Obit:
Alfred Gray, father of the Gray boys, died at the home of his son Edward, near Rockville on Monday Feb. 6, 1911. He was born in Surry county, North Carolina, April 27, 1818 and at the time of his death was 92 years, 9 months and 9 days old. He was one of the oldest people in Sherman county. In his early manhood he moved to Tennessee and later to Nodaway county, Mo. In the summer of 1890 he came to Sherman county, where he has resided ever since. He was married to Mary Louise Chambers about the year 1836. To this union thirteen children were born. On Jan. 7, 1863 his wife died and later he was married to Mrs. Louisa Blackford. Later still he was married to Mrs. Catherine Steele. There are two children living from each of the later marriages. The funeral was held in the home by Rev. W. C. Harper, on Tuesday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in Austin cemetery.
Sherman County Times - Feb 9 1911
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The Gray family was probably the most numerous of any family in Sherman County, Nebraska. William Gray, father of Alfred Gray, was probably born in Ireland and lived in North Carolina. Alfred Gray m. in 1836 near Nashville, Tenn. Eliza Chambers, dau. of William Chambers of Tenn. She was b. about 1820 near Jacksburg, Tenn., d. in Dec 1861, Nodaway Co., Mo., bur 12 mi NW Maryville, Mo., where family then lived.
He later moved to Sherman Co., Nebr. By Eliza Chambers he had eleven children named in order of birth: Martha, Nancy, Mary, Emily, Elizabeth, William, Andrew J., Martin, John, Kittie Ann, and Edmund F.
He married (2) Eliza Cooper and had three children: Alfred, Nellie and James. Alfred mar (3) Katie, widow of _______ Steele and had three children: Cora, Alfred Aldello and Delbert.
From Austin Cemetery Records
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Information from Ancestry.com:
Son of Nancy Langford Gray (~1790 NC-~1845 MO)
Married first, Oct 28 1838 Campbell Co, TN, Mary Louis Chambers (~1824 TN-Jan 6 1862 MO); died in measles epidemic
Other children:
Mary E (b.~1842 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Emily J (b.~1844 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Elizabeth (b.~1846 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Martin (b.~1854)
Edwin (b. 1861); twin of Edmund; d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Married second, Jan 8 1863 Nodaway Co, MO, Eliza Blackford (b.~1832 OH; previously m. to Jacob Blackford; there was another Eliza who was married to a Cooper)
No evidence of a son, Alfred in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
Pauline "Nellie" (b.~1863)
James M (b.~1866)
Married third, Apr 10 1870 Nodaway Co, MO, Catherine Mary "Katie" Workman Steele (1836 NC-1920 NE; widow of Stacey Steele; married next, James Gaskill)
No evidence of a son, Delbert in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
No evidence of a son, Alfred Aldello; there is an Alfred Aldello who is the son of Andrew Jeordan Gray
Walter (b. Mar 1878 NE)
Alfred Gray, father of the Gray boys, died at the home of his son Edward, near Rockville on Monday Feb. 6, 1911. He was born in Surry county, North Carolina, April 27, 1818 and at the time of his death was 92 years, 9 months and 9 days old. He was one of the oldest people in Sherman county. In his early manhood he moved to Tennessee and later to Nodaway county, Mo. In the summer of 1890 he came to Sherman county, where he has resided ever since. He was married to Mary Louise Chambers about the year 1836. To this union thirteen children were born. On Jan. 7, 1863 his wife died and later he was married to Mrs. Louisa Blackford. Later still he was married to Mrs. Catherine Steele. There are two children living from each of the later marriages. The funeral was held in the home by Rev. W. C. Harper, on Tuesday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in Austin cemetery.
Sherman County Times - Feb 9 1911
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The Gray family was probably the most numerous of any family in Sherman County, Nebraska. William Gray, father of Alfred Gray, was probably born in Ireland and lived in North Carolina. Alfred Gray m. in 1836 near Nashville, Tenn. Eliza Chambers, dau. of William Chambers of Tenn. She was b. about 1820 near Jacksburg, Tenn., d. in Dec 1861, Nodaway Co., Mo., bur 12 mi NW Maryville, Mo., where family then lived.
He later moved to Sherman Co., Nebr. By Eliza Chambers he had eleven children named in order of birth: Martha, Nancy, Mary, Emily, Elizabeth, William, Andrew J., Martin, John, Kittie Ann, and Edmund F.
He married (2) Eliza Cooper and had three children: Alfred, Nellie and James. Alfred mar (3) Katie, widow of _______ Steele and had three children: Cora, Alfred Aldello and Delbert.
From Austin Cemetery Records
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Information from Ancestry.com:
Son of Nancy Langford Gray (~1790 NC-~1845 MO)
Married first, Oct 28 1838 Campbell Co, TN, Mary Louis Chambers (~1824 TN-Jan 6 1862 MO); died in measles epidemic
Other children:
Mary E (b.~1842 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Emily J (b.~1844 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Elizabeth (b.~1846 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Martin (b.~1854)
Edwin (b. 1861); twin of Edmund; d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Married second, Jan 8 1863 Nodaway Co, MO, Eliza Blackford (b.~1832 OH; previously m. to Jacob Blackford; there was another Eliza who was married to a Cooper)
No evidence of a son, Alfred in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
Pauline "Nellie" (b.~1863)
James M (b.~1866)
Married third, Apr 10 1870 Nodaway Co, MO, Catherine Mary "Katie" Workman Steele (1836 NC-1920 NE; widow of Stacey Steele; married next, James Gaskill)
No evidence of a son, Delbert in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
No evidence of a son, Alfred Aldello; there is an Alfred Aldello who is the son of Andrew Jeordan Gray
Walter (b. Mar 1878 NE)
Obit:
Alfred Gray, father of the Gray boys, died at the home of his son Edward, near Rockville on Monday Feb. 6, 1911. He was born in Surry county, North Carolina, April 27, 1818 and at the time of his death was 92 years, 9 months and 9 days old. He was one of the oldest people in Sherman county. In his early manhood he moved to Tennessee and later to Nodaway county, Mo. In the summer of 1890 he came to Sherman county, where he has resided ever since. He was married to Mary Louise Chambers about the year 1836. To this union thirteen children were born. On Jan. 7, 1863 his wife died and later he was married to Mrs. Louisa Blackford. Later still he was married to Mrs. Catherine Steele. There are two children living from each of the later marriages. The funeral was held in the home by Rev. W. C. Harper, on Tuesday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in Austin cemetery.
Sherman County Times - Feb 9 1911
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The Gray family was probably the most numerous of any family in Sherman County, Nebraska. William Gray, father of Alfred Gray, was probably born in Ireland and lived in North Carolina. Alfred Gray m. in 1836 near Nashville, Tenn. Eliza Chambers, dau. of William Chambers of Tenn. She was b. about 1820 near Jacksburg, Tenn., d. in Dec 1861, Nodaway Co., Mo., bur 12 mi NW Maryville, Mo., where family then lived.
He later moved to Sherman Co., Nebr. By Eliza Chambers he had eleven children named in order of birth: Martha, Nancy, Mary, Emily, Elizabeth, William, Andrew J., Martin, John, Kittie Ann, and Edmund F.
He married (2) Eliza Cooper and had three children: Alfred, Nellie and James. Alfred mar (3) Katie, widow of _______ Steele and had three children: Cora, Alfred Aldello and Delbert.
From Austin Cemetery Records
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Information from Ancestry.com:
Son of Nancy Langford Gray (~1790 NC-~1845 MO)
Married first, Oct 28 1838 Campbell Co, TN, Mary Louis Chambers (~1824 TN-Jan 6 1862 MO); died in measles epidemic
Other children:
Mary E (b.~1842 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Emily J (b.~1844 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Elizabeth (b.~1846 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Martin (b.~1854)
Edwin (b. 1861); twin of Edmund; d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Married second, Jan 8 1863 Nodaway Co, MO, Eliza Blackford (b.~1832 OH; previously m. to Jacob Blackford; there was another Eliza who was married to a Cooper)
No evidence of a son, Alfred in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
Pauline "Nellie" (b.~1863)
James M (b.~1866)
Married third, Apr 10 1870 Nodaway Co, MO, Catherine Mary "Katie" Workman Steele (1836 NC-1920 NE; widow of Stacey Steele; married next, James Gaskill)
No evidence of a son, Delbert in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
No evidence of a son, Alfred Aldello; there is an Alfred Aldello who is the son of Andrew Jeordan Gray
Walter (b. Mar 1878 NE)
Alfred Gray, father of the Gray boys, died at the home of his son Edward, near Rockville on Monday Feb. 6, 1911. He was born in Surry county, North Carolina, April 27, 1818 and at the time of his death was 92 years, 9 months and 9 days old. He was one of the oldest people in Sherman county. In his early manhood he moved to Tennessee and later to Nodaway county, Mo. In the summer of 1890 he came to Sherman county, where he has resided ever since. He was married to Mary Louise Chambers about the year 1836. To this union thirteen children were born. On Jan. 7, 1863 his wife died and later he was married to Mrs. Louisa Blackford. Later still he was married to Mrs. Catherine Steele. There are two children living from each of the later marriages. The funeral was held in the home by Rev. W. C. Harper, on Tuesday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in Austin cemetery.
Sherman County Times - Feb 9 1911
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The Gray family was probably the most numerous of any family in Sherman County, Nebraska. William Gray, father of Alfred Gray, was probably born in Ireland and lived in North Carolina. Alfred Gray m. in 1836 near Nashville, Tenn. Eliza Chambers, dau. of William Chambers of Tenn. She was b. about 1820 near Jacksburg, Tenn., d. in Dec 1861, Nodaway Co., Mo., bur 12 mi NW Maryville, Mo., where family then lived.
He later moved to Sherman Co., Nebr. By Eliza Chambers he had eleven children named in order of birth: Martha, Nancy, Mary, Emily, Elizabeth, William, Andrew J., Martin, John, Kittie Ann, and Edmund F.
He married (2) Eliza Cooper and had three children: Alfred, Nellie and James. Alfred mar (3) Katie, widow of _______ Steele and had three children: Cora, Alfred Aldello and Delbert.
From Austin Cemetery Records
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Information from Ancestry.com:
Son of Nancy Langford Gray (~1790 NC-~1845 MO)
Married first, Oct 28 1838 Campbell Co, TN, Mary Louis Chambers (~1824 TN-Jan 6 1862 MO); died in measles epidemic
Other children:
Mary E (b.~1842 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Emily J (b.~1844 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Elizabeth (b.~1846 MO); d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Martin (b.~1854)
Edwin (b. 1861); twin of Edmund; d. in 1862 measles epidemic
Married second, Jan 8 1863 Nodaway Co, MO, Eliza Blackford (b.~1832 OH; previously m. to Jacob Blackford; there was another Eliza who was married to a Cooper)
No evidence of a son, Alfred in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
Pauline "Nellie" (b.~1863)
James M (b.~1866)
Married third, Apr 10 1870 Nodaway Co, MO, Catherine Mary "Katie" Workman Steele (1836 NC-1920 NE; widow of Stacey Steele; married next, James Gaskill)
No evidence of a son, Delbert in the censuses, so perhaps he died young
No evidence of a son, Alfred Aldello; there is an Alfred Aldello who is the son of Andrew Jeordan Gray
Walter (b. Mar 1878 NE)
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