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Alta M. Knight Gray 1861–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1861

Birth Location: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1895

Death Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Father: Pvt. Knight

Mother: Ann Knight

Spouse(s): John Gray, John Gray

Children(s): Bertha Shelley, Ellen Pierce, Clyde Gray, Earl Gray, Lee Gray

Alta M. Knight Gray / was born in 1861 in Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA, the child of Pvt Peter Knight And Ann Hall Winslow King Knight. In 1870, Alta M. Knight Gray resided in Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Alta M. Knight Gray resided in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. Alta M. Knight Gray married John Alvin Gray, John Henry Gray, and had children including Bertha Peal Gray Faltesak Shelley, Clyde Gray, Earl L Gray, Ellen Jane Gray Pierce, Lee Alvin Gray. Alta M. Knight Gray / passed away in 1895 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Alta M. Knight Gray // was born in 1861 in Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA, the child of Pvt Peter Knight And Ann Hall Winslow King Knight.
  • In 1870, Alta M. Knight Gray // resided in Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Alta M. Knight Gray // resided in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • Alta M. Knight Gray // married John Alvin Gray, John Henry Gray, and had children including Bertha Peal Gray Faltesak Shelley, Clyde Gray, Earl L Gray, Ellen Jane Gray Pierce, Lee Alvin Gray.
  • Alta M. Knight Gray // passed away in 1895 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pvt. Knight
1789–1865
Birth Location: Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
PK
Ann Knight
1816–1897
Birth Location: North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
AK

Spouses(s)

John Gray
1862–1946
Birth Location: Venice, Cayuga, New York, USA
JG
John Gray
1855–1934
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
JG

Children(s)

Bertha Shelley
1890–1975
Birth Location: Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
BS
Ellen Pierce
1893–1978
Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
EP
Clyde Gray
1877–1949
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
CG
Earl Gray
1882–1966
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
EG
Lee Gray
1895–1989
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
LG

Alta Gray's Ancestors

Self
Alta Gray
1861–1895
Birth Place: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Parents
Pvt. Peter Knight
1789–1865
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Ann (Hall Winslow King) Knight
1816–1897
North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
John (Akers) Knight
1749–1834
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Keziah (Morrell) Knight
1759–1821
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
James Winslow
1774–1863
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Elizabeth ('Betsey' Leighton) Winslow
1776–1843
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses I
1710–1788
Hannah Knight
1718–1788
John Morrell
1734–1816
Sarah Morrell
1741–1793
Samuel Winslow
1739–1833
Ruth Winslow
1744–1825
Joseph Leighton
1733–1803
Mercy Leighton
1738–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. I
1666–1723
Elizabeth Knight
1669–1742
John Sr.
1693–1793
Rebecca Akers
1695–1788
Peter Morrell
1709–1801
Sarah Morrell
1708–1780
Benjamin Winslow
1717–1796
Hope Winslow
1716–1797
Peter Morrell
1709–1801
Sarah witchcraft
1709–1780
Thomas Leighton
1696–1763
Susanna Leighton
1696–1786
Hatevil II
1707–1797
Sarah Hall
1706–1790

Alta Gray's Descendants

1.
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Alta (M. Knight) Gray (12 May 1861–6 Jan 1895) m. John (Henry) Gray (9 Jun 1862–23 Oct 1946) m. John (Alvin) Gray (21 Feb 1855–26 Feb 1934)
  1. 1. Bertha (Peal Gray Faltesak) Shelley 1890–1975 m. Albert Faltesak 1887–1921 m. Truman (Ray) Shelley 1885–1955
    1. 1. Myrtle (Shelley) Springstroh 1924–1965 m. Emro (William) Springstroh 1921–1987
      1. 1. David (Lee) Springstroh 1948–1949
    2. 2. Truman (Mark) Shelley 1914–1997
    3. 3. Lillian (Shelley) Postel 1908–1992 m. Carl (Frederick) Postel 1906–2000
      1. 1. Robert Postel 1930–2012 m. Loretta (Schneiderwendt) Postel 1933–2016
      2. 2. Emma (Jane Postel Diehl) Jacobson 1930–2005 m. Fred Diehl 1908–1973 m. Harold (Stanley) Jacobson 1933–2002
  2. 2. Ellen (Jane Gray) Pierce 1893–1978 m. Raymond (Alvin “Ray”) Pierce 1890–1954
    1. 1. Irma (Mae Pierce) Hyland 1917–2007 m. Arthur (Edward Irving Hyland) Sr. 1915–2002
      1. 1. Thomas (Ray) Hyland 1938–2013
    2. 2. Bernice (Gertrude) Pierce 1918–1924
    3. 3. Raymond (Charles) Pierce 1915–1993 m. Mary (Louise Sage) Pierce 1919–1974
      1. 1. Christiane (Mary Pierce) Lyons 1951–2007 m. Ronald (M) Lyons 1947–1971
    4. 4. Ralph (Morris) Peirce 1931–2022 m. Virginia (Pauline Bergeron) Pierce 1931–
    5. 5. Joyce (Jacqueline Pierce) Hobel 1934–2022
    6. 6. Mildred (Edna Pierce) Sassaman 1913–2011 m. Lawrence (Lockard) Sassaman 1910–1984
  3. 3. Clyde Gray 1877–1949 m. Amelia (C Tagg) Gray 1876–1956
    1. 1. Donald (Clyde) Gray 1905–1992
    2. 2. Kenneth (A) Gray 1907–
  4. 4. Earl (L) Gray 1882–1966
  5. 5. Lee (Alvin) Gray 1895–1989 m. Grace (Dorothy Lent) Gray 1898–1974
    1. 1. James (Lee) Gray 1929–2008 m. Bette (Joan Owens) Gray 1933–2013

Alta Gray's Timeline

5 Records

1861
12 May 1861
Birth of Alta M. Knight Gray // in Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
Alta M. Knight Gray // resided here in Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
Alta M. Knight Gray // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1895
6 Jan 1895
Age 34
Death of Alta M. Knight Gray // in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
Alta M. Knight Gray // resided here in Arthur, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
Arthur, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1861
    Event Place: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 261; Page: 205A; Enumeration District: 229
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M593_294; Page: 303A
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Arthur, Kanabec, Minnesota; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1240771
    [4] Illinois, County Marriage Records, Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M593_294; Page: 303A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 261; Page: 205A; Enumeration District: 229

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Arthur, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Arthur, Kanabec, Minnesota; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1240771

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
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