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Martha Amanda Gray 1823 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1823

Birth Location: , Johnson, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Apr 1888

Death Location: , Trigg, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Gray

Mother: Virginia Martin

Spouse(s): James McWaters

Children(s): James McWaters

In 1823, Martha Amanda Gray entered the world in , Johnson, Illinois, United States of America, born to William Isaac Gray and Virginia Jane Martin. Martha Amanda Gray married James Wyatt McWaters, and had children including James Elias McWaters. Martha Amanda Gray passed away in 1888 in , Trigg, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Martha Amanda Gray entered the world in , Johnson, Illinois, United States of America, born to William Isaac Gray and Virginia Jane Martin.
  • Martha Amanda Gray married James Wyatt McWaters, and had children including James Elias McWaters.
  • Martha Amanda Gray passed away in 1888 in , Trigg, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gray
1791 – 1849
Birth Location: , Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Virginia Martin
1790 – 1860
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

James McWaters
1818 – 1864
Birth Location: Trigg, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

James McWaters
1842 – 1926
Birth Location: Princeton, Calloway, Kentucky
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Martha Gray's Ancestors

Self
Martha Gray
1823 – 1888
Birth Place: , Johnson, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
William Isaac Gray
1791 – 1849
, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Virginia (Jane) Martin
1790 – 1860
Ireland
Grandparents
Garrett (B.) Gray
1755 – 1822
Essex, New Jersey, United States
Susannah Bunnel
1756 – 1835
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gershom Bunnell
1732 – 1786
Margaret Tomer
1736 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Johnson
1706 – 1758
Christopher Tomer
1685 –
Elizabeth Webster
1720 –

Martha Gray's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Amanda) Gray (11 October 1823 – 16 Apr 1888) m. James (Wyatt) McWaters (24 Nov 1818 – 24 Apr 1864)
  1. 1. James (Elias) McWaters (11 Mar 1842 – 30 Oct 1926) m. Lucinda (Rebecca P) Rogers (10 DEC 1846 – 10 SEP 1927)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Wickliffe) McWaters* (3 July 1880 – 29 December 1914) m. Effie (Ola) Luter (24 May 1881 – 3 May 1981)
      1. 1. Wilmuth Arensberg (12 January 1901 – 10 January 1978) m. Victor Anderson (25 February 1899 – 22 February 1974)
        1. 1. Mildred Adams (29 July 1918 – 8 September 2011) m. Louis (Lavern) Adams (21 May 1913 – 9 August 1984)

Martha Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1823
11 October 1823
Birth of Martha Amanda Gray in , Johnson, Illinois, United States of America
, Johnson, Illinois, United States of America
1888
16 Apr 1888
Age 65
Death of Martha Amanda Gray in , Trigg, Kentucky, USA
, Trigg, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1823
    Event Place: , Johnson, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1888
    Event Place: , Trigg, Kentucky, USA
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