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Nelson Holmes Gray 1911–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1911

Birth Location: Tyrrell Co, Tyrell, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 April 1965

Death Location: Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Gray

Mother: Abalena Brickhouse

Spouse(s): Louise Redmond

Children(s): Rachel Hughes

Nelson Holmes Gray was born in 1911 in Tyrrell Co, Tyrell, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Morgan Gray And Abalena Lena Brickhouse. Nelson Holmes Gray married Louise Edna Olds Gray Redmond, and had children including Rachel Hughes. Nelson Holmes Gray passed away in 1965 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nelson Holmes Gray was born in 1911 in Tyrrell Co, Tyrell, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Morgan Gray And Abalena Lena Brickhouse.
  • Nelson Holmes Gray married Louise Edna Olds Gray Redmond, and had children including Rachel Hughes.
  • Nelson Holmes Gray passed away in 1965 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nelson Gray's Ancestors

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Nelson Gray
1911–1965
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co, Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Morgan Gray
1864–1949
Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA
Abalena ("Lena") Brickhouse
1881–1976
Tyrrell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Ira (Matthew) Gray
1830–1903
Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA
AFFIE BRICKHOUSE
1822–1915
TYRRELL CO., NC
Joseph ("Joe" M) Brickhouse
1845–1922
North Carolina
Sarah (E) Merritt
1853–1916
Gum Neck, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Uzziel Brickhouse
1783–1859
Frances Brickhouse
1789–
Matthew Brickhouse
1819–1880
Lucy Brickhouse
1824–1890
George Merritt
1831–1900
Frances Alexander
1828–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Brickhouse
1745–1810
Priscilla Howett
1745–1810
Jesse Merritt
1800–1846
Keziah Merritt
1815–1884
Frances Etheridge
1799–1867

Nelson Gray's Descendants

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Nelson (Holmes) Gray (18 June 1911–28 April 1965) m. Louise (Edna Olds Gray) Redmond (13 March 1915–8 November 1946)
  1. 1. Rachel Hughes 1934–2020 m. Adren (John Hughes) Sr 1935–2011

Nelson Gray's Timeline

2 Records

1911
18 June 1911
Birth of Nelson Holmes Gray in Tyrrell Co, Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
Tyrrell Co, Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
1965
28 April 1965
Age 54
Death of Nelson Holmes Gray in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1911
    Event Place: Tyrrell Co, Tyrell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1965
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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