Husband: William Grant "Bill" Gray 1
Also known as: Grant William Gray 2
Born: ca 1867 3,4
Died: Feb-23-1951 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: railroad employee 5,6
Father: James W. Gray (1838 - 1910)
Mother: Sarah Jane "Jennie" Richards (1841 - 1913)
Notes
Wife: Arminda "Minnie" Butcher 1
Also known as: Minnie Butcher 7,8,2,9
Married: ca 1908 8
Born: Oct- -1887 10 (see note 1)
Died: Mar- 9-1967 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,10
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,11
Resided: 1951 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Mack Bircher (1861 - 1926)
Mother: Martha Jenkins (1864 - )
Notes
F Child 1: Elsie Gray Also known as: Elsie McIntyre 14 Born: Oct- 2-1904 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1967 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Demastus b. Jan-16-1900 Also known as: Charlie Demastus 17 Married: Jun-18-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 2: Ora Lee Gray Born: Jul- 1-1909 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15,18,19,20 Died: Nov-30-1971 in Wood Co, WV 21,22,19 Buried: in Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24,16 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Lettie Lipscomb b. 1913 d. 1990 Married: Dec-16-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 3: Vada Gray Census name: Vadie Gray Born: ca 1913 8 Resided: 1967 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 2) Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Harvey "Pete" Hoalcraft b. Oct-20-1876 d. Apr- 2-1976 Also known as: Harvey Hoalcraft 25 Married: Apr-23-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 4: Martha L. Gray Census name: Marthy Gray Born: 1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,17,6 Died: 1988 10 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Resided: 1967 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1940 at Wilhelm Run, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Waitman W. Elliott b. 1908 d. 1975 Census name: Waitman T. Elliott Married: Jun-25-1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 5: Myrtle Gray Born: ca 1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,18 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cecil E. Hoalcraft b. 1909 d. Apr-21-1996 Married: May-12-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 6: Goldie Gray Census name: Goldy Gray Born: Jan- 2-1918 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 15,22,8 Died: May- -1988 22 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: William Grant "Pete" Gray, Jr. Born: Oct-30-1923 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 13,17 Died: Dec-17-2006 13 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1967 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1940 at Wilhelm Run, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Parkersburg Sanitation Dept. 13 Military: U.S. Army, World War II 13 Wife: Dorothy Louise Lipscomb b. Jul-30-1934 d. Apr- -1993 Married: Jul-10-1947 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26 Wife: Tinny Bell Lipscomb b. Dec-15-1940 d. Jun-10-2011 Also known as: Tiny Bell Lipscomb Married: 1995 27
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) Birth record of daughter. (3) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (7) Death record of husband. (8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (9) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (10) Grave marker (year only) (11) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (12) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (13) Obituary. (14) Marriage record of son. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Obituary of mother. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (19) Headstone (year only) (20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (21) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Social Security Death Index. (23) Findagrave.com. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (25) Marriage record of daughter. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as son of Arminda Gray, father not given. Bride's age 16 given at time of marriage is at variance with her birth record. MR Bk 16, p. 36. (27) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record and obituary as Oct 17 1881, age 85 at death. But ages given in 1910 thru 1940 censuses consistently put birth between 1888 and 1890. In the 1900 Census, in which she was identified as Amanda Bircher, her birth date was given as Oct 1887. Date on grave marker is also reported as 1887. Note (2) Identified as Miss Vada Gray.