Earl Thornton GRAY Wesley Mearl GRAY Hazel GRAY Mabel Lillian GRAY Jennie KAUFMAN Mini tree diagram
James Alexander GRAY

James Alexander GRAY5,6,1,10,2,3,4,7,11,8,12,8,13,8,8,9

Jun 18721,2,3,4 - 12th Mar 19305,6,1

Life History

Jun 1872

Born in Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4

about 1894

Married Jennie KAUFMAN in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

3rd Nov 1895

Birth of son Earl Thornton GRAY in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.2,4,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,21

13th Dec 1898

Birth of son Wesley Mearl GRAY in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.2,4,22,19,23,24,25,14

May 1900

Birth of daughter Hazel GRAY in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.10,2

before 1910

Death of daughter Hazel GRAY in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.10

1914

Resident 1914 Portland City Directory, son Earl also listed. in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.7

4th Jul 1914

Birth of daughter Mabel Lillian GRAY in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.19,6,3,26,27,28,14

1917

Resident 1917 Riverside County Directory, p 456. James and Jennie living in Palm Springs, James is working as a contractor. No addresses are listed on this page, only occupations. Son Wesley also listed, as a clerk, probably in James' business. in Riverside County, California, USA.8,9

1917

Resident 1917 Riverside County Directory, resident in Palm Springs, along with son Wesley. in Palm Springs, Riverside, California, USA

1925

Resident 1925 Riverside City Directory, p 155, Gray Jas (Jennie) h 1025 Lemon in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.8

1926

Resident 1926 Riverside City Directory, p 205, Gray Jas (Jennie) h 415 Orange, no occupaiiotn reported in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.8

1927

Resident 1926 & 1927 Riverside City Directory, address 415 Orange, no occupation reported in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.8

12th Mar 1930

Died in Riverside, Riverside, California.5,6,1

Notes

  • 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.

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    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
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    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

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