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Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray 1757 – 1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Dec 1757

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death Date: 15 Dec 1822

Death Location: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA,

Father: Christopher Wardell

Mother: Margaret Unk

Spouse(s): William Gray

Children(s): William Gray

In 1757, Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray entered the world in Dorchester, Dorset, England, born to Christopher Wardell and Margaret Unk. Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray married William John Gray, and had children including William John Gray. Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray passed away in 1822 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA,.

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Biography

  • In 1757, Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray entered the world in Dorchester, Dorset, England, born to Christopher Wardell and Margaret Unk.
  • Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray married William John Gray, and had children including William John Gray.
  • Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray passed away in 1822 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Wardell
1737 – 1821
Birth Location: Laceby, Lincolnshire, England
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Margaret Unk
1740 –
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

William Gray
1755 – 1834
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Gray
1796 – 1857
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Eleanor Gray's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Gray
1757 – 1822
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Parents
Christopher Wardell
1737 – 1821
Laceby, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Unk
1740 –
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Gray's Descendants

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Eleanor (Wardell Blackburn) Gray (05 Dec 1757 – 15 Dec 1822) m. William (John) Gray (1755 – 14 Aug 1834)
  1. 1. William (John) Gray (21 September 1796 – 05 Sep 1857) m. Mary (Jane) Byrd (11 Dec 1805 – 05 May 1850)
    1. 1. Joseph (Benjamin) Gray (1823 – )
    2. 2. John (Marion) Gray (1824 – UNKNOWN)
    3. 3. Allen Gray (15 Sep 1825 – 17 Apr 1897)
    4. 4. William (Byrd) Gray (07 Sep 1827 – 1878) m. Bettie (Thomas) Odom (Oct 1836 – 5 May 1934) m. Minerva (Dandridge) Bridgforth (1834 – 08 Jun 1854)
      1. 1. Lelia (Cherry) Gray (13 Nov 1858 – 5 May 1941) m. William (O.) Mason
        1. 1. Eleanor (Ferry) Mason (1899 – ) m. Stanley (Marion) Corbell (4 Mar 1894 – 05 Feb 1951)
        2. 2. Lowell (H.) Mason
        3. 3. Lelia Mason m. Easson
      2. 2. Annie (Leona) Gray (14 August 1863 – 31 January 1935) m. Walter (Bruce) Maxwell (30 August 1852 – 20 September 1945)
        1. 1. Betty Meek (19 July 1885 – 24 June 1982)
        2. 2. Maurice (Clifton) Maxwell (14 October 1895 – 19 April 1934)
        3. 3. Annie (Byrd) Maxwell (16 February 1901 – 18 August 1982)
      3. 3. Carrie Jenkins (Apr 1866 – )
      4. 4. Carolyn (Jenks) Gray (20 April 1866 – 23 Dec 1954) m. James (Tipton) Merrin (25 Nov 1857 – 24 June 1920)
        1. 1. James (Tipton) Merrin (18 Nov 1888 – 16 Feb 1958) m. Ethel (Minnie) Davis (12 Jul 1892 – 27 Mar 1971)
        2. 2. Warren (Gray) Merrin (2 Nov 1890 – 30 October 1963) m. Goldie Coleman (09 Aug 1896 – 26 Nov 1991)
        3. 3. Edwin (Holt) Merrin (7 Mar 1898 – 10 August 1966)
        4. 4. Clifford (Knox) Merrin (27 Sep 1900 – 30 Nov 1977) m. Gertrude Bartels (21 April 1908 – 14 October 1997)
        5. 5. Carolyn (Gray) Merrin (23 Sep 1904 – 4 Oct 1993) m. James (A.) Prewitt (abt 1903 – )
      5. 5. William (Byrd) Gray (18 Aug 1872 – 15 Apr 1924) m. Nelle Gray (6 December 1876 – 27 January 1972)
        1. 1. Nellie Gray (2 April 1902 – 16 March 1968)
        2. 2. Lelia Jones (25 September 1904 – 27 January 1998)
        3. 3. Evelyn Gray (29 July 1909 – 13 February 2000)
    5. 5. Joseph (Watson) GRAY (Abt 1828 – After 1868)
    6. 6. William (Memory) Gray (08 Jan 1828 – 12 Aug 1897)
    7. 7. Thomas Gray (1831 – Bef. 1870)
    8. 8. Caroline (Jane) Dement-Bridgforth (16 January 1833 – 13 September 1857)
    9. 9. George (Washington) Gray (1834 – 1871)
    10. 10. William (L.) Gray (1836 – )
    11. 11. David Gray (1836 – )
    12. 12. M. (E.) Gray (02 Aug 1837 – 23 Oct 1843)
    13. 13. Harvey (W.) Gray (Sep 1839 – )
    14. 14. H.W. Gray (1840 – )
    15. 15. Asa (Memory) Gray (26 Feb 1840 – 12 Feb 1899)
    16. 16. Elizabeth Gray (1841 – )
    17. 17. James (William) Gray (25 Jan 1848 – 25 May 1909)

Eleanor Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1757
05 Dec 1757
Birth of Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1822
15 Dec 1822
Age 65
Death of Eleanor Wardell Blackburn Gray in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA,
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1757
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA,
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