Re: the cemetery, you could try contacting local Dublin funeral homes to ask them. I also noticed that there's a McDaniel Monument company in the Yellow Pages that is listed under "Monuments," "Cemeteries," and "Funeral Directors."
Another thing you could research: order a copy of James Ivy Gay's Social Security Application. He should have indicated his parents on that (if he ever learned who his father was...?)
Have you looked into James B. Gay as a possible father? He's in the 1880 US Census in Pinetucky, Laurens County, Georgia. Wife is Mary E., one son is a James who is the right age, one daughter is Ella who could be "Elsie." [The note you quoted has Elsie, not Eloise...?] Jennie would be with her adoptive family, I assume. Almeaid wouldn't be born yet, and the others could have come later or could have already passed away...?
I'm just trying to brainstorm with all this...:)
Another thing you could research: order a copy of James Ivy Gay's Social Security Application. He should have indicated his parents on that (if he ever learned who his father was...?)
Have you looked into James B. Gay as a possible father? He's in the 1880 US Census in Pinetucky, Laurens County, Georgia. Wife is Mary E., one son is a James who is the right age, one daughter is Ella who could be "Elsie." [The note you quoted has Elsie, not Eloise...?] Jennie would be with her adoptive family, I assume. Almeaid wouldn't be born yet, and the others could have come later or could have already passed away...?
I'm just trying to brainstorm with all this...:)
