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When the federal census enumeration was made After his father's death, Jay continued to share a home with his mother in Tongotany. After his father For 11 years, from 1920 to 1931, he operated a Tontogany pool room and billiard room At some point in time, Jay began to suffer from stomach pain and rheumatism. In 1931, said a newspaper, when he was age 55, his health problems problems had become so severe that he was: On Feb. 7, 1931, a few days after the theft, feeling depressed and despondent over life's misfortunes, Jay told friend Jay Huston that he did not feel well. He went to his room, placed a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Death was instantaneous. A small stone marks his final resting place. Copyright © 2002, 2010, 2022 Mark A. Miner |