Shay,Sr., Reuben Jennings h/Margaret May ‘Minnie'(McBride)
Burial Date: 1918, 07/28 Age: 70 Lot: 227 Mausoleum
Note from Steven W. Shay – I was in Sterling last month during a trip to Kansas to visit relatives in McPherson. I stopped by Sterling Cemetery to see the graves of my great-grandparents and great-grandmother’s parents. During the visit, I saw the excellent directory that has been put together listing grave locations and dates of death and I read a flyer about the work that has been done on the directory and this is where I learned of your name and address.
My great grandparents were Reuben J. Shay and Margaret McBride. Reuben owned a grocery/hardware store downtown that now houses Ray’s Pool Hall/Recreation Center. The corner top stone still says “SHAY” and there is a bronze tablet on the front step which says “SHAY”. During my trip I visited the Sterling Bulletin office and using the dates of death listed in the cemetery directory, I was able to find their obituaries and learned that Margaret was instrumental in getting the public library built. Reuben was a charter member of the local A.F. & A.M. and served as a city councilman and on the board of health. I had not known all of this.
Reuben Jennings Shay
| Birth: Horsham, Montgomery, PA | Jan. 26, 1848 |
| Death: Sterling, Rice Co, KS | July 28, 1918 |
Family links: Children: *Calculated relationship |
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| Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Plot: 227 Maus |
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| Created by: Lawcas Record added: Jan 29, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 104343254 |
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