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Sarah Ruth Gray 1835–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1835

Birth Location: Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 27 Mar 1920

Death Location: Rheatown, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Gray

Mother: Matilda Likins

Spouse(s): Valentine Rector

Children(s): Charles Rector, James Rector, Barbara Rector, Louisa Rector, Francis Rector, Lenora Rector

The story of Sarah Ruth Gray began in 1835 in Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1860, Sarah Ruth Gray resided in District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Sarah Ruth Gray married Valentine Bola Rector, and had children including Barbara Elizabeth Rector, Charles Sevier Rector, Francis Rebecca Rector, James Robert Rector, Lenora Augusta Rector, Louisa Jane Rector. Sarah Ruth Gray passed away in 1920 in Rheatown, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Ruth Gray began in 1835 in Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1860, Sarah Ruth Gray resided in District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sarah Ruth Gray married Valentine Bola Rector, and had children including Barbara Elizabeth Rector, Charles Sevier Rector, Francis Rebecca Rector, James Robert Rector, Lenora Augusta Rector, Louisa Jane Rector.
  • Sarah Ruth Gray passed away in 1920 in Rheatown, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Gray
1791–1837
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
BG
Matilda Likins
1794–1849
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Valentine Rector
1832–1900
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
VR

Children(s)

Charles Rector
1858–1938
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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James Rector
1860–1934
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
JR
Barbara Rector
1862–1940
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
BR
Louisa Rector
1866–1963
Birth Location: Tennessee
LR
Francis Rector
1868–1944
Birth Location: Chuckey, Greene, Tennessee, USA
FR
Lenora Rector
1873–1930
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
LR

Sarah Gray's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Gray
1835–1920
Birth Place: Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Gray
1791–1837
Virginia, United States of America
Matilda Likins
1794–1849
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
William ("Billie") Likins
1761–1831
Fredrick, Virginia, United States
Hannah Marsh
1773–1832
Chester Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas I
1733–1804
Rebeckah Collsen
1735–1819
Gravenor Marsh
1748–1832
Hannah Moore
1754–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Likins
1704–1794
Sarah Jones
1710–1794

Sarah Gray's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Ruth) Gray (14 Jun 1835–27 Mar 1920) m. Valentine (Bola) Rector (19 Sep 1832–1900)
  1. 1. Charles (Sevier) Rector 1858–1938 m. Sabra French 1854–1928
    1. 1. Edgar (Smith) Rector 1884–1960 m. Nellie (Cordelia) Gillis 1883–1955
      1. 1. Robert (Edgar) Rector 1918–1977 m. Mary (Kate) Ellis 1910–1976
      2. 2. Kelley Rector 1920–1973 m. Jo (Ann) Gibson 1933–1990
      3. 3. Minnie (Kate) Rector 1923–1977
    2. 2. James (Walter) Rector 1889–1973 m. Alma (Eads) Rector 1887–1960
    3. 3. Willie (Gertrude) Rector 1895–1973 m. Jesse (Fletcher) Erwin 1886–1941
      1. 1. Walter (Samuel) Erwin 1921–2002 m. Lizzie (Ann) Humphreys 1920–2007
        1. 1. Wiley (Wade) Erwin 1945–2000
      2. 2. Elmer (Jesse) Erwin 1916–2005 m. Waitsie (Ellen) Painter 1920–1989
        1. 1. Sue (Ellen) Erwin 1949–1972
        2. 2. James (Edward) Erwin 1946–2018
      3. 3. Mildred (Gertrude) Erwin 1923–2011 m. Joseph (Cecil) Mathes 1921–2003
      4. 4. William (Louis) Erwin 1927–1997
      5. 5. Gene (Loyd) Erwin 1932–2015 m. Annilee Dunbar 1931–2002
      6. 6. Raymond (F) Erwin 1918–1919
    4. 4. Arthur (Brownlow) Rector 1886–1888
    5. 5. Emma (Francis) Rector 1897–1978 m. Howard Eads 1894–1976
    6. 6. William (B.) Rector 1891–1980 m. Cecile (Margaret) Dunbar 1901–1972
      1. 1. William (Earl) Rector 1919–1944
      2. 2. Paul (Frederick) Rector 1921–1996 m. Bernice Ellis 1923–1987
  2. 2. James (Robert) Rector 1860–1934 m. Joan (Anna) French 1856–1928
    1. 1. Myrtle (Nina) Rector 1897–1897
    2. 2. Ivy (Iolia Rector) Kaster 1895–1914
    3. 3. Robert (Stell) Rector 1892–1893
    4. 4. Susan (Mary) Rector 1890–1974 m. Richard (Raymond) Holden 1888–1947
      1. 1. Robert (Raymond) Holden 1922–1988 m. Wanda (Lee) Estes 1926–2009 m. Mary (D.) Gunkel 1924–1964
      2. 2. Leo (Francis) Holden 1926–2005 m. Aileen (Constance) Graham 1926–2021
      3. 3. Laura (Margaret) Holden 1914–2008 m. Carl (Edward) Hearn 1915–1989
      4. 4. Dorothy (A) Holden 1916–2011 m. Matthew Ackerman 1915–1993
      5. 5. Irene Holden 1911–1980 m. John (Gerald) Klenke 1912–
    5. 5. Otis (Sidney) Rector 1886–1950
  3. 3. Barbara (Elizabeth) Rector 1862–1940 m. William (Brownlow) Brown 1861–1941
    1. 1. Willie (Beatrice) Brown 1895–1977 m. Luckey (Emmett) Fellers 1895–1945
      1. 1. Harold (Dennis) Fellers 1926–1987
    2. 2. Morelock (McKinley) Brown 1898–1978 m. Edna (Blanche) Fisher 1902–1989
      1. 1. Kyle (Wayde) Brown 1939–2019
      2. 2. Bea (Allen) Brown 1932–1935
      3. 3. Betty (Blanche) Brown 1941–1942
      4. 4. James (Boley) Brown 1922–1930
      5. 5. Earnest (Hobart) Brown 1925–1986 m. Elsie (Mae) Barr 1923–2010
        1. 1. Jo (Earnestine) Brown 1947–2013 m. Joe (Jimmie) Stewart 1947–2021
      6. 6. Barbara (Aileen) Brown 1930–1932
      7. 7. Ruth Brown 1927–2022
      8. 8. George (Ira) Brown 1936–2000 m. Lillian (Geraldine) Stockton 1936–2008
      9. 9. Hazel (Leila) Brown 1924–2016
    3. 3. Samuel (Hobart) Brown 1898–1898
    4. 4. Hazel (Ledore) Brown 1886–1976
    5. 5. Margaret (Ruth) Brown 1902–1992 m. Chester (Bernam) Reece 1909–1994
    6. 6. Benjamin (Harrison) Brown 1889–1973 m. Ferbia (A,) Broyles 1890–1974
      1. 1. Arnold (Lowell) Brown 1913–1992 m. Georgia (Isabel) Barnes 1913–1999
        1. 1. Blain Brown 1933–1933
        2. 2. Main Brown 1933–1933
        3. 3. Janice (Christine) Brown 1944–1998 m. Montie (Wayne) Kinley 1939–2012
        4. 4. Allie (Lee) Brown 1937–2016 m. Richard (Leon) Reaves 1934–2004
        5. 5. Lowell (Wayne) Brown 1946–2019
      2. 2. Marie Brown 1920–2013
      3. 3. Joyce (Elizabeth) Patton 1927–2018 m. Howard (Marvin) Patton 1925–2007
    7. 7. Lou Brown 1907–
    8. 8. Jesse (Earnest) Brown 1891–1957 m. Mollie (Marshall) Sweeney 1895–1967
      1. 1. Elizabeth (M Brown) Estepp 1924–1989
      2. 2. Doyle (Allen) Brown 1926–1987
      3. 3. Paul (Franklin) Brown 1913–1975 m. Glenn (Savanna) Queen 1911–1986
        1. 1. Jim (Lindy) Brown 1936–2003
      4. 4. James (William) Brown 1917–1987 m. Laura Harmon 1911–1993
      5. 5. Wilbur (Kenneth) Brown 1921–2000
      6. 6. Bertram (Marie) Brown 1914– m. Clarence (Guy) Collette 1915–1990
        1. 1. Clarence (G. Collette) Jr. 1936–2012
        2. 2. Joseph (Franklin Collette) Sr 1939–2008 m. Bonnie (Jo) Shifflett 1944–2019
      7. 7. Thelma (Preston) Brown 1916–2015 m. Edward Queen 1913–1978
        1. 1. Clay (Edward) Queen 1940–2006
        2. 2. Nellie (Ruth) Queen 1945–2007
        3. 3. William (Carroll) Queen 1946–2013
      8. 8. Helen (Juanita Brown) White 1938–2002
      9. 9. Samuel (Tyson) Brown 1918–1964 m. Jessie (Velma) Pierson 1921–1998
      10. 10. Herbert (Lee) Brown 1939–2012
      11. 11. Walter (Emmett) Brown 1920–1995
    9. 9. Anna (Virginia) Brown 1893–1992 m. Frank (Richard) Baskett 1892–1972
      1. 1. Edith (Elizabeth) Baskett 1921–1991
      2. 2. Clifford (Merl) Baskett 1926–1959 m. Rosetta Jones 1922–
      3. 3. Lena (Alice) Baskett 1918–2017 m. Hubert (Clay) Colyer 1898–1988
      4. 4. William (Leonard) Baskett 1924–1952 m. Myrtle (Lee) Ricker 1925–1984
        1. 1. Gary (Leonard) Baskett 1949–1960
      5. 5. Lola (J) Baskett 1928–2013 m. Alfred (Dave) Boone 1920–2017
  4. 4. Louisa (Jane) Rector 1866–1963 m. Jacob (Jackson) Geagley 1853–1904
    1. 1. Edward (Byron) Geagley 1887–1971
    2. 2. Nona (Virginia) Geagley 1892–1982 m. William (Arthur) Pardue 1877–1931
      1. 1. Virginia (Louise) Pardue 1915–1996 m. Boyd (William Cox) Sr 1908–1990
        1. 1. Virginia (Belle) Cox 1938–1993 m. Martin (Ian) McConnell 1941–1993 m. Richard (Lee Campen) Sr. 1938–1995
        2. 2. Rebecca (Lou) Cox 1945–2022
      2. 2. Kenneth (William) Pardue 1914–1962 m. Viola Kelsay 1912–1991
      3. 3. Alma (Jean) Pardue 1926–2000
        1. 1. Linda (Ruth Bearden) Hawkins 1947–2005
      4. 4. Geneva (Ruth) Pardue 1920–1995 m. William (F) Undewood 1915–
    3. 3. Besse (Ruth) Geagley 1895–1982
    4. 4. Kathryn (Clyde) Geagley 1899–1977
    5. 5. Hugh (Fremont) Geagley 1901–1977 m. Willie (Ruth) Hartman 1908–2002
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Geagley 1942–2019 m. Dr. (Gilbert Lee) Massengill 1939–2012
      2. 2. Hugh (Nelson) Geagley 1940–1961
  5. 5. Francis (Rebecca) Rector 1868–1944 m. Ellis (Elzy) Hiatt 1868–1946
    1. 1. Irene Hiatt 1894–
    2. 2. Dessie Hiatt 1901–1980 m. Albert (Ross) Wolverton 1898–1984
      1. 1. Val (Ellsworth "Barney") Wolverton 1928–2007
      2. 2. Winona (Marie) Wolverton 1925–2011 m. Philip Leach 1925–2015
        1. 1. Allen (Leroy) Leach 1943–2022
      3. 3. Martha (Jane) Wolverton 1923–2018 m. Percy (Golden) Crabtree 1917–1986
        1. 1. Vernon (Golden) Crabtree 1947–1980
      4. 4. Virginia (Irene) Wolverton 1930–2007
      5. 5. William (John) Wolverton 1934–2021
      6. 6. Sarah (Ruth) Wolverton 1938–1995
    3. 3. Paul (Ellsworth) Hiatt 1905–1970
    4. 4. Lina Hiatt 1894–1967 m. Irvin (Ray) Twist 1896–1976
      1. 1. Lucille (Eleanor) Twist 1921–1995
      2. 2. Barbara (Irene) Twist 1919–1977 m. William (G) Stevens 1904–1974
      3. 3. Vera (Lina) Twist 1923–2004 m. Harry (A) Maves 1918–
      4. 4. Ray (Elmer) Twist 1924–1945
      5. 5. Fay Twist 1924–2010
      6. 6. Frances (E) Twist 1929–2008 m. Armour (Perry) Carlin 1914–1991
    5. 5. Mable Hiatt 1897–
  6. 6. Lenora (Augusta) Rector 1873–1930 m. Charles (Jerome) Burgner 1869–1943
    1. 1. Fannie (B Burgner) Walters 1911–2002
    2. 2. William (Brownlow) Burgner 1906–1936
    3. 3. Bonnie (Burgner) Miller 1896–1926
    4. 4. Mary (Burgner) Wilhoit 1916–1934
    5. 5. Daisy (Burgner) Cox 1911–1998
    6. 6. Julia (Mitchell) Burgner 1904–1978
    7. 7. Robert Burgner 1901–2001
    8. 8. Lucy (Kate Burgner) Broyles 1898–1964
    9. 9. Arthur (Ellis) Burgner 1913–2014

Sarah Gray's Timeline

10 Records

1835
14 Jun 1835
Birth of Sarah Ruth Gray in Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
1857
9 Jul 1857
Age 22
Sarah Ruth Gray was married in Greene
Greene
1860
1860
Age 25
Sarah Ruth Gray resided here in District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Sarah Ruth Gray resided here in District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Sarah Ruth Gray resided here in District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Sarah Ruth Gray resided here in Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Sarah Ruth Gray resided here in Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 85
Sarah Ruth Gray resided here in Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1920
25 Mar 1920
Age 85
Death of Sarah Ruth Gray in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1920
27 Mar 1920
Age 85
Burial of Sarah Ruth Gray in Rheatown, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Rheatown, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1835
    Event Place: Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 112
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 10
    [3] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 68
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Page: 6D; Enumeration District: 043
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1531; Page: 174A
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 1573; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0029
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 14, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 325; Family History Librar
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1501; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375514
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Greene

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 14, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 325; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1531; Page: 174A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Page: 6D; Enumeration District: 043

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 1573; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0029

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1501; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375514

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 68

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1st Dist
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 112
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Rheatown, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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