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Joe Lee Gray 1887–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 February 1887

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: November 1974

Death Location: Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Harvey Gray

Mother: Nancy Cowan

Spouse(s): Beulah Hayden, Charley Huffman

Children(s): Addie Chiildress, Jesse Gray, Berlin Gray, Theo Gray, Johnny Gray

In 1887, Joe Lee Gray entered the world in Alabama, USA, born to Harvey Allen Gray And Nancy E Cowan. In 1900, Joe Lee Gray resided in Telico, St Francis, Arkansas, USA. Joe Lee Gray married Beulah Hayden, Charley Huffman, and had children including Addie Daphne Gray Chiildress, Barbara Gray Mason, Berlin Derl Gray, Evie Pearl Gray, Frankie Charles Gray, Jesse Lee Gray, Johnny T Gray, Kenneth J Gray, Peggy Gray Paulsen, Shirley Gray Linder, Theo O Gray. Joe Lee Gray passed away in 1974 in Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Joe Lee Gray entered the world in Alabama, USA, born to Harvey Allen Gray And Nancy E Cowan.
  • In 1900, Joe Lee Gray resided in Telico, St Francis, Arkansas, USA.
  • Joe Lee Gray married Beulah Hayden, Charley Huffman, and had children including Addie Daphne Gray Chiildress, Barbara Gray Mason, Berlin Derl Gray, Evie Pearl Gray, Frankie Charles Gray, Jesse Lee Gray, Johnny T Gray, Kenneth J Gray, Peggy Gray Paulsen, Shirley Gray Linder, Theo O Gray.
  • Joe Lee Gray passed away in 1974 in Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey Gray
1855–1907
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Nancy Cowan
1858–1897
Birth Location: Alabama
NC

Spouses(s)

Beulah Hayden
1898–1923
Birth Location: Arkansas
BH
Charley Huffman
1910–2000
Birth Location: Forrest City, Arkansas
CH

Children(s)

Addie Chiildress
1920–2005
Birth Location: Farrest City, Arkansas
AC
Jesse Gray
1927–1928
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Berlin Gray
1932–2004
Birth Location: Wynne Cross, Arkansas
BG
Theo Gray
1928–1997
Birth Location: –
TG
Johnny Gray
1936–2018
Birth Location: St. Francis County, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
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Joe Gray's Ancestors

Self
Joe Gray
1887–1974
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Harvey Allen Gray
1855–1907
Tennessee
Nancy (E) Cowan
1858–1897
Alabama
Grandparents
Samuel Cowan
1825–
Laurens District, South Carolina
Appeline Ginn
1827–1862
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1792–1828
Mary Garrett
1801–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Cowan
1755–1826
Celia Garrison
1764–1814

Joe Gray's Descendants

1.
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Joe (Lee) Gray (4 February 1887–November 1974) m. Beulah Hayden (5 October 1898–3 Feb 1923) m. Charley Huffman (10 May 1910–20 July 2000)
  1. 1. Addie (Daphne Gray) Chiildress 1920–2005
  2. 2. Jesse (Lee) Gray 1927–1928
  3. 3. Berlin (Derl) Gray 1932–2004
  4. 4. Theo (O) Gray 1928–1997
  5. 5. Johnny (T.) Gray 1936–2018

Joe Gray's Timeline

9 Records

1887
4 February 1887
Birth of Joe Lee Gray in Eden, St. Clair County, Alabama USA
Eden, St. Clair County, Alabama USA
1887
4 February 1887
Birth of Joe Lee Gray in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 13
Joe Lee Gray resided here in Telico, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
Telico, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 23
Joe Lee Gray resided here in Johnson, Saint Francis, Arkansas, USA
Johnson, Saint Francis, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Joe Lee Gray resided here in Smith, Smith, Cross, Arkansas, USA
Smith, Smith, Cross, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Joe Lee Gray resided here in Rural, St Francis, Arkansas
Rural, St Francis, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 53
Joe Lee Gray resided here in Johnson Township, Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
Johnson Township, Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
Joe Lee Gray resided here in Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
1974
November 1974
Age 87
Death of Joe Lee Gray
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 February 1887
    Event Place: Eden, St. Clair County, Alabama USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00171; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 62-16B
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smith, Cross, Arkansas; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2339807
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 February 1887
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Telico, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Johnson, Saint Francis, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnson, Saint Francis, Arkansas; Roll: T624_63; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1374076

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Smith, Smith, Cross, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smith, Cross, Arkansas; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2339807

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, St Francis, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00171; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 62-16B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Johnson Township, Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00171; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 62-16B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Johnson, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Johnson, St Francis

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kinton, St Francis, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1974
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colt, St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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