Mary Nancy MIERS ¹

   Other names for Mary were Mrs. Arthur GAY and Mrs. Mary Nancy GAY.

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  General Notes:

Velta Kunkel, Joseph Miers' daughter, said that either Edith or Mary
Nancy had a second marriage. It looks like Edith had the second
marriage. In the second marriage, she had a girl, Norma who married
Claude Comer. Norma and Claude had two children, George and a girl.

Mary Nan (used Nan) is buried in the cemetry north of Knoxville, Iowa.
Lois Peters provided data that Nan is short for Nancy.

In the1880 Federal census for Jasper Township, Adams County, Iowa, Mary
was age 20, born in Illinois, keeping house, her father was born in New
York and her mother was born in Ohio. Her husband, Arthur Gay was age
28, a farmer, born in Pennsylvania, his father was born in Pennsylvania
and his mother was born in Delaware. Living in their household, were two
of their children, Nellie, age 2 and Charles, age 8 months, both born in
Iowa. Also living with them was Arthur's brother, Elmer, age30, single,
born in Pennsylvania, and working on the farm.

Jacob Creager had no children of his own or they died young, so on Nov.
17, 1887, his heirs were from his sister's, Lydia Miers, children. Those
heirs are all grand-nephews and nieces of Jacob: (reference 1):

6. Mary N. Gay, age 27, Corning, Adams Co., Iowa

References: (1) Geneva, New York, newspaper article: A citation to
appear in Surrogate's Court in the Village of Geneva, New York, On Nov.
17, 1887, for the probate of the last will and testament of Jacob Creager
of Seneca, Ontario County, NY. In the article, Jacob's heirs are
listed. (2) 1880 Federal census for Jasper Township, Adams County, Iowa,
Family History Library Film 1254325, NA Film Number T9-0325, Page 211B.

Mary married Arthur GAY. (Arthur GAY was born about 1852 in Pennsylvania, USA.)