1865 Birth:1524 Birth date of 21 October 1865 taken from 1940 death certificate and obituary1573 in the Gary Post-Tribune. Obituary1574 in the Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger gives birth date as 21 October 1866, while tombstone in Janes Cemetery, Union Township, Porter County, Indiana also lists death year as 1866. Birth place given in 1920 census and on death certificate as Iowa.

1910 U.S. Census:2666 Margaret enumerated in the household of her husband Levi F. Bay in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana as a wife, female, white, 42, married once, 22 years, four children born of this mother and all still living, born in Iowa, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland, can speak English. Children in the household were Clyde, age 18; Maud, age 15; Frank, age 7; and Margaret, age 4.

1920 U.S. Census:1822 Margaret enumerated in the household of her husband Levi F. Bay in Gary, Lake County, Indiana as a wife, female, white, 53, married, can read and write, born in Iowa, father born in Ireland, native language "Irish," mother born in Ireland, can speak English. Children residing in the household were Maude, age 25; Frank, age 17; and Margaret, age 14. A lodger, W. H. McCord, age 25, was also living in the household.

1930 U.S. Census:2669
Lake County, Indiana (Gary, 2nd Ward)
Enumerated 5 April 1930
421 Monroe St.
Margaret Bay •• head, owns home, home value $10,000, has radio set, female, white, 63, widow first married at age 21, can read and write, born in Iowa, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland
Maude M. •• daughter, female, white, 35, single, can read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Iowa, mother born in Iowa, stenographer at Gary Post office, works for wages, is employed
Frank •• son, male, white, 27, first married at age 23, can read and write, born in illinois, father born in Iowa, mother born in Iowa, auto salesman, works for wage, is employed, not a veteran
Mary •• daughter-in-law, female, white, 31, first married at age 25, can read and write, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky
Charles Darnell •• roomer, male, white, 55, widowed, first married at age 25, can read and write, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana, operator in steel mill, works for wages, is employed, not a veteran
Lester Burke •• roomer, male, white, 25, single, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Missouri, shearer in tin mill, works for wages, is employed, not a veteran
Waldorf Burke •• roomer, male, white, 19, single, can read and write, born in Idaho, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Missouri, laborer in tin millworks for wages, is employed

1940 Death Certificate:1524 Margaret M. Bay; date of death, 21 February 1940; Lake County, Gary, 421 Monroe Street; lived in this community for 20 years; female, white, widowed; husband, Levi; born 21 Oct 1865; age 76 years, 4 months, 1 day; born, Margino, Iowa; housewife; father, William Hammond, birthplace unknown; maiden name of mother, Martha ——, birthplace unknown; informant, Maude Bay, 421 Monroe St.; burial, W. Janes Cemetery, Porter County.

1940 Obituary:1573 Mrs. Margaret M. Bay. Mrs. Margaret M. Bay, age 74, died early today in her home at 421 Monroe, following a brief illness. She had lived in Gary for 30 years and was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors are a son, Clyde, of Valparaiso, and two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Glenn of East Gary and Miss Maude Bay of Gary. The body is now in Anderson’s Funeral Home but will be returned to the residence late today, where it will remain pending funeral arrangements.

1940 Obituary:1574 Former County Resident in Gary at 73. Mrs. Margaret Bay, age 73 years, widow of the late Levi F. Bay and a former Porter County resident, died suddenly this morning at her home in Gary. She had been in ill health for some time, but her death was unexpected. The decedent was born on October 21, 1866, and for many years lived on a farm near Wheeler. For the last twenty years she had resided in Gary. Surviving are three children, L. Clyde Bay of Valparaiso, Miss Maude Bay of Gary, and Mrs. Bruce Glenn of East Gary. A son, Frank Bay, died in 1934. Memorial services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Wheeler, with burial in Jaynes Cemetery.

1940 Tombstone:66, Janes Cemetery, p. 3. Janes Cemetery, Union Township, Porter County, Indiana.
Margaret Bay
1866-1940