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Sidney Gray 1905 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 SEP 1905

Birth Location: Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 5 APR 1988

Death Location: Kingsford Hts, LaPorte, Indiana, USA

Father: Hiram Gray

Mother: Rose Stephens

Spouse(s): Bessie Brock

Children(s): Jestine Gray, Benji Gray, Mary Gray

Sidney Gray was born in 1905 in Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA, the child of Hiram Vardeman Gray and Rose Ann Stephens. In 1910, Sidney Gray resided in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, Sidney Gray resided in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States. Sidney Gray married Bessie M. Brock, and had children including Jestine Gray, Benji Gray, Mary Ella Gray. Sidney Gray passed away in 1988 in Kingsford Hts, LaPorte, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Sidney Gray was born in 1905 in Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA, the child of Hiram Vardeman Gray and Rose Ann Stephens.
  • In 1910, Sidney Gray resided in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Sidney Gray resided in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States.
  • Sidney Gray married Bessie M. Brock, and had children including Jestine Gray, Benji Gray, Mary Ella Gray.
  • Sidney Gray passed away in 1988 in Kingsford Hts, LaPorte, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Gray
1871 –
Birth Location: Independence, Arkansas, USA
HG
Rose Stephens
1875 – 1909
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
RS

Spouses(s)

Bessie Brock
1905 – 1991
Birth Location: Stone Co, Arkansas
BB

Children(s)

Jestine Gray
1931 – 2018
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
JG
Benji Gray
1935 –
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
BG
Mary Gray
1930 – 2017
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
MG

Sidney Gray's Ancestors

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Sidney Gray
1905 – 1988
Birth Place: Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Hiram Vardeman Gray
1871 –
Independence, Arkansas, USA
Rose (Ann) Stephens
1875 – 1909
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Harrison) Gray
1847 – 1912
, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Margaret (Ruth) Alexander
1847 – 1902
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Calvin (D.) Stephens
1842 – 1901
Georgia, USA
Sarah Jones
1855 – 1901
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Shadrack Stephens
1815 – 1893
Minerva Pittman
1820 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Meshack Stephens
1756 – 1837
Milly Farrer
1756 – 1837
John Pittman
1783 – 1836
Mary Langley
1790 – 1861

Sidney Gray's Descendants

1.
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Sidney Gray (28 SEP 1905 – 5 APR 1988) m. Bessie (M.) Brock (15 JUN 1905 – 1 JUL 1991)
  1. 1. Jestine Gray (28 DEC 1931 – 25 MAY 2018) m. Vernon (L.) Birlson (10 MAY 1929 – 3 MAR 1991)
  2. 2. Benji Gray (1935 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Ella) Gray (1930 – 19 SEP 2017)

Sidney Gray's Timeline

13 Records

1905
28 SEP 1905
Birth of Sidney Gray in Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
1910
1910
Age 5
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
1910
1910
Age 5
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
1920
1920
Age 15
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
1950
1950
Age 45
Sidney Gray resided here in Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1988
5 APR 1988
Age 83
Death of Sidney Gray in Kingsford Hts, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
Kingsford Hts, LaPorte, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1905
    Event Place: Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_66; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1922, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1877
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1922, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1905
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_66; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066
    [10] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [11] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [12] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1905
    [13] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1877
    [14] Ancestry Family Trees
    [15] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: 5076; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 34-7
    [16] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1926; Film: #4
    [17] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tracy, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_66; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1922, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1877
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_66; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [8] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1877
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: 5076; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 34-7
    [10] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1926; Film: #4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1988
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_66; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1988
    Event Place: Kingsford Hts, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: 5076; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 34-7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_66; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T625_66; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin, Jackson, Arkansas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin, Jackson, Arkansas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1988; Roll: 51

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374066
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