1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Eli Loy
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Russell, Kentucky
Family Number: 365
Household Members: Name Age
John Loy 36
Martha Loy 34
Jefferson Loy 12
Eli Loy 10 *
Samuel T Loy 8
Luisa Ann Loy 4
Alexander Loy 3
Amanda Loy 1
Wm Brown 22

American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Eli Loy
Side Served: Union State Served: Kentucky
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in 3rd Infantry Regiment Kentucky.
Transferred out of 3rd Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 9 Sep 1864.
Transferred into Company Batty A, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Kentucky on 9 Sep 1864.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 11 Apr 1865.
Mustered Out Company Batty A, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Kentucky on 15 Nov 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Sources: 78

Source Information:
Historical Data Sys, comp. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Eli Loy
Birth Year: abt 1840
Age in 1870: 30
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Harmony, Adair, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Glensfork
Household Members: Name Age
Eli Loy 30
Louisa Loy 26
Laura H Loy 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Elvy Loy
Home in 1880: Mannsville, Taylor, Kentucky
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Lou Loy
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Elvy Loy 54 (Eli)
Lou Loy 40
Laura Loy 12
Nancy J. Loy 10
Lissie Loy 8
Emer I. Loy 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Eli Gay (Eli Loy) (Some mistakes are made by census takers and others by people transcribing for Ancestry.com)
Home in 1900: Mannsville, Taylor, Kentucky
Age: 60
Birth Date: Oct 1839
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Spouse's Name: Louisy Gay
Marriage year: 1866
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 34
Household Members: Name Age
Eli Gay 60
Louisy Gay 66
Nannie Gay 19
Lucreta Gay 14
John A Gay 13