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Size | 25 items |
Abstract | Sarah Susan Gay (1850-1918) of Northampton County, N.C., was married to Israel Putnam Parker (1851-1904). The collection includes social notes and personal letters received by Sarah Susan Gay concerning personal news, accounts of visits and social activities of young people, and invitations to parties and to be a bridesmaid. |
Creator | Gay, Sarah Susan, 1850-1918. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Sarah Susan Gay (1850-1918) of Northampton County, N.C., was the daughter of Jeremiah Carter Gay and Adelia Frances (Stancell) Gay. She married Israel Putnam Parker (1851-1904) and had three sons, Carl Putnam Parker, Raymond Gay Parker, and Walter Lafayette Parker. She was also related to Bejamin Stancell Gay (brother), Greene Frederick Stancell and Derusha Peebles Stancell (maternal grandparents), and Rosalie Stancell and Alice Stancell (aunts).
Back to TopThe collection includes social notes and personal letters received by Sarah Susan Gay concerning personal news, accounts of visits and social activities of young people, and invitations to parties and to be a bridesmaid.
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