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Ora Lee GRAY

Ora Lee GRAY

Male 1909 - 1971  (62 years)


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  • Name Ora Lee GRAY
    Birth 1 Jul 1909  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Wilhelm Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • L Ora Gray in the 1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: L Ora Gray
      Age: 30
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Central, Doddridge, West Virginia
      Map of Home in 1940:
      Street: Wilhem Rhn
      Farm: No
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Central, Doddridge, West Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Central
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Sheet Number: 15B
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 273
      Occupation: Laboror
      House Owned or Rented: Owned
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 100
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 32
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 26
      Income: 210
      Income Other Sources: No
      Neighbors:
      Household Members Age Relationship
      L Ora Gray 30 Head
      Littie Gray 27 Wife
      L Norma Gray 5 Daughter
      L Shirley Gray 9/12 Daughter
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    laborer for W.P.A. 
    Census 1950  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1950  [6] 
    stamping machine operator for steel fabricating company 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Death 30 Nov 1971  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10] 
    Burial Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I58437  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2022

    Father William Grant "Bill" GRAY,   b. CA 1867   d. 23 Feb 1951, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
    Mother Arminda "Minnie" BUTCHER,   b. Oct 1887   d. 9 Mar 1967, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
    Family ID F16387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lettie LIPSCOMB,   b. 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1990 (Age 77 years)
    Marriage 16 Dec 1932  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    >1. Norma L. GRAY,   b. 24 Jul 1934, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 2004, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +2. Shirley Lee GRAY,   b. 28 Aug 1939, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 2011, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +3. Roy Dewayne GRAY,   b. 25 Aug 1942, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 2005, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F35802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2094] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    6. [S303] 1950 Census, Wood County, WV.

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    9. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.