1873 - 1914
Father: William Kay
Mother: Emily "Emma" Elizabeth Violet Yates
Stepfather: Peter Boyce
Spouse: Louise Robertson Kay
Tom was born December 6, 1873, in Mona, Utah, to William Kay and Emily "Emma" Elizabeth Violet Yates Kay. His twin sister was Violet Emily; she passed away at age eleven. Although some records show they were born three days apart to the same mother (not likely, although sometimes twin deliveries have been known to be somewhat delayed...but three days apart)?!!! Tom's mother later married Peter Boyce, who raised him and his twin sister, Violet Emily, along with the other children he and his mother had together. It is not known at this time why Tom chose to go by the surname Kay, while his twin sister went by her stepfather's name, Boyce.
Tom married Louise Peterson; they had four children: daughter, Isabell Leslie; son, Delbert Leroy; infant daughter, Violet Emily, and daughter, Myrtle Louise.
Great-granddaughter, Barbara Fox said of Tom, "An interesting tidbit on my great grandfather, Thomas Kay. There's an old saloon in Virginia City, Nevada, that had what they called the crystal bar. On the wall in the saloon hung a framed picture of Tom Kay. He was called 'Whistling Tom Kay' on the plaque under the photo. I guess if your picture is still hanging on the wall of a saloon 100 years later, you were considered a really good, regular customer!!!!"
Thomas William "Tom" Kay passed from this life March 29, 1914, in Pleasant View, Utah.
-Source: Provo City Cemetery records | Utah Death Certificate | Special thanks to Barbara Fox for clarifying some family history concerning Tom.
1873 - 1914
Father: William Kay
Mother: Emily "Emma" Elizabeth Violet Yates
Stepfather: Peter Boyce
Spouse: Louise Robertson Kay
Tom was born December 6, 1873, in Mona, Utah, to William Kay and Emily "Emma" Elizabeth Violet Yates Kay. His twin sister was Violet Emily; she passed away at age eleven. Although some records show they were born three days apart to the same mother (not likely, although sometimes twin deliveries have been known to be somewhat delayed...but three days apart)?!!! Tom's mother later married Peter Boyce, who raised him and his twin sister, Violet Emily, along with the other children he and his mother had together. It is not known at this time why Tom chose to go by the surname Kay, while his twin sister went by her stepfather's name, Boyce.
Tom married Louise Peterson; they had four children: daughter, Isabell Leslie; son, Delbert Leroy; infant daughter, Violet Emily, and daughter, Myrtle Louise.
Great-granddaughter, Barbara Fox said of Tom, "An interesting tidbit on my great grandfather, Thomas Kay. There's an old saloon in Virginia City, Nevada, that had what they called the crystal bar. On the wall in the saloon hung a framed picture of Tom Kay. He was called 'Whistling Tom Kay' on the plaque under the photo. I guess if your picture is still hanging on the wall of a saloon 100 years later, you were considered a really good, regular customer!!!!"
Thomas William "Tom" Kay passed from this life March 29, 1914, in Pleasant View, Utah.
-Source: Provo City Cemetery records | Utah Death Certificate | Special thanks to Barbara Fox for clarifying some family history concerning Tom.
Inscription
CHILDREN OF PETER & EMMA
[Tom was actually a stepson of Peter Boyce]
Gravesite Details
Interment 31 March 1914
Family Members
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Orson Henry Kay
1867–1941
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James Edgar Kay
1869–1938
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Ephraim H Kay
1871–1919
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Martha Margaret Kay Garfield
1872–1946
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Mary Jane Kay Newell
1876–1947
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George Lawrence Boyce Sr
1876–1942
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Reuben Kay
1877–1960
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Peter Boyce III
1878–1896
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Eliza Ann Kay Vest
1880–1916
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Margaret May "Maggie" Boyce Lavender
1880–1909
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Sarah E Kay Garfield
1883–1954
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Baby Boy Boyce
1886–1886
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Isaac "Ike" Boyce
1889–1966
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Baby Boyce
1893–1893
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