Jul-28-2018
Husband: James W. Gray
Born: Aug- -1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Sep- 6-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Cause of death: apoplexy 3 Census: 1900 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 5,6,1 Father: William Gray (1808 - 1897) Mother: Nancy Watson (1808 - 1881)
Wife: Sarah Jane "Jennie" Richards Census name: Jane Richards Married: Sep-19-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: May- -1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7,8,2 (see note 1) Died: 1913 8 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: John Webster Richards (1800 - ) Mother: Sarah Sherwood (1817 - )
M Child 1: William Grant "Bill" Gray 9 Also known as: Grant William Gray 10 Born: ca 1867 5,6 Died: Feb-23-1951 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: railroad employee 11,12 Wife: Arminda "Minnie" Butcher b. Oct- -1887 d. Mar- 9-1967 Also known as: Minnie Butcher 13,14,10,15 Married: ca 1908 14
F Child 2: Columbia D. Gray Born: 1869 5 (see note 2) Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lawson S. Harris b. ca 1880 Married: ca 1905 16
F Child 3: Rosaly Bertha Gray Census name: Bertha Gray Born: Apr- -1876 1 Census: 1900 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Joseph C. Gray Born: 1878 8,6 (see note 3) Died: Oct-15-1903 17,8 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Cause of death: killed in a holdup robbery Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Center District) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (7) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) Obituary of son. (10) Birth record of daughter. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (13) Death record of husband. (14) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (15) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (16) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (17) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999), Citing obituary in West Union Record of Oct 23, 1903. Event Notes Note (1) Stated age at marriage would put birth in about 1844. But her age in the 1850 Census was 10, and the 1900 Census states May 1841, age 59. Date on headstone is 1841. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1871, and age 39 in 1910 Census would also put birth in about 1871. But she was in the 1870 Census, age 11 months. Note (3) Age was 2 in 1880 Census, enumerated on Jun 2 1880. But 1900 Census shows age as 19, born in June 1880.Name Index