Husband: Eugenius Raleigh Gray
Also known as: Raleigh Gray 1
Born: Mar-12-1867 in Tyler Co, WV 2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-20-1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2
Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2
Cause of death: cancer 4
Resided: 1617 Henderson Ave in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
Occupation: glass worker
Occupation: 1900 farmer 5
Father: James Gray (1846 - 1906)
Mother: Sarah Lemasters (1832 - 1916)
Wife: Mary Dorcas Ferrebee 1
Also known as: Dorcas Ferrebee 6
Married: Mar-18-1886 in Tyler Co, WV 3
Born: Dec-19-1869 in Tyler Co, WV 7,8,3 (see note 2)
Died: Feb-21-1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8
Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4,8
Cause of death: pneumonia 4
Resided: 1617 Henderson Ave in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
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M Child 1: William Henry Gray Born: Jan-19-1888 in West Virginia 9,5,10 Died: Jun-18-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,10 Buried: in Walnut Fork Cemetery, Lima, Tyler Co, WV 9,11 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV 12 Resided: 1925 in Tyler Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: rig builder, carpenter 9 Occupation: 1940 pipeline worker at Hope Natural Gas 14 Occupation: 1930 carpenter in oil fields 12 Wife: Ada Belle Lancaster b. Nov- 8-1893 d. Jun-27-1953 Married: ca 1909 12
F Child 2: Stella Virginia Gray Born: Jul-23-1890 in Tyler Co, WV 8,3 (see note 3) Died: May-17-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: 1940, 113 Wabash Ave in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1939 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1909 in Lima, Tyler Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: 1926, 1930 hotel manager (Home Hotel) 18 (see note 4) Husband: George Harland Lancaster b. Feb-16-1883 d. Apr-11-1930 Census name: Harland G. Lancaster Married: Dec-19-1909 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 19 Husband: Harvey Ellsworth Smith b. Oct-13-1880 d. May-10-1962 Married: Apr-28-1945 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 3: Sarah E. Gray Born: Oct- -1892 5 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
M Child 4: Charley Blaine Gray Born: Jun-20-1895 in Lima, Tyler Co, WV 8,21,5 Died: Jun-18-1959 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,21 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 2 Resided: 1925 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: laborer, carpenter 8 Wife: Hattie A. Anderson b. Oct-12-1901 d. Mar-10-1979
F Child 5: Rebecca Ann Gray Born: Jul- 4-1897 22,5 Died: Sep- -1973 22 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23,22 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Lonnie D. Goff b. Dec- 7-1886 d. Nov-22-1961
M Child 6: John Avery Gray Also known as: Avery Gray 16 Born: Nov-30-1902 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 2 Died: Mar- 4-1958 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 2 Buried: in East Lawn Memorial Park (Valley Cemetery), Reno, Washington Co, OH 2 Wife: Margaret Evelyn Britton b. Jun-21-1896 d. 1952
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (4) Obituary. (5) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (12) 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV. (13) Obituary of mother. (14) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (15) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Obituary of father. (17) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (19) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Informants: E. B. Tennant & G. R. Gray. (20) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Headstone. (22) Social Security Death Index. (23) Death record of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as March 1868 in 1900 Census. Note (2) Birth date given as Dec 1870 in 1900 Census. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1889, and in her death record as Jul 30 1890. But her birth record shows it as Jul 23 1890. Note (4) News article, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Aug 26 1926, in its entirety: WILL SERVE MEALS BEGINNING SEPT. 1ST The Home Hotel, near the B. & O. Depot, will serve meals to their many patrons beginning on Sept. 1st, 1926. Mrs. George Lancaster