Husband: John M. Gray
Born: Dec- -1842 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: 1914 2
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: 1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Military: Jul- 1-1862 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co L & M, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 6
Father: William Gray (1808 - 1897)
Mother: Nancy Watson (1808 - 1881)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Dora M. Bode 7,4
Also known as: Dorah M. Bode 3
Married: Dec-28-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Born: Oct-13-1857 4
Died: Apr-27-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,4
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Adam Bode (1817 - 1895)
Mother: Sophia Teigler (1825 - 1909)
M Child 1: Marshall Franklin Gray Born: Sep-28-1877 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,4 Died: Aug-16-1918 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,4,9,13 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4,14 Cause of death: White Plague (tuberculosis) 14 Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 rig builder 15 Wife: Lizzie Snyder b. Sep-20-1874 d. May-21-1908 Married: Apr-22-1900 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Wife: Eliza Alice Adams b. Nov- -1875 d. bef May 1929 Census name: E. Alice Adams 1 Married: Jun- 8-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Floyd Holden Gray
Born: Nov-13-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,18
Died: Sep-17-1964 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 18
Resided: 1916 in San Francisco, CA 19
Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer & oil field worker 18
M Child 3: Marion B. Gray Born: Mar- 3-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,1 Died: Aug- 6-1963 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 21,22 Resided: at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Resided: 1924 in Gilmer Co, WV 23 Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Occupation: farmer 22 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Drain b. 1896 d. 1974 Married: Oct-29-1924 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 23
M Child 4: Okey A. Gray
Born: Sep- 9-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,4
Died: Apr-18-1948 4
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Ora E. Gray Born: Oct- 2-1883 25,1,2,3 Died: Aug- -1982 25 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 25 Census: 1910, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Husband: Amos Claude Lowther b. 1882 d. 1944 Also known as: Claude Lowther Married: Oct- 2-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
F Child 6: Junie Etta Gray Born: Jun-24-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,1,2,3 Died: Jun-25-1966 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 18,2 Buried: in Clover Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co, WV 18,27 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Husband: Ray C. Nutter b. Oct-11-1883 d. Dec-29-1979 Married: Jun-25-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 7: Howard E. Gray Born: Dec-21-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,1,28 Died: Dec- -1968 25 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 29 Resided: 1917 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Census: 1910 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Wife: Edna King Hill b. ca 1891 Married: Aug- 2-1917 in Marion Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Headstone. (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (6) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) Birth record of son. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John M Gray, 34, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Nancy; and Dorah [sic] M. Bode, of Doddridge Co, dau of Adam & Sophia. Married Dec 28 1876. (9) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as M. F. Gray, b. Sep 28 1877, son of John M. Gray & Dora. BR Bk 1, p. 86. (11) Birth record of daughter. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Marshall Franklin Gray, farmer, d. Aug 16 1918 at Oxford of consumption, age 40y 10m 18d. DR Bk 2, p. 55. (13) Obituary - At home. (14) Obituary. (15) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Marshall F. Gray, age 33, b. Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Miss Eliza A. Adams, age 34, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Jun 8 1910 "at the residence of Alexand Adams.", MR Bk 8, p. 321. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Doddridge County Republican, 7/27/1916. (20) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (21) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (22) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (23) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (24) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 115. (25) Social Security Death Index. (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as A. C. Lowther, 22, of Ritchie Co; and Ora E. Gray, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 2 1904. (27) Findagrave.com. (28) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (29) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Presumed. "Ritchie County Cemeteries" reports a marker for her at Auburn Community Cemetery with dates "1883 - 19--."