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David Wilson GRAY

David Wilson GRAY

Male 1840 - 1928  (87 years)

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  • Name David Wilson GRAY 
    Born 12 Oct 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, Co M, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War  [5, 6] 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [7] 
    Died 2 Jul 1928  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8] 
    Buried Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Person ID I6259  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2021 

    Father William GRAY,   b. 20 Oct 1808, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1897  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Nancy WATSON,   b. 25 Nov 1808, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1881  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F5666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ellen LEGGETT,   b. 26 Sep 1857, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    • "History of Doddridge County," p. 154, gives marriage date as Sep 25 1857. This is incorrect. Marriage records show they were married on Jun 18 1885. Martha Leggett's birthdate was Sep 26 1857.
    Children 
     1. Lloyd Wheeler GRAY,   b. 11 Sep 1886, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1960, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Glennie M. GRAY,   b. 20 Feb 1889,   d. 16 Aug 1958  (Age 69 years)
     3. Cleo Cleff GRAY,   b. 14 Jul 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1971, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Lora Hazel GRAY,   b. 23 Dec 1894,   d. Sep 1972  (Age 77 years)
     5. Blanche Vallie GRAY,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1920, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     6. John Ferrell GRAY,   b. 12 Jun 1899,   d. 11 Dec 1985  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F2203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Jul 1928 - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    6259_GRAY_DavidWilson_1840-1928_DeathCertificate.jpg    		6259_GRAY_DavidWilson_1840-1928_DeathCertificate.jpg
    999999_1890VeteransSchedules_SouthwestDist_DoddridgeCoWV_Page2.jpg    		999999_1890VeteransSchedules_SouthwestDist_DoddridgeCoWV_Page2.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 6.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 70.

    3. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 154.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Birthplace given as Doddridge Co, but all other references state Harrison Co.

    5. [S92] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167).

    6. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    7. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    8. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 6.
      Groom identified as David W. Gray, age 44 as of Oct 12 1884, b. Harrison Co. Bride identified as Martha E. Legett [sic], age 27 as of Sep 26 1884, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Jun 18 1885 "at Wm. Gray's in Doddridge County."

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).