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Melissa Helen Gray 1837–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1837

Birth Location: Montgomery Co., AL

Death Date: 23 FEB 1917

Death Location: Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United States

Father: Alexr Gray

Mother: Susannah Vanderbilt

Spouse(s): Turner Swink, William Perteet

Children(s): Mary Swink, William Swink, Josephine Swink, Turner Swink, Martha Swink, Sally Swink, Lorena Swink, John Swink, Darah Swink, Dora Swink, Mimy Swink, Minnie Swink, Ida Swink, Georgia Swink, Georgia Brooks, Bettie Perteet

In 1837, Melissa Helen Gray entered the world in Montgomery Co., AL, born to Alexr Gray And Susannah Vanderbilt. Melissa Helen Gray married Turner Lamar Swink, William P Perteet, and had children including Bettie Allie Perteet, Darah Swink, Dora Alice Swink, Georgia U Brooks, Georgia Virginia Swink, Ida Bell Swink, John Lee Swink, Josephine Catherine Swink, Lorena Tennessee Swink, Martha Jane Swink, Mary Susan Swink, Mimy Swink, Minnie Ann Swink, Sally Malissa Swink, Turner Lamar Swink, William Alexander Swink. Melissa Helen Gray passed away in 1917 in Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Melissa Helen Gray entered the world in Montgomery Co., AL, born to Alexr Gray And Susannah Vanderbilt.
  • Melissa Helen Gray married Turner Lamar Swink, William P Perteet, and had children including Bettie Allie Perteet, Darah Swink, Dora Alice Swink, Georgia U Brooks, Georgia Virginia Swink, Ida Bell Swink, John Lee Swink, Josephine Catherine Swink, Lorena Tennessee Swink, Martha Jane Swink, Mary Susan Swink, Mimy Swink, Minnie Ann Swink, Sally Malissa Swink, Turner Lamar Swink, William Alexander Swink.
  • Melissa Helen Gray passed away in 1917 in Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexr Gray
1795–1879
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Susannah Vanderbilt
1797–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
SV

Spouses(s)

Turner Swink
1833–1877
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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William Perteet
1840–1921
Birth Location: Guilford, Guilford County, NC
WP

Children(s)

Mary Swink
1856–1859
Birth Location: –
MS
William Swink
1858–1926
Birth Location: Pursley, Navarro, Texas, USA
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Josephine Swink
1860–1923
Birth Location: Pursley, Navarro, Texas, USA
JS
Turner Swink
1862–1928
Birth Location: Pursley, Navarro, Texas, USA
TS
Martha Swink
1864–1864
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas, USA
MS
Sally Swink
1864–1939
Birth Location: Navarro Co, Texas
SS
Lorena Swink
1866–1870
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas, USA
LS
John Swink
1868–1870
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas, USA
JS
Darah Swink
1871–
Birth Location: Texas
DS
Dora Swink
1871–1946
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas, USA
DS
Mimy Swink
1873–
Birth Location: Texas
MS
Minnie Swink
1873–1948
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas, USA
MS
Ida Swink
1875–1936
Birth Location: Pursley, Navarro, Texas, USA
IS
Georgia Swink
1877–1920
Birth Location: Pursley, Navarro, Texas, USA
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Georgia Brooks
1878–
Birth Location: Texas
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Bettie Perteet
1882–1974
Birth Location: –
BP

Melissa Gray's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Gray
1837–1917
Birth Place: Montgomery Co., AL
Parents
Alexr Gray
1795–1879
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Susannah Vanderbilt
1797–1860
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Alexander (Gray) II
1766–1812
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Mary (Hamilton) Warren
1770–1847
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander III
1736–1796
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1746–1823
Isaiah Warren
1749–1848
Susannah Wood
1746–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gray
1692–1765
Margaret Thinne
1707–1823
William Fitzhugh
1725–1791
Ursula Beverly
1729–1766
Richard Warren
1729–1809
Mary Turley
1730–1831
William Wood
1726–1803
Lydia Ballentine
1720–1802

Melissa Gray's Descendants

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Melissa (Helen) Gray (12 Dec 1837–23 FEB 1917) m. Turner (Lamar) Swink (26 Jan 1833–3 Apr 1877) m. William (P) Perteet (14 Feb 1840–18 Apr 1921)
  1. 1. Mary (Susan) Swink 1856–1859
  2. 2. William (Alexander) Swink 1858–1926
  3. 3. Josephine (Catherine) Swink 1860–1923
  4. 4. Turner (Lamar) Swink 1862–1928
  5. 5. Martha (Jane) Swink 1864–1864
  6. 6. Sally (Malissa) Swink 1864–1939
  7. 7. Lorena (Tennessee) Swink 1866–1870
  8. 8. John (Lee) Swink 1868–1870
  9. 9. Darah Swink 1871–
  10. 10. Dora (Alice) Swink 1871–1946
  11. 11. Mimy Swink 1873–
  12. 12. Minnie (Ann) Swink 1873–1948
  13. 13. Ida (Bell) Swink 1875–1936
  14. 14. Georgia (Virginia) Swink 1877–1920
  15. 15. Georgia (U) Brooks 1878–
  16. 16. Bettie (Allie) Perteet 1882–1974

Melissa Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1837
12 Dec 1837
Birth of Melissa Helen Gray in Montgomery Co., AL
Montgomery Co., AL
1917
23 FEB 1917
Age 80
Death of Melissa Helen Gray in Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United States
Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1837
    Event Place: Montgomery Co., AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1917
    Event Place: Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United States
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