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| Ancestry of Marvin Gaye | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. aka Marvin Gaye,
b. Washington, D.C., 2 April 1939,
d. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1 April 1984,
cremated and ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean,
md. (1) probably Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, 1961, Anna Gordy, daughter of Berry Gordy and Bertha Fuller, b. Georgia?, about 1921, div. about 1972 md. (2) about 1973 Janis Hunter, daughter of Barbara Hunter, b. about 1955, div. about 1981 |
| 2ND GENERATION (PARENTS) | |
| 2 |
Marvin Pentz Gay,
b. Jessamine County, Kentucky, 1 October 1914,
d. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, 17 October 1998,
md. probably Washington, D.C., about 1935 |
| 3 | Alberta Cooper, b. North Carolina, 1 January 1913, d. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 8 May 1987 |
| 3RD GENERATION (GRANDPARENTS) | |
| 4 |
George Gay,
b. Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, 5 April 1891,
d. Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, 23 October 1971,
md. Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, 1910 |
| 5 | Mamie Mae Watkins, b. Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, 11 December 1891, d. Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, 10 February 1981 |
| 6 | ---- |
| 7 | Ruth Smith |
| 4TH GENERATION (GREAT-GRANDPARENTS) | |
| 8 |
Strawden Gay,
b. Kentucky, 1871,
d. Fayette County, Kentucky, 20 September 1930,
md. probably Fayette County, Kentucky, about 1893 |
| 9 | Rebecca, b. Kentucky, 1871, d. Fayette County, Kentucky, 29 April 1935 |
| 10 |
Dan Watkins,
d. probably Fayette County, Kentucky, before 1910
md. |
| 11 | Charlotte, d. Fayette County, Kentucky, 2 September 1922 |