Husband: David Wilson Gray
Born: Oct-12-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4
Died: Jul- 2-1928 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5,2,6
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5
Military: Civil War 7
Father: William Gray (1808 - 1897)
Mother: Nancy Watson (1808 - 1881)
Wife: Martha Ellen Leggett Married: Jun-18-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 (see note 1)
Born: Sep-26-1857 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Died: Jan-25-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,3,6 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Father: David Musgrave Leggett (1829 - 1878) Mother: Margaret Johnson (1833 - 1862)
M Child 1: Lloyd Wheeler Gray Born: Sep-11-1886 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,12,13 Died: Nov-27-1960 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,6,13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12,13 Occupation: Hope Natural Gas Co. Wife: Minnie Ocal Haught b. Oct-16-1888 d. Nov-12-1963 Also known as: Ocal Haught 14 Married: Feb-17-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,3
M Child 2: Glennie M. Gray Born: Feb-20-1889 16 Died: Aug-16-1958 16 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Wife: P. O. Linger b. ca 1885 Married: May- 2-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 3: Cleo Cleff Gray Born: Jul-14-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,16 Died: Oct-24-1971 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18,19,16 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 17,12 Resided: at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Hope Natural Gas Co. 12 Wife: Lura Venoshia Thomas b. Nov- 2-1892 d. Dec-26-1990 Also known as: Venoshia Thomas 21,17,22 Married: Jun-25-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,23,19
F Child 4: Lora Hazel Gray Also known as: Hazel 24,25 Born: Dec-23-1894 25 Died: Sep- -1972 25 (see note 3) Resided: in Carrollton, Carroll Co, OH 24,25 Husband: Joseph L. Hinton b. Dec-15-1890 d. May- -1978 Married: Sep-24-1916
F Child 5: Blanche Vallie Gray Also known as: Vallie Blanche Gray 26 Born: Feb-18-1897 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 27,5 Died: Dec-24-1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 28 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Husband: Irby Adolph Maxwell b. Feb-17-1894 d. Dec-28-1952 Census name: Erby A. Maxwell 29 Married: Aug-15-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 30,9
M Child 6: John Ferrell Gray Also known as: Ferrell Gray Born: Jun-12-1899 16 Died: Dec-11-1985 19,16 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Wife: Velma Gaston b. Jan-19-1904 d. Feb-27-1994 Married: Oct-7-1939 in Doddridge Co, WV 31,19 No children:
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 6. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 70. (3) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 154. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Birthplace given as Doddridge Co, but all other references state Harrison Co. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (7) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as David W. Gray, age 44 as of Oct 12 1884, b. Harrison Co. Bride identified as Martha E. Legett [sic], age 27 as of Sep 26 1884, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Jun 18 1885 "at Wm. Gray's in Doddridge County.", MR Bk 3, p. 6. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Her death record gives her age at time of death as 55y 10m 5d, which would put birth at Mar 20 1856, an apparent error since her marriage record specifies her birth date as Sep 26 1857. MR Bk 3, p. 6. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Age at death is given as 55y 10m 5d, making birthdate Mar 20 1856. This is believed to be an error in calculation, as all other records indicate a birth date of Sep 1857. DR Bk 2, p. 55. (12) Obituary. (13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (14) Obituary of son. (15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lloyd W. Gray, 20, of Doddridge Co; and Minnie O. Haught, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 17 1907. (Note: Obituary of Minnie Ocal Haught Gray incorrectly states her marriage to Lloyd W. Gray as occurring in 1906.) (16) Headstone (year only) (17) Headstone. (18) Obituary - Hospital. (19) Obituary of wife. (20) Death record of father. (21) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (22) Immediate family. (23) Obituary of husband. (24) Obituary of brother. (25) Social Security Death Index. (26) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (27) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, The entry is for an unnamed female Gray, b. Feb 18 1897 at Oxford, dau of D. W. Gray & Martha Leggett. This conforms to the birth information contained in the death record of Blanche Vallie Gray Maxwell. Headstone incorrectly states birth as 1896, date not specified. BR Bk 3, p. 78. (28) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). There are two death certificates on file. One, filed under Register No. 430, identifies the deceased as Blanche V. Maxwell, married female, age 23y 10m 6d, b. Feb 18 1897 at Oxford, dau of David W. Gray & Martha E. Leggett, d. Dec 24 1920 at New Milton, Doddridge Co, informant A. J. Osborne, West Union (thought to be the undertaker). The other death certificate, filed under Register No. 8170, identified her as Blanche Vallie Maxwell, married female, age 23, b. 1897 at Oxford, dau of David Gray & (blank), d. Dec 24 1920 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, Wood Co WV, cause of death goitre, buried at West Union WV on Dec 25 1920, undertaker Carney Jackson & Enoch of Parkersburg, informant (illegible), M. D. (29) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Irby A. Maxwell, 22, b. Doddridge Co; and Blanche V. Gray, 21, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Aug 15 1915 "at the Bride's home in Doddridge Co, W. Va.", MR Bk 9, p. 420. (31) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 4. Event Notes Note (1) "History of Doddridge County," p. 154, gives marriage date as Sep 25 1857. This is incorrect. Marriage records show they were married on Jun 18 1885. Martha Leggett's birthdate was Sep 26 1857. Note (2) in household with her future husband and in-laws Note (3) Name listed in SSDI as "Hazel Hinton."