Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Gay, Willis R 1858 - 
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Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900

Willis R. Gay

The only son of William and Matilda Gay, Willis R. Gay was born April 24, 
1858, in Wauponsee township, where he has spent his entire life.  The district 
schools near the old homestead afforded him his preliminary educational 
privileges, which were supplemented by a course in the high school of Morris. 
On the 30th of September, 1885, he married Miss Eslie Brown, a daughter of 
Captain Edwin Brown, of Kendall county, Illinois. Their home is blessed with 
the presence of two children—Mabel Theressa and Charles Willis.

In 1894 Mr. Gay assumed the management of his father’s farm, which he has 
since successfully conducted and the neat appearance of the well tilled fields 
indicates his industry and his careful supervision. He is also extensively 
engaged in stock-raising and is also well known throughout the western states 
as a leading stock-dealer. He and his father own together seven hundred acres 
of fine land, which is highly improved. Energy is perhaps his most marked 
characteristic and has been a means of giving him a standing in agricultural 
circles second to none in Grundy county.

Additional Comments:
Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy Counties 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, pages 502

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