doctrines of the Baptist church to which he was very much attached, and he with his kind, amiable wife made a pleasant home for their children, which they loved very much.
History of Isaac P. Carter Family and Their Descendants compiled by his grandson Howard Carter. 1905
Rootweb
Pleasant Ridge - Bloom Cemetery
Bloom Township, Richland County, Wisconsin USA Surnames A - L
CARTER, David Gay 1817 1880 12-20-1817 10-01-1880
MS with Ruhamah. Married Ruhamah Bayles on June 24, 1841. Aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds Son of Issac Powers & Joanna (Gay) Carter.
Note: Older marker shows aged 62Ys 9Ms 11Ds birth 1817. Newer marker engraved 1812-1880.
1870 US Census - Wisconsin has DOB as 1817
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