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James Matthew Gray 1864–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1864

Birth Location: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 Oct 1944

Death Location: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA

Father: Daniel Gray

Mother: Lucy Crackel

Spouse(s): Samantha McClain, Ida Brown

Children(s): Goldie Gray, John Gray, Nellie Gray, Arthur Gray, Oscar Gray, Grace Gray

The story of James Matthew Gray began in 1864 in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA. In 1870, James Matthew Gray resided in Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA. In 1880, James Matthew Gray resided in Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA. James Matthew Gray married Ida Mae Brown, Samantha Mcclain, and had children including Arthur Gray, Goldie Mae Gray, Grace Mildred Gray, John Raymond Gray, Nellie G Gray, Oscar Parker Gray. James Matthew Gray passed away in 1944 in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Matthew Gray began in 1864 in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, James Matthew Gray resided in Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, James Matthew Gray resided in Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA.
  • James Matthew Gray married Ida Mae Brown, Samantha Mcclain, and had children including Arthur Gray, Goldie Mae Gray, Grace Mildred Gray, John Raymond Gray, Nellie G Gray, Oscar Parker Gray.
  • James Matthew Gray passed away in 1944 in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Gray
1832–1909
Birth Location: Wabash, Illinois, USA
DG
Lucy Crackel
1837–1910
Birth Location: Wabash, Illinois, USA
LC

Spouses(s)

Samantha McClain
1864–1931
Birth Location: Wabash, Illinois, USA
SM
Ida Brown
1873–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
IB

Children(s)

Goldie Gray
1894–1949
Birth Location: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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John Gray
1903–1972
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Nellie Gray
1889–1889
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois, USA
NG
Arthur Gray
1887–1887
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois, USA
AG
Oscar Gray
1884–1963
Birth Location: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
OG
Grace Gray
1883–1889
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois, USA
GG

James Gray's Ancestors

Self
James Gray
1864–1944
Birth Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Parents
Daniel Parker Gray
1832–1909
Wabash, Illinois, USA
Lucy Crackel
1837–1910
Wabash, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Crackel) 🧬
1799–1860
Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England
Ann Duffield
1800–1856
Crowle, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard 🧬
1769–1847
Elizabeth Shoers
1771–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard 🧬🧬
1735–1806
Elisabeth 🧬🧬
1741–1807
Thomas Shores
1743–
Elizabeth Kelsey
1749–1795

James Gray's Descendants

1.
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James (Matthew) Gray (4 Oct 1864–17 Oct 1944) m. Samantha McClain (27 Jun 1864–May 1931) m. Ida (Mae) Brown (abt 1873–)
  1. 1. Goldie (Mae) Gray 1894–1949 m. Dudley Stevenson 1906–1962 m. Arthur (Charles) Broge 1892–1964 m. Henry (F.) Williams 1873–1958 m. Loya (Herman) Lance 1889–1979
    1. 1. Richard (Randall) Gray 1914–1966 m. Hazel (Lorene) Gray 1913–1989
      1. 1. Charles (Richard) Gray 1934–2013
  2. 2. John (Raymond) Gray 1903–1972 m. Leona (Irene) Gray 1905–1938
    1. 1. Betty (Joan) Gray 1926–2022 m. Jack (Charles) Wright 1926–1993
    2. 2. Mary (Belle) Gray 1924–
  3. 3. Nellie (G.) Gray 1889–1889
  4. 4. Arthur Gray 1887–1887
  5. 5. Oscar (Parker) Gray 1884–1963 m. Minnie (Belle) Bare 1884–1975
    1. 1. Harold (A) Gray 1907–1973 m. Annie Schlosnagle 1909–
    2. 2. James (Chester) Gray 1910– m. Mildred (I) Gray 1915–
    3. 3. Perry (P) Gray 1903–1985 m. Irene (G) Lincoln 1907–1993
      1. 1. Bryce Gray 1928–1955
  6. 6. Grace (Mildred) Gray 1883–1889

James Gray's Timeline

10 Records

1864
4 Oct 1864
Birth of James Matthew Gray in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1870
1 Jun 1870
Age 6
James Matthew Gray resided here in Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1880
1 Jun 1880
Age 16
James Matthew Gray resided here in Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1910
15 Apr 1910
Age 46
James Matthew Gray resided here in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1920
1 Apr 1920
Age 56
James Matthew Gray resided here in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1930
1 Apr 1930
Age 66
James Matthew Gray resided here in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 71
James Matthew Gray resided here in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 76
James Matthew Gray resided here in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1944
15 Oct 1944
Age 80
Death of James Matthew Gray in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1944
17 Oct 1944
Age 80
Burial of James Matthew Gray in Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00900; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 93-1
    [2] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: T625_410; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 213
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340300
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: 256; Page: 63C; Enumeration District: 124
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: M593_286; Page: 424B
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: T624_331; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374344
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Evansville Press; Publication Date: 17 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA; ,0.3802145,0.2584582,0.43832877&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: M593_286; Page: 424B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: 256; Page: 63C; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: T624_331; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374344

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: T625_410; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 213

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340300

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00900; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 93-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00900; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 93-1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Republican-Register; Publication Date: 18 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA; ,0.025208503,0.98041373,0.1724799&xid=335
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Evansville Press; Publication Date: 17 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA; ,0.3802145,0.2584582,0.43832877&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Republican-Register; Publication Date: 18 Oct 1944; Publication Place: Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA; ,0.025208503,0.98041373,0.1724799&xid=335
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