Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 Henry Bohanan, Age 32 (b abt 1867) Effie Graves, Age 18 (b abt 1881) Both Residents of Ardmore Marriage 3 October 1899 Carter County, Oklahoma, USA Ceremony by C M Campbell, U S Court Clerk Recorded 3 October 1899 Indian Territory, Southern District, Marriage Book, p 319, Record #1079
In 1850, Mary appears as the wife of Bethel Simmons, at what appears to be recorded as age 27. this matches the age of 37 in the 1860 census. 1850 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 18 Dec, Hse/Fam #Not Readable Bethel Simmons 42 M Farming born NC Mary Simmons 27 F b SC Arminda Simmons 9 F b Ala [b abt 1844] Huldy Jane Simmons 7 F b AL Lecy Simmons 5 F b AL Elza Simmons 3 F b AL Early Simmons 2 M b AL Malsa Simmons 1 F b AL 1860 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 13 June, Eastern Division, PO Jasper, Page 15 (191), House/Fam #98 Bethel Simmons 53 M Farmer $400 Real estate $2360 Personal b NC Cannot read or write [born abt 1807] Mary Simmons 36 F b SC Cannot read or write [born abt 1824] Arminda Simmons 16 F b Ala [born abt 1844] Huldah J Simmons 13 F Ala [born abt 1847] Leacy E Simmons 11 F Ala [born abt 1849] Eliza Simmons 10 F Ala [born abt 1850] Early M Simmons 8 M Ala [born abt 1852] Moley (Molly) Simmons 7 F Ala [born abt 1853] George B Simmons 5 M Ala [born abt 1850] James H Rogers 23 M Farm Laborer Ala $800 Real estate $500 Personal b NC Cannot read or write [born abt 1837] In the 1870 census, an enumerator error causes the name to come out written as Simnons. 1870 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 7 June, p 24, PO Troy, Hse/Fam #163 Simnons, Bethel 63 M W Farm Laborer $500 Real Estate $500 Personal Estate b South Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1807] Simnons, Mary 52 F W Keeping House South Carolina Cannot read or write [born abt 1819] Simnons, Jessey B 18 M W At Home Alabama Cannot write [born abt 1852] Simnons, Graves Nancy 9 F W Alabama [born abt 1819] The last child, Nancy Graves is the daughter of Mary Graves
Sources differ on the birth date for Nancy Graves. The Porter genealogy reports alternate dates of 1834 and 1837. From the 1870 census, it appears that Nancy had two sons, Benjamin Franklin Harman and Edward Harman. These two sons are listed in the household of Edward and Mary Harman in 1870, in Milam County, Texas. The ages would put their births before the death of Nancy in about 1857-8. It appears Nancy died about 1858 while the family was living in Bell County, Texas. See further details in the Notes for Edward Harman (Sr).
Family Data Collection - Births Sarah Croshaw Graves Father Henry White Graves Mother Mary Jones Birth 1735 Virginia, USA Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Thomas Barnet Sarah Graves Marriage 3 Feb 1754 St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia Thomas Barnett Birth 1721 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia Death MAY 1780 in Granville, North Carolina Parents John Barnett 1689 - 1756, Katherine Farrar 1700 - 1763 Spouse Sarah Croshaw Graves 1735 - 1814 -- We are Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14002264/person/37491829 Family Data Collection - Individual Records Thomas Barnett Sarah Graves Parents John Barnett, Katherine Farrar Birth 1725 Goochland, Goochland, VA Marriage 3 Feb 1754 Goochland, Goochland, VA Death 1780 Granville, NC 1784-1787 North Carolina State Census, Granville County Sarah C Barnett 3 white males under 21 & over 60 5 white females 3 blacks 12-50 Sarah died 20 January 1814. He son Joseph Barnett was the administrator for her estate. Sarah C Barnett Probate file List of items for sale from her estate Joseph Barnett, Executor 20 September 1814 Estate of Sarah Graves Barnett Probate file Summons from the Sheriff of Granville County to Joseph Barnett that he appear before the justices of our court of pleas and Quarter Sessions First Monday of May next, then and there to answer Zachariah Allen of a Plea that he render to him the sum of One Hundred Dollars, of the value of Fifty Pounds which from him he ... Damages Thirty Pounds Stephen Sams, Clerk of the said Court, at Office, the first Monday of February Issued 2 March 1814 -------------------- Sarah Croshaw Graves Barnett Birth 1725 Death Jan 20, 1814 Granville County, North Carolina, USA Sarah, born to Henry White Graves and Mary Williams, was one child out of eight known Children. Sarah married Thomas Barnett, then bearing ten known children. It is said, Sarah is buried on the Zachariah Allen homeplace. Estimated birth, death for years & locations Parents: Henry White Graves (1692 - 1744) Mary Williams Graves (1700 - 1745) Siblings: Mary Graves Cook (____ - 1799) Half-sibling William Graves (____ - 1786) Ralph Graves (1710 - 1762) Half-sibling Mary Graves Christmas (1725 - 1810) Henry Graves (1729 - 1797) Elijah Graves (1730 - 1799) Rachel Graves Hendrick (1734 - 1800) Elizabeth Graves Coffee (1742 - 1804) Burial Unknown [? Zachariah Allen homeplace] Created by historylover4ever Nov 26, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #81020836, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81020836 --------------------
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965 T A Gregory Marriage 19 Aug 1880 Bell, Texas, USA Spouse Bell Gray 1900 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Texas, 15 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 84, page 17B, Hse #302, Fam #304 Gregory, Thos A Head W M Nov 1852 40 Married 20 years AR VA TN Farmer Owns Gregory, Belle Wife W F Oct 1853 36 Married 20 yrs 3 children/3 living TX TN TN Gregory, John T Son W M Sept 1881 17 Married 15 years TX AR TX At School Gregory, Anna Dau W F Mar 1893 7 Single TX AR TX At School Gregory, Oscar Son W M June 1895 4 Single TX AR TX 1910 Federal Census, Knox County, Texas, 26 April, Justice Precinct 4, District 153, page 6B, Hse #105, Fam #106 Gregory, Thomas A Head Rents M W 50 Married 29 yrs AR VA Unknown Farmer Gregory, Bell G Wife F W 44 Married 29 yrs 3 children/3 living TX TN TN Gregory, Anna B Dau F W 17 Married 5 yrs TX AR TX Gregory, Oscar G Son M W 14 Single TX AR TX Belle Gregory Birth Oct 5, 1865 Texas, USA Death Dec 16, 1954 New Mexico, USA Spouse Thomas Allen Gregory (1859 - 1945) Children: John T Gregory (1881 - 1952) Anna Belle Gregory Husband (1893 - 1979) Oscar George Gregory (1893 - 1968) Burial Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Section 6, lot 12 Created by ProgBase Jan 11, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #64042065, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64042065/belle-gregory
In 1850, his wife Nancy is a widow living in the home of her daughter Mary Ann Cook, along with her unmarried children. 1850 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 14 October, Richland Township, page 122/14, Hse/Fam #117 John Cook 32 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value b SC [b abt 1818] Mary Cook 28 F b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 10 F b AR [b abt 1833] William Cook 2 M b AR [b abt 1848] Nancy Grey 55 F b SC [b abt 1795] Nancy Grey 15 F b AR [b abt 1835] Isaac Grey 12 M b AR [b abt 1838]
1900 Federal Census, Multnomah County, Oregon, 16 June, Portland Ward 11, District 16, page 5A, McKenna Ave, Hse #96, Fam #100 Gray, James A Head W M June 1869 30 Married 6 years PA PA PA Bricklayer Owns Gray, Jessie [Jennie] Wife W F Oct 1875 24 Married 6 yrs 4 children/3 living OR IA OR Gray, Earl W M Nov 1895 4 Single OR PA OR 1910 Federal Census, Multnomah County, Oregon, 19 April, Portland Ward 8, District 192, Sheet 6A, 744 Belmont St, Hse #124, Fam #133 Gray, James A Head M W 37 Married 16 yrs PA PA PA Concrete Contractor Owns Gray, Jennie F W 35 Married 16 yrs 5 children/2 living OR OR OR Gray, Earl Son M W 14 Single OR PA OR Gray, Wesley Son M W 12 Single OR PA OR U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 1914, p 643 Gray Earl T clk H D Clark r 894 1/2 E Morrison Gray James A (Jennie) carp h 894 1/2 E Morrison Earl married Gwendolyn Iola Hibbs in 1917. Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 Earl Thornton Gray Age 21, Birth Date abt 1896 Gwendolyn Iola Hibbs, Age 17 Application 13 Jan 1917 Clarke County, Washington, USA Marriage Affidavit #9689 Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 Earl Thornton Gray, born Portland, Oregon Age 21, Residence Portland, Oregon Occupation Musician; Father James A Gray, born Tennessee, Mother Jennie Coffman, born Oregon Gwendolyn Iola Hibbs, born Walla Walla, Washington Age 17, Residence Portland, Oregon Occupation Housewife; Father H R Hibbs, born Kansas, Mother Gertrude Holiman (?), born Missouri Ceremony 13 Jan 1917 Vancouver, Clarke County, Washington by W S T Deu (?), JP; Witnesses Mrs D E McClure, Alfred Owens\ Certificate #9689 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Earl Thornton Gray Residence 895 1/2 Belmont, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Birth 3 Nov 1896 Oregon [1942 report of birth year as 1895 fits better with reported census ages] Occupation Musician, employed by Oregon Hotel, Portland Married Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Light Hair Registered 5 June 1917 Portland, Oregon The 1920 and 1922 City Directories report Earl as a musician married to Gwendolyn I Gray. In 1920 they are in Portland and in 1922 they are in Seattle, Washington, In both he is working as a musician. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 1920, p 583 Gray Earl T (Gwendolyn I) musician h 690 E Alder The 1920 census is very helpful in filling in some details. Earl and Gwendolyn are reported living in Portland, as a separate family in a household of Arthur C Hawson. Her mother is living with them, and since there is still a teenage sister living in the household, it appears her mother's surname is Gwendolyn's maiden name, Hibbs. Earl's brother Wesley is living with them also. 1920 Federal Census, Multnomah County, Oregon, 15 January, Portland, District 35, Page 11A, 390 1/2 Jefferson St, Hse #97, Fam #331 Hawson, Arthur C Head Rents M W 67 Married Immigrated 1870 Alien England England England Mill Railroad Clerk Hawson, Mary I Wife F W 59 Married OR VA OH Dressmaker Berner, George Lodger M W 20 Single CO Germany Germany ShipYard Laborer - Fam #332 - Gray, Earl T Head Rents M W 24 Married OR PA OR Orchestra Musician Gray, Gwendolyn Wife F W 19 Married Washington Kansas Missouri Hibbs, Gertrude Mother-in-Law F W 39 Divorced Missouri Iowa Indiana Hibbs, Anna Sister-in-Law F W 17 Single Washington Kansas Missouri - page 11B - Gray, Wesley M Brother M W 22 Married [but no wife reported] OR PA OR Auto Mechanic In the 1930 census, after Earl and Gwen's divorce, Gwen is reported with her son Edwin, and Ediwin is reported as only 9 years old. Ediwing matches Rolland, his name in all other records. There is a Social Security record reporting a Rolland Earl Gray as born 28 July 1920 in Seattle. The record identifies Rolland's parents as Earl T Gray and Dorothy Souders. However, Earl did not marry his second wife Diorothy Souders until July 1924. So either Rolland would be the son of Earl Thornton Gray and his wife Gwenedolyn Hibbs, or Rolland forgot his birth date and reported it about 5 years earlier than it was. was Rolland born out of wedlock while Earl was still married to Gwen? After Earl and Gwen divorced, some time after the 1922 city directory, Earl married Dorothy. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Rolland Earl Gray Birth 28 Jul 1919 Seattle [King County], Washington Death Date 26 Jul 2006 Father Earl T Gray Mother Dorothy Souders [but Earl & Dorothy did not marry until 1924. In July 1920, Earl was married to Gwendoyn Hibbs] Signature on SSN Card ROLLAND EARL GRAY May 1940 Name listed as ROLLAND EARL GRAY; 15 Aug 2006 Name listed as ROLLAND E GRAY The records for this family have a raft of date errors. Note that Rolland's Social security record reports his birth date as in 1919. But he is not reported in the 1920 census. So it appears he was actually born in 1920. Gray researcher Cynthia Boeing reports both Edwin and Rolland as the son of Gwen and Earl. Cindy also contributed the following story of her ancestor meeting Earl in 1921. "My ancestor Jimmy Rinehart met Earl Gray on the beach in Seaside Oregon in about 1921. Rinehart was about 13; Gray allowed him to help with a damaged plane and then hired him. He paid him with aircraft parts with which he build his first airplane, and I have a few newspaper articles you may be interested in, describing how he met Earl Gray and the plane he built and article with a photo of Earl Gray and his wife Dorothy Souder who died Labor Day weekend in 1927 [it was 6 Sept 1926] in the plane crash at Haystack Rock. Jimmy participated in the air search for her. An article describing an Air Show Earl flew in and the malfunction that nearly resulted in a crash. Another document listed his employment with 'Earl Gray Aviation Company.'" -- Cynthia Boeing, email on Geneanet messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 January 2015 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1922, p 693 Gray Earl T (Gwendolyn I) musician h 921 av W "He was a muscian and a Seattle Band leader but he had his own band and radio show." -- Cynthia (Cindy) Boeing, email on Geneanet messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 January 2015 Cindy Boeing also provided a newspaper story about a near crash prevented by Earl Gray's skillful piloting. ------------------ PLANE PANCAKES INTO OAT FIELD Control Jams at Elevation of 1,000 Feet and Aviator Gray Prevents Disaster only by Clever Maneuvering -- Slight Bruises Only Injury to Two Boy Passengers and Driver -- Plane Damaged The Curtis pursuit plane was a prominent feature of aerial scenery here during the Fourth of July festivities, met with quite a serious mishap Sunday at 1:30 when the control which governs the elevating rudder became jammed when the plan was starting on a flight and had reached an elevation of about 1000 feet. The difficulty was due to so small a matter as the absence of a tiny cotter pin allowing a bolt which held the control rod in place to slip out, the rod falling down and becoming jammed so that the control could not be manipulated. The control rudder was in a position to elevate the plane, which made it impossible to volplane to a landing. In this embarrassing emergency Mr. Gray showed his coolness and skill by an unusual maneuver. He would shut off the power permitting the weight of the engine to pull the nose of the plane downward. After dropping as far as he dared without falling into a tail spin, he would “flatten out†the plane when it began to point up again (owing to the position of the rudder) he would repeat the former maneuver. By this process he worked the machine down to within about 50 feet of the ground and made a pancake landing in Ben Schloman’s oat field. Plane Damage-No One Hurt The passengers in the plane at the time were Ralph Fralick and Frank Marsh, neither of who sustained any injury of consequence, sustaining only slight bruises about the face owing to being thrown forward when the plane struck the ground, Mr. Gray had his nose bumped in like manner but seemed none the worse for the experience. The boys thought the aviator was simply cutting a few fancy “didoes†and didn’t not even become nervous. Mr. Gray said the accident was one which might never occur again in a lifetime of flying but placed him under a handicap which made the avoidance of a serious accident very difficult. The plane is owned by Lou Johnson, who served as mechanic during the flights here. The driver, Earl Gray, is rated as one of the most experienced and expert aviators on the coast. The plane is being repaired at this place and is expected to be ready to take the air again by the end of the week. -- Arlington Times, Arlington Washington, July 10, 1924; courtesy of Cindy Boeing, email on Geneanet messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 25 January 2015 ------------------ A marriage record in Kitsap County, Washington, reports that Earl married Barbara A Boswell in 1926. I have not found the marriage or divorce record for Earl and Gwendolyn. They divorced before December 1924, when she married Cyril Fouts. I have not found Earl in the 1930 census, when he should be reproted with his second wife Dorothy Souders. The 1930 census record for Gwendolyn (Gwendoline) reports a son named Edwin Gray age 9. So this son was born about 1921, fitting into the other facts from the records. The 1930 census, however, introduces some changes in birth sates from the other records we have for Earl and Gwendolyn, 1930 Federal Census, King County, Washington, 18 April, Seattle, District 11-212, page 21A, 8421 10th Ave SW, Hse #288, Fam #296 Tomer, Victor Head Owns Has Radio M W 35 Married at age 20 Italy Italy Italy Immigrated 1912 Real Estate Salesman [b abt 1910] Tomer, Gwendoline Wife F W 29 Married at age 16 England England England Immigrated 1910 [b abt 1901] Gray, Edwin Son M W 9 Single Oregon Hawaii England [b abt 1921] Earl and Gwendolyn divorced some time before March 1924. They both remarried in 1924. Earl married Dorothy Souders in March 1924 and Gwendolyn married Cyril Fouts in December 1924. Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004 Dorothy Souders of King County, Washington Spouse Earl T Gray of King County, Washington Marriage 17 Mar 1924 Tacoma, Pierce County Witnesses Mr and Mrs W F Vaughn Ceremony was performed by C W Weyer, Minister, Tacoma Washington Earl's marriage to Dorothy did not last long. Unfortunately, Dorothy died after only a little over two years of marriage to Earl, at the age of 24. Her obituary announced that she died in a plane crash into the ocean near Cannon Beach, Oregon, in September 1926 Her funeral service was held on 27 September 1926. Earl married Barbara A Boswell in November 1926 in Kitsap County, Washington. I discovered an anomaly, however, that I have not been able to resolve. I found a city directory entry for Earl and Dorothy Gray in 1927, which is after the date of Dorothy's death in September 1926. I suspect the data for the 1927 directory had already compiled before her death in September 1926. Or it could have been a carryover entry from an earlier directory. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1927, p 701 Gray Earl T (Dorothy S) musician h 5215 I 36th av SW I In December 1926, Earl remarried. His new wife was Barbara Boswell. Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004 Earl Thornton Gray Spouse Barbara A Boswell Marriage 30 Nov 1926 Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington Date Recorded 17 Dec 1926 Ceremony performed by W M Richards, Minister of the Gospel It appears that Earl was not married to Barbara very long, either. He was married to Edna at least by 1929. There is a record of his piloting a Maddux Air Lines plane with Edna. Thanks to Cynthia Ann, another researcher, who posted a photo of a Maddux Air Lines plane on her Ancestry tree. "Maddux Air Lines - Earl Gray flew Aircraft NC7582 June 1929 accompanied by Edna Gray" -- Cynthia Boeing, Comment on a photo on Gray Family Tree, 27 Aug 2014, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/69539398/person/46307938136/mediax/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum&ftm=1 The details of this flight are found on a US immigration passenger manifest, providing more information on Earl and Edna. They were living in Los Angeles at the time of this flight. San Diego, California, Airplane Passenger and Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1954 American Citizens, for U S Immigration, 23 June 1929 Departure Agua Caliente, Baja California, Mexico Plane #NC7582, Maddux Air Lines Gray, Earl T age 33 [Birth abt 1896] Male Married born Portland, Oregon Residence Los Angeles, Cal Gray, Edna age 19 [Birth abt 1910] Female Married born Seattle, Washington Residence Los Angeles, Cal Taliafero, Berny age 25 Male Married born Eldorado, Kansas Residence Los Angeles, Cal In 1939 Earl and his wife's Edna K Gray are living in Palm Springs, California, where is the manager of a hotel. His brother Wesley is the assistant manager. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Palm Springs, California, City Directory, 1939-40, p 29 Earl T ( Edna K) Gray mgr Royal Palms Hotel & Annex r 226 N Palm Canyon dr Phone 247 - p 30 - Gray Wesley M (W Naomi) Asst Mgr Royal Palms Hotel r 225 N Palm Canyon dr They divorced some time between that City Directory and the 1940 census, when Edna was reported divorced and living in her mother's home. They had a daughter Marilyn Gray in about 1931, who is with Edna in 1940. 1940 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, California, 13 April, Los Angeles, District 60-119, Page 11A, 5981 Franklin Ave, Hse #270, Rents $45, No Farm Williams, Nina A Head F W 59 Widow Grade H4 b Canada Same place in 1935 Saleslady, Dept Store [b abt 1881] Williams, Dorothy G Dau F W 34 Single Grade 8 b Canada Same place in 1935 Hotel Bookkeeper [b abt 1906] Williams, Evelyn M Dau F W 32 Single Grade H2 b Canada Same place in 1935 [b abt 1908] Gray, Edna K Dau F W 25 Divorced Grade H2 b Canada Same place in 1935 [b abt 1915] Gray, Marilyn E Granddau F W 9 Single Grade 3 b Calif Same place in 1935 [b abt 1931] Flanigan, Patricia M Granddau F W 7 Single Grade 3 b Calif Same place in 1935 [b abt 1933] It appears that Earl was unmarried in 1942, from the information on his draft registration card. His mother is listed as his contact person. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Earl T Gray Birth Date 3 Nov 1895 [a year earlier than reported in 1917] Residence 220 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California Age 46, Born Nov 3, 1895 Portland, Oregon Self-employed Contact Jennie Gray (mother), 3451 9th St, Riverside, California (No date of registration) Signed Earl T Gray In 1945 and 1950, he is in San Diego, and here also appears to be single. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 San Diego, California, City Directory, 1944-45, p 426 Gray Earl T h 7246 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 San Diego, California, City Directory, 1950, p 407 Gray Earl T h 7246 Fulton In the 1954 directory, Earl is still at this same address, but now a wife is reported, in the name of Nancy E. This may not be the same Earl T Gray we have been following, since his employment is reported as USMC (US Marine Corps). Earl Thornton Gray, the band leader, would have been about 60 years years old at that time. U.S. Social Security Earl T Gray Birth 3 Nov 1895 Oregon Death 9 Feb 1971 San Diego County Social Security #549667393 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Earl Gray Born 3 Nov 1895 Died Feb 1971 Last Residence Del Mar, San Diego, California 92014 SSN 549-66-7393 issued California (1962)
1930 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, California, 7 April, Los Angeles, District 19-354, page 8A, 1844 11th St, Hse #101, Fam #199 Potter, Floyd M Head Rents $75 M W 35 Married at age 19 WV WV WV Garage Service Mgr Potter, Ina V Wife F W 30 Married at age 26 SD SD NH - Fam #200 - Gray, Wesley M Head Rents $30 M W 34 Married at age 21 OR OR OR Aviator, Pilot Gray, Agnes M Wife F W 29 Married at age 17 WA Scotland Scotland Gray, Ellen Dau F W 11 WA OR WA [b abt 1829]
1900 Federal Census, Multnomah County, Oregon, 16 June, Portland Ward 11, District 16, page 5A, McKenna Ave, Hse #96, Fam #100 Gray, James A Head W M June 1869 30 Married 6 years PA PA PA Bricklayer Owns Gray, Jessie [Jennie] Wife W F Oct 1875 24 Married 6 yrs 4 children/3 living OR IA OR Gray, Hazel Dau May 1900 0mos Single OR PA OR Hazel did not survive to the 1910 census. "Hazel was born in 1900 and died before 1910." -- LyndasCa, Ancestry Comment on the 1900 census record, 24 December 2011
----------------- My great, great grandmother, Mary Ann Gray, married William Andrew John Cook before 1840, and her sister, Nancy, her mother, Nancy, and her brother, Isaac, are listed in the John Cook 1850 household, Richland Twp, Desha County (the Emaline listed is my great grandmother). Isaac is listed in Mary Ann’s 1860 household, Jefferson Township, Desha County. W.A.J. Cook, Mary Ann, and Mary Ann’s brother, Isaac Gray, all acquired Desha County land patents, involving adjoining acreage, which suggests they were planning on establishing a plantation (these patents can be observed on the BLM-GLO site). W.A.J. died about 1856, Mary Ann died 06 Nov 1862, and Isaac died of disease on 17 Jul 1862 while serving with Company E, 26th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA. My great grandmother, Emma, ended up with all of the land, which totaled around 320 acres. She married my great grandfather, William Floyd Meeks, on 28 Feb 1867 (he also served with Isaac in Company E, 26th AR INF, CSA), and all of that acreage then became known as the Meeks place. -- Robert L. (Bob) Meeks, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 December 2014 ----------------- 1850 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 14 October, Richland Township, page 122/14, Hse/Fam #117 John Cook 32 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value b SC [b abt 1818] Mary Cook 28 F b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 10 F b AR [b abt 1833] William Cook 2 M b AR [b abt 1848] Nancy Grey 55 F b SC [b abt 1795] Nancy Grey 15 F b AR [b abt 1835] Isaac Grey 12 M b AR [b abt 1838] 1860 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 27 June, Greenville, P O Gowinsville, page 34, Hse #271, Fam #236 Mary Cook 36 F Housekeeper $7200 Real Estate $10,000 Personal b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 20 F b AR [b abt 1833] William J Cook 11 M b AR [b abt 1848] Isaac Gray 22 M Day Laborer $1200 Real Estate $500 Personal b AR [b abt 1838]
1900 Federal Census, Multnomah County, Oregon, 16 June, Portland Ward 11, District 16, page 5A, McKenna Ave, Hse #96, Fam #100 Gray, James A Head W M June 1869 30 Married 6 years PA PA PA Bricklayer Owns Gray, Jessie [Jennie] Wife W F Oct 1875 24 Married 6 yrs 4 children/3 living OR IA OR Gray, Earl W M Nov 1895 4 Single OR PA OR Gray, Westley Dec 1897 2 Single OR PA OR Gray, Hazel Dau May 1900 0mos Single OR PA OR In notes and corrections on the 1900 census record for James and his family, the following comments were made by other researchers. Jen Gareth provides James' middle name and gives us the correct spellings of the children's names, correcting the enumerator's entries. --------------------- James Alexander Gray rather than James A Gray (Added a variation of the recorded data) -- JenGaret, Ancestry Comment, 19 December 2011 James A Gray's spouse was Jennie Gray, not Jessie. His son's names were Earl and Wesley, not Westley. His daughter's name was Mabel, not Hazel. -- JenGaret, Ancestry Comment, 23 December 2008 Hazel was born in 1900 and died before 1910. Mabel was born in 1914 -- LyndasCa, Ancestry Comment, 24 December 2011 -------------------- The comment on Hazel is correct only in the fact that James did have a daughter named Mabel. But Mabel was not born un til 1914, so this Hazel reported in the 1900 census was not his daughter Hazel, as Jen Garet thought. Lyndas provides clarification of the daughter named Hazel. The 1910 census also informs us that besides Hazel, they have lost two other children, born and died between the censuses. Out of 5 children borne by Jennie, only the two boys Earl and Wesley remain, until Mabel is born in 1914. 1910 Federal Census, Multnomah County, Oregon, 19 April, Portland Ward 8, District 192, Sheet 6A, 744 Belmont St, Hse #124, Fam #133 Gray, James A Head M W 37 Married 16 yrs PA PA PA Concrete Contractor Owns Gray, Jennie F W 35 Married 16 yrs 5 children/2 living OR OR OR Gray, Earl Son M W 14 Single OR PA OR Gray, Wesley Son M W 12 Single OR PA OR James and Jennie and their son Earl have separate listings in the 1914 Portland City Directory, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 1914, p 643 Gray Earl T clk H D Clark r 894 1/2 E Morrison Gray James A (Jennie) carp h 894 1/2 E Morrison U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Riverside County Directory, 1917, p 456 Palm Springs [no addresses on this page, only occupations] Gray James (Jennie) contr Gray Wesley clk 1920 Federal Census, Riverside County, California, 14 January, San Gorgonio Township, District 131, Page 2A, Hse #36, Fam #37 Gray, James A Head Owns Free and Clear M W 48 PA PA PA Retail Grocery Merchant Gray, Jinnie Wife F W 45 Single OR MO OR Gray, Mabel Dau F W 6 Single OR PA OR In 1925 & 1926 they are reported in the Riverside City Directory. Their address in 1925 is 1025 Lemon, and it changes in 1926 to 815 Orange Avenue. Their son Wesley is not listed. He moved to Portland for work in 1917. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Riverside City Directory, 1925, p 155 Gray Jas (Jennie) h 1025 Lemon U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Riverside City Directory, 1926, p 205 Gray Jas (Jennie) h 415 Orange The 1927 directory is the same except adds James' middle initial A, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Riverside City Directory, 1927, p 171 Gray Jas A (Jennie) h 415 Orange California, Death Index, 1905-1939 James A Gray Age at Death 58 Birth Year abt 1872 Death 12 Mar 1930 Riverside County, California, USA
"By all indications and spouse showing on death cert he was married 3 times. 2nd marriage was to Mable Lillian Gray in 1945 (see my tree and comments for both Mable and Thelma [Barcley], on death cert. for William)." -- Marion Mixon, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 September 2014 With this information I was able to locate a marriage license of Andrew's daughter in 1950. This detailed California marriage license provides the name and birth state of both her parents. This gives us an earlier wife of Andrew before the well-documented Thelma Leona Barclay. Andrew's daughter was Estelle Mae Jackson, obviously named after Andrew's mother, Estella (Stella) Brewer. FamilySearch transcribes the name Estelle Mae reports for her mother as Nahel Lillian Grey, born in Oregon. The name shoudl be Mabel Lillian Gray. There are some faint marks to the left and there is a matching faint area in the line above. That could indicate that the letter should be an M instead of an N as the bold visible lines now appear. The middle letter looks more like a B than an H. I found some records of Mabel before her marriage. In the 1920 census we find her as the sole child of her parents. They are in San Gorgonio Township of Riverside County, where her father has a grocery store. 1920 Federal Census, Riverside County, California, 14 January, San Gorgonio Township, District 131, Page 2A, Hse #36, Fam #37 Gray, James B Head Owns Free and Clear M W 48 PA PA PA Retail Grocery Merchant Gray, Jinnie Wife F W 45 Single OR MO OR Gray, Mabel Dau F W 6 Single OR PA OR The helpful 1930 City Directory for the city of Riverside lists Mrs Jennie Gray and Mabel Gray (her daughter) places Mabel in the vicinity of Andrew Jackson. Mabel is living with her mother. The household of two was also listed in the 1930 US census that year at the same street address. They are living on the same street where Andrew and his second wife will later be listed. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Riverside, California, City Directory, 1930, p 179 Gray Jennie Mrs h 4092 Lemon Gray Mabel r 4092 Lemon 1930 Federal Census, Riverside County, California, 11 April, Riverside, District 33-36, page 8B, 4092 Lemon St, Hse #210, Fam #255 Gray, Jennie Head Owns $10,000 F W 55 Widow Married at age 18 OR OR OR No Occup [b abt 1875] Gray, Mabel Dau F W 16 Single OR OR OR [b abt 1914] Mabel married William Andrew Jackson in Riverside in April 1931. About 1.5 years later their first child Estelle was born in November 1931. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Estelle Mae Jackson Birth 8 Nov 1931 Riverside County Mother's Maiden Name Gray U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Riverside, California, City Directory, 1931, p 209 Jackson Andw (Mabel) clk Citrus Machinery Co r 4092 Lemon They had a child in 1932 that did not survive, named James Andrew. The California Birth and Death Indexes indicate he was either born dead or died the day of his birth. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 James Andrew Jackson Birth 16 Oct 1932 Riverside County Mother's Maiden Name Gray California, Death Index, 1905-1939 James A Jackson Birth Year abt 1932 Death 16 Oct 1932 Riverside County, California, USA Age at Death 0 Obituary of Infant James Andrew Jackson Newspaper Unknown Jackson - In Riverside, California, October 16, 1932, James Andrew Jackson, beloved infant son of Mr and Mrs William Andrew Jackson, and brother of Estelle May Jackson, all of 4289 Lemon Street, Riverside, and grandson of Mrs J A Gray of Riverside. Funeral services were conducted at the grave-side in Olivewood cemetery on Monday, October 17, at 1:30 p.m., Dr W W Catherwood officiating. Acheson & Graham, Inc, directors in charge. -- Obituary courtesy of Linda Martin Bussell, via Marion Mixon, email of 17 November 2014 They are listed again in the 1933 directory. They are living on the same street but at a new address. This time Anderw is listed as Wm A. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Riverside, California, City Directory, 1933, p 184 Jackson Wm A (Mabel L) clk Riverside Furn Co r 4289 Lemon Based on Estelle Mae Jackson's marriage license above, her parents married probably in late 1930. Family searchers working in tandem on this family have failed to find the marriage record or the divorce record. 1940 Federal Census, Orange County, California, 23 May, Newport Beach, District 30-52, page 13B, 204 7th St, Hse #335, Owns $30 Hoskin, Mabel L Head F W 26 Divorced Grade H4 b Oregon Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 No Occup rptd [b abt 1914] Jackson, Estelle Mae Dau F W 8 Single Grade 2 b California Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 [b abt 1932] Jackson, Wm A Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b California Palm Springs, Riverside Co CA in 1935 [b abt 1935]] William A Jackson Jr was born on 15 February 1935. In the 1940 census, which reported him as 5 years old. GoIng by William Jr's age here, his parents would have divorced sometime from mid-1935. His mother married a Hoskin then also divorced him before this 1940 census. At the time of her death, Mabel's surname was Owen. But it is even more complicated than that. My cousin Beverly Mixon Hill found a marriage license for Mabel and William Jackson in 1945. The following marriage record reports a second marriage when Andrew and Mabel got married again after divorcing. They later divorced again. Andrew married agian in 1949. Mabel married agian, but the year is uncertain. -------------------------- Marriage License William Andrew Jackson Residence 4174 Oakwood Pl, Riverside, California Age at last birthday 35, Born abt 1920 Oklahoma Occupation US Navy, Divorced, 2nd marriage Father Samuel Westfall Jackson b Oklahoma Mother Estelle Brewer, b Oklahoma Bride Mabel Lillian Jackson Residence 3451 9th St, Riverside, California Age at last birthday 31 Born abt 1914 Portland, Oregon Occupation None, Divorced, 2nd marriage Father James Alexander Gray b Oklahoma Mother Jennie Kaufman, b Portland, Oregon Maiden name of Bride if she was previously married Mabel Lillian Jackson Marriage performed Long Beach [Los Angeles County CA], 18 Jan 1945 By Dialva M Rowland, Minister of the Gospel, Long Beach Witness W Naomi Gray, Bellflower, California Filed 22 Jan 1945 Notes: Mabel's last name is Jackson We know her maiden name was Gray, and her father's surname here is Gray Estelle Mae Jackson, in her marriage license, lists both of these as her parents; she was born in 1931. This looks like a second marriage for these same two, a remarriage after a divorce No prior marriage record for either one has been found (as of 18 November 2014) -------------------------- When I analyzed this I noted that both of them had the surname of Jackson, indicating a previous marriage. On the marriage license, each indicated this was their second marriage. This seemed to indicate that the 1945 marriage was a remarriage after a divorce. The 1940 census, which I found later, confirmed this two-time marriage. This census with the 1945 marriage license would mean she divorced William perhaps the second half of 1935. But you will see there is a further complication in this 1940 census. Mabel's last name here is Hoskin. Since she is reported as divorced, this would seem to indicate that she married someone named Hoskin after the 1935 divorce from William Jackson, then also divorced him before this 1940 census. In this case, her remarriage to William Jackson was actually her third marriage, not her second as she reported (but she had had only two husbands, but married to one two times). Andrew and Mabel were listed in the Riverside, California, City Directory for 1945. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Riverside, California, City Directory, 1945, p 177 Jackson Saml mach opr r Hotel Tetley Jackson Wm A (Mabel) USN h 4174 Oakwood pl After her second divorce from Andrew, Mabel married her third husband, Robert D Owen, at an uncertain date. The second divorce record has not been found and marriage record to Robert Owen. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Mabel Lillian Owen [Mabel Lillian Gray] Birth 4 Jul 1914 Oregon Death 12 Apr 1984 Orange County Mother's Maiden Name Kaufman Father's Surname Gray Social Security #522109560 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Mabel Owen Born 4 Jul 1913 Died Apr 1984 Last Residence Laguna Niguel, Orange, California 92677 SSN 570-20-1937 issued California (Before 1951) Mabel Lillian Owen Birth Jul 4, 1914 Death Apr 12, 1984 Spouse Robert D Owen (1911 - 1982) Burial Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Corners, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Plot S, Row 17 Created by douglas kimberlin Nov 10, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #80183369, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80183369
1930 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, California, 7 April, Los Angeles, District 19-354, page 8A, 1844 11th St, Hse #101, Fam #199 Potter, Floyd M Head Rents $75 M W 35 Married at age 19 WV WV WV Garage Service Mgr Potter, Ina V Wife F W 30 Married at age 26 SD SD NH - Fam #200 - Gray, Wesley M Head Rents $30 M W 34 Married at age 21 OR OR OR Aviator, Pilot Gray, Agnes M Wife F W 29 Married at age 17 WA Scotland Scotland Gray, Ellen Dau F W 11 WA OR WA [b abt 1819] Gray, Margaret Dau F W 8 CO OR WA [b abt 1822] Margaret is probably the daughter of Eloise Batey Gray, but could be the daughter of Agnes McKay Dow Gray. I have not found death records for Eloise or marriage records for Wesley and Agnes. Agnes was born in Washington, and Margaret's mother is reported born in Oregon, but I have no birth state info for Eloise. Eloise was living in Portalnd, Oregon, when she married, but they married in Washington. Wes had moved his family from Portland or Washington to Colorado, but I have found not information on the time in Colorado. The mother of both Margaret and her older sister (whose mother was necessarily an earlier wife) were reported born in Oregon.
California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Marilyn Erlyne Gray Birth 15 Dec 1930 Los Angeles County Mother's Maiden Name Williams California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 Marilyn E Gray Age 21, Estimated Birth Year abt 1931 Marriage 5 Jan 1952 Los Angeles, California Spouse Donald L Killian Spouse Age 27 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 San Diego, California, City Directory, 1959, p 542 Killian Donald L (Marilyn E) v-pres Unique Products r Del Mar U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 San Dieguito, California, City Directory, 1960, p 28 Killian Donald L (Marilyn) v-pres Unique Products Inc LJ r 12988 Grand View av Rt 1 Box 29 Del Mar U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Marilyn E Killian Birth Date 15 Dec 1930 13025 Via Esperia, Del Mar, CA, 92014-3724 844 Applewilde Dr, San Marcos, CA, 92078-4977 (1993) 866 Windridge Cir, San Marcos, CA, 92078-7917 (1993)
------------------------------- Nancy was a sister of my great, great grandmother, Mary Ann (Gray) Cook. Although her parents are still a mystery, we do know that Nancy Gray’s mother was also named Nancy. Nancy Gray married Jacob M. Pentecost in Desha County, Arkansas, on 05 Aug 1852. This date is on file in the County Clerk’s office, Desha County Courthouse, Arkansas City. My great, great grandmother, Mary Ann Gray, married William Andrew John Cook before 1840, and her sister, Nancy, her mother, Nancy, and her brother, Isaac, are listed in the John Cook 1850 household, Richland Twp, Desha County (the Emaline listed is my great grandmother). Isaac is listed in Mary Ann’s 1860 household, Jefferson Township, Desha County. W.A.J. Cook, Mary Ann, and Mary Ann’s brother, Isaac Gray, all acquired Desha County land patents, involving adjoining acreage, which suggests they were planning on establishing a plantation (these patents can be observed on the BLM-GLO site). W.A.J. died about 1856, Mary Ann died 06 Nov 1862, and Isaac died of disease on 17 Jul 1862 while serving with Company E, 26th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA. My great grandmother, Emma, ended up with all of the land, which totaled around 320 acres. She married my great grandfather, William Floyd Meeks, on 28 Feb 1867 (he also served with Isaac in Company E, 26th AR INF, CSA), and all of that acreage then became known as the Meeks place. -- Robert L. (Bob) Meeks, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 December 2014 ------------------------------- 1850 Federal Census, Desha County, Arkansas, 14 October, Richland Township, page 122/14, Hse/Fam #117 John Cook 32 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate Value b SC [b abt 1818] Mary Cook 28 F b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 10 F b AR [b abt 1833] William Cook 2 M b AR [b abt 1848] Nancy Grey 55 F b SC [b abt 1795] Nancy Grey 15 F b AR [b abt 1835] Isaac Grey 12 M b AR [b abt 1838] 1860 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 27 June, Greenville, P O Gowinsville, page 34, Hse #271, Fam #236 Mary Cook 36 F Housekeeper $7200 Real Estate $10,000 Personal b KY [b abt 1822] Emeline Cook 20 F b AR [b abt 1833] William J Cook 11 M b AR [b abt 1848] Isaac Gray 22 M Day Laborer $1200 Real Estate $500 Personal b AR [b abt 1838]