William GRAY

1808 - 1897  (88 years)

• Name	William GRAY
  Born	20 Oct 1808	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870, 1880	Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer  [2]
  Died	20 Sep 1897  [3, 4]
  Buried	Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I15862	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family	Nancy WATSON,   b. 25 Nov 1808, Virginia ,   d. 18 Apr 1881  (Age 72 years)  [3, 6]
  Notes	1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 22 1850: William Gray, 41, farmer, value of real estate $300, cannot read/write; Nancy, 41; James W, 11; David W, 9; John M, 7; Thomas H, 5. All born in Virginia. NOTE: The next enumeratd household was that of James Gray, 62, b. Pa, wife Elizabeth, 47, and Granville Leggett, 14. 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 3 1870: William Gray, 60, farmer, value of real estate $4,000, value of personal estate $2,000, cannot read/write; Nancy, 60; David W, 29, farmer, value of personal estate $400; John M, 26, farmer, value of personal estate $100; Thomas H, 25, farmer, value of personal estate $100; Martha E. Leggett, 12. 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880: William Gray, 71, b. Va. (both parents b. Va), farmer, medical condition rheumatism, cannot read/write; wife Nancy, 71, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa), medical condition general debility; son David W, 39, b. Va, single, farm laborer; servant Martha Leggett, 22. [7]
  Children	+ 1. James W. GRAY,   b. Aug 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 6 Sep 1910, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 72 years) + 2. David Wilson GRAY,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 2 Jul 1928, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 87 years) + 3. John M. GRAY,   b. Dec 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 1914  (Age ~ 71 years) + 4. Thomas Holden GRAY,   b. 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 1920  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F5666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S5] Headstone. "The History of Doddridge County," p. 154, gives William Grays birth date as Oct 23 1808, rather than the Oct 20 1808 on his headstone. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. [S5] Headstone. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 154. [S92] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167). [S1604] Death record of son. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979).