Jay A. Gage (1878-1966)

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Jay A. Gage
Born: 16 Feb 1878 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Died: 19 Jun 1966 Petoskey, Michigan
Father: Franklin Hartwell Gage
Mother: Georgia R. Miles
Siblings: Jay A. Gage
Fay Gage
Guy Gage
Miles Gage
Spouse: Blanche M. Doty
Married: 26 Sep 1907 Traverse City, Michigan
Children: Guy Glen Gage

[edit] Obituary

Petoskey News-Review, Monday, June 20, 1966:

Jay A. Gage
Services Set

Services for Jay A. Gage, 88, 152 Snyder-st., Harbor Springs, who died Sunday at Little Traverse Hospital after a long illness, will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Erwin Funeral Parlors. Rev. Leroy Lightfoot will be in charge and burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery.

He was born Feb. 24, 1878 in Hesperia and came to Harbor Springs when he was two years old. He was married Sept. 26, 1907 at Traverse City to Blanche Doty.

He worked for the city of Harbor Springs for a number of years and did cottage work on Harbor Point.

Surviving are his wife; one son, Guy G. now sailing on an Atlantic freighter in the Merchant Marine; a brother, Guy of Harbor Springs; a grandson, Jerry recently wounded in Vietnam.

The body is at the Erwin Funeral Parlors where friends may call from 7:30 to 9 p.m. tonight.

[edit] Sources

  • Name Variation: 1880 census calls him Franklin
  • 1880 Federal Census, Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan
Gage, Franklin, head, married, male, white, 33, MI, Farmer, NY, NY
, Georgia, wife, married, female, white, 25, NY, Keeps House, NY, NJ
, Franklin, son , single, male, white, 1, MI, MI, NY
  • Marriage: Dibean Marriage Index, Grand Traverse Co., MI
GAGE, JAY A, & BLANCHE M. DOTY, GR TRAVERSE,1907, LIBER 3 PG 273
  • 1910 Federal Census, Little Traverse Twp., Emmet, Michigan
Gage, Jay, head, 32, married1, MI, MI, MI, Railroad fireman
, Blanch, wife, 21, married1, 1 kid, 1 alive, IN, IN, IN
, Guy, son, 4/12, single, MI, MI, IN
Gage, Frank, father, 57, widow, MI, MI, MI, Railroad operator
Gage, Guy, brother, 23, single, MI, MI, MI, Electrician
Norton, David, border, 37, single, MI, OH, OH, Street Teamster
  • Death: Emmet County, Michigan, Vital Records Search, Deaths:
Name: Gage, Jay A.
Date of Death: 6/19/1966
Liber: 1966
Folio: 117
Place of Death: Petoskey, Michigan
Gage, Jay
Died: Jun 19, 1966
Sec. G
Lot 33
Gage, Jay A.
Age: 88
Born: 2/24/1878
Died: 6/19/1966
Burial: 6/19/1966
Cemetery: Lakeview, Harbor Springs
Obituary: on file, PNR - 06/20/1966
submitter: Robert B. McIlrath, McIlbob@HandelTech.com:
Name: Jay A. Gage
Sex: M
Birth: 16 Feb 1878 Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan
Death: 20 Jun 1966 Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan
Father: Frank H. Gage
Mother: Georgia Miles
Marriage: Blanche M. Doty b: 2 Nov 1888 Elkhart, Indiana
Married: 26 Sep 1907 Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan
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