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Mary Lee Grayson 1917–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Chidester, Ouachita, County Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1997

Death Location: Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jackson Sr

Mother: Sallie Wilson

Spouse(s): John Sr, Larkin Epperson

Children(s): John Jr

Mary Lee Grayson was born in 1917 in Chidester, Ouachita, County Arkansas, USA, the child of Jackson M Jack Grayson Sr And Sallie Pearl Wilson. In 1920, Mary Lee Grayson resided in Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Mary Lee Grayson resided in Red Hill, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA. Mary Lee Grayson married John Knight Beaver Sr, Larkin Steen Epperson, and had children including John Knight Beaver Jr. Mary Lee Grayson passed away in 1997 in Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Lee Grayson was born in 1917 in Chidester, Ouachita, County Arkansas, USA, the child of Jackson M Jack Grayson Sr And Sallie Pearl Wilson.
  • In 1920, Mary Lee Grayson resided in Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Mary Lee Grayson resided in Red Hill, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA.
  • Mary Lee Grayson married John Knight Beaver Sr, Larkin Steen Epperson, and had children including John Knight Beaver Jr.
  • Mary Lee Grayson passed away in 1997 in Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Grayson's Ancestors

Self
Mary Grayson
1917–1997
Birth Place: Chidester, Ouachita, County Arkansas, USA
Parents
Jackson M 'Jack' Grayson Sr
1868–1922
Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Sallie (Pearl) Wilson
1884–1945
Stephens, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Zachary (Taylor) Grayson
1848–1937
Tennessee, USA
Alice Hawkins
1852–
Arkansas, USA
Benjamin (Franklin Wilson) Sr
1842–1919
Autauga County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Adelaide Laide) Lewis
1843–1912
Autauga County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Grayson
1807–1882
Sarah Fricks
1806–1873
Wells Wilson
1813–1887
Elizabeth Rodgers
1819–1908
Joseph Lewis
1810–1876
Anna Lewis
1812–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Fricks
1784–1849
Mary Treece
1785–1865
Benjamin Wilson
1773–1839
Martha Luter
1782–1846

Mary Grayson's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Lee) Grayson (1 Feb 1917–28 Aug 1997) m. John (Knight Beaver) Sr (23 Jun 1914–13 Nov 1962) m. Larkin (Steen) Epperson (8 Nov 1910–30 Jun 1993)
  1. 1. John (Knight Beaver) Jr 1933–1999

Mary Grayson's Timeline

8 Records

1917
1 Feb 1917
Birth of Mary Lee Grayson in Chidester, Ouachita, County Arkansas, USA
Chidester, Ouachita, County Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Mary Lee Grayson resided here in Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Mary Lee Grayson resided here in Red Hill, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Red Hill, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Mary Lee Grayson resided here in Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas
Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 23
Mary Lee Grayson resided here in Red Hill Township, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Red Hill Township, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Mary Lee Grayson resided here in Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Mary Lee Grayson resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1997
28 Aug 1997
Age 80
Death of Mary Lee Grayson in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Chidester, Ouachita, County Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1955; Film: #3
    [7] 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: Chidester, Ouachita

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Red Hill, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00159; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 52-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Red Hill Township, Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00159; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 52-21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chidester, Ouachita, 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: Chidester, Ouachita

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1997
    Event Place: El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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