CODY  &  JAY  FAMILIES -

Sutter  Co.

Information and photos provided by Bob Alley.  If you have further information about these families, or are related to them, please contact Bob.

Father:           Giles (sometimes Jiles) E Jay           Born 12/27/1835 in Fort Wayne Indiana Died 11/12/1921 MO

                                                                                        Son of Dempsey (1802)& Clarkie (Hunt)(1803) Jay

Mother:         Emma (Cody) Jay                                 Born 1855/1856 in Iowa Died 1880-1886

                                                                                        Daughter of John and Catharine Cody

Married 2/14/1871 Sutter County, CA

Son:                John T. Jay                                           Born 4/23/1871, died 10/29/1874 in Nicolaus, CA**

Daughter:     Anna Katie “Wannie”(Jay,Quinn) Alley       Born 5/5/1873  in California

                                                                                        Died 7/25/1948 in Redding, CA ***

Son:                Charley Andrew Jay                           Born Oct 1874 in California, died 1958 in Sutter, CA*

Daughter:     Mary F (Jay) Simmons                       Born 1878 in California moved to Portland Oregon

As a child Giles moved with his parents from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Keokuk, Iowa where he spent his childhood.

In 1859 he joined in with the “gold rush” to California, making the complete trip with an immigrant train. In California he was married to Emma Cody in 1871. They had four children.

After Emma’s death Giles moved to Mercer County, MO along with Anna. Mary and Charles remained in California with their grandparents John and Kate Cody.

Charley was living with his grandmother Cody in Nicolaus, CA (1900 Censes). He lived with Mary Campbell & her family and owned his own blacksmith shop in Nicolaus, CA (1910 censes).  He was still living in Nicolaus with a border in the 1920 Census.

* Buried in Nicolaus Cemetery, Nicolaus, CA  ** Buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery, Pleasant Grove, CA

*** Buried in the Alley Cemetery, Mercer Missouri

Giles Jay                       “Wannie” Alley               Mary (Jay) Simmons            Archie March             Mary Jay’s boy

Father:           John Cody                                             Born 1/21/1818 Ireland
                                                                                        Died 2/25/1898 Nicalaus, CA *

                                                                                        Son of ?

Mother:         Catharine “Kate” (?) Cody                Born 3/31/1833 Bayern, Bavaria (Germany)
                                                                                        Died 6/8/1908 Nicalaus, CA *

                                                                                        Daughter of ?

Kate had 6 children and all were deceased as of 1900 census

Catharine immigrated to the US in 1839  (1900 census), she would have been 6 years old.

John, Catharine and Emma moved from Iowa to California during the gold rush.

They lived with Giles Jay in Nicalaus Township, Sutter County California. Jiles was listed in the 1870 Census as a farmer and John was a farm laborer. Kate was listed as keeping house.

Giles married their daughter Emma in 1871, she was 15 years old. Giles and Emma had four children. Emma died and Giles returned to Missouri with Wannie the youngest daughter. The other children remained in California.

John and Kate continued to live in the area of Nicalaus until their death in 1818 and 1908.

Charles Jay their grandson lived with Kate during the 1900 census.

This is a picture of a stable in Nicolaus, CA sometime before 1898. It is believed to be Mary and Charles Jay with their grandparents John and Kate Cody. The other two women are unknown.

* Buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery about two miles west of the town of Pleasant Grove, California.

? James Cody        Born 1841c Ireland (1870 census pages 19&20 Nicalaus, CA)

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