Doddridge County Roots

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Thomas S. GRAY

Thomas S. GRAY

Male 1812 - 1890  (78 years)

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  • Name Thomas S. GRAY 
    Born 8 Apr 1812  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 3, 4
    Residence Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 6 May 1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I30256  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2021 

    Family Rachel L. ZINN,   b. CA 1817,   d. 23 Sep 1860  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 19 1850:
      Thomas S. Gray, 40, farmer, value of real estate $1,500; Rachel L, 33; Jane C, 15; Julian A, 14; Elizabeth A, 12; James N, 10; Amelia, 6; Noursisa, 4; John F, 2. All born in Virginia.
      The next enumerated household was that of Thomas Gray Senior, 63, b. Pennsylvania, cooper.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      T. Gray (male), 50, farmer; R. (female) 44; S. J. (female), 24; S. E. (female), 22; E. A. (female), 21; J. N. (male), 21; P. (female), 18; C. N. (female), 14; S. V. (female), 10; W. A. (male), 8; C. (male), 5; L. (female), 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Aug 31 1870:
      Thomas S. Gray, 59, farmer; Elizabeth, 32; Sarah V, 20; William A, 16; Lathrop R C, 14; Lucia H, 11. [8, 9]
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Jane GRAY,   b. CA 1835, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years)
     2. Julian A. GRAY,   b. CA 1836
     3. Elizabeth Ann GRAY,   b. 1837,   d. 27 Dec 1926, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. James N. GRAY,   b. 4 Oct 1839,   d. 12 Apr 1869  (Age 29 years)
     5. Amelia GRAY,   b. CA 1844,   d. IN EARLY WOMANHOOD
     6. Cloey Narcissus GRAY,   b. Jun 1845,   d. 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     7. John F. GRAY,   b. CA 1848
     8. Sarah V. GRAY,   b. 25 Sep 1850,   d. 29 Nov 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     9. William A. GRAY,   b. CA 1853,   d. 8 Feb 1880  (Age ~ 27 years)
     10. Lathrop Russell Charter GRAY,   b. 24 Jul 1857, Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     11. Lucia Helen Hale GRAY,   b. 9 Apr 1859, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1944, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F11636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    2. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    5. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 232.

    6. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    7. [S5] Headstone.

    8. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    9. [S1590] Death record of daughter.