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Joel Herbert Gray 1905–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUN 1905

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 AUG 1976

Death Location: Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Gray

Mother: Laura Edmonds

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Joel Herbert Gray was born in 1905 in West Virginia, USA, the child of William Tazewell Gray And Laura Alice Edmonds. Joel Herbert Gray passed away in 1976 in Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Herbert Gray was born in 1905 in West Virginia, USA, the child of William Tazewell Gray And Laura Alice Edmonds.
  • Joel Herbert Gray passed away in 1976 in Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

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Joel Gray's Ancestors

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Joel Gray
1905–1976
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Tazewell Gray
1855–1933
Floyd, Virginia, USA
Laura (Alice) Edmonds
1869–1937
Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edley Gray
1808–1891
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Sowder
1821–1891
Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Sowder
1790–1853
Sarah Snuffer
1784–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sowder
1734–1819
Anna Prillaman
1768–1848

Joel Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1905
20 JUN 1905
Birth of Joel Herbert Gray in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1976
23 AUG 1976
Age 71
Death of Joel Herbert Gray in Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1905
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 AUG 1976
    Event Place: Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

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