James Murdock Gray
1845-1918
Union - Missouri
Private
Company K
43rd Missouri Infantry
James Gray was born on November 1, 1845 in Noble county, Ohio. There isn't a lot of information on his early days beyond having four sisters and a brother. Some time in the late 1840's or early 1850's, the family headed west and settled in Missouri where they likely farmed.
On September 22, 1864 he enlisted in the army and was mustered into Company K of the 43rd Missouri Infantry, a fairly new regiment that was created just a month earlier.
The main focus for these young men at that time was patrolling northern Missouri for guerrillas from the west. During October of 1864 they fought skirmishes at Booneville and Glasgow. Afterwards they conducted operations against guerillas until June of 1865 when the regiment was mustered out of service after the war's end.
After the war Gray returned to Missouri and married Lydia Blevins on November 1, 1867 in Nodaway county. They had six sons and four daughters and lived as a farming family. By 1880, they had drifted west to Morris, Kansas, where he also farmed and by 1900 the family had moved to Rose Hill in Logan county, Indian Territory, where he lived out his life and passed away at the age of 73 on November 23, 1918.
1845-1918
Union - Missouri
Private
Company K
43rd Missouri Infantry
James Gray was born on November 1, 1845 in Noble county, Ohio. There isn't a lot of information on his early days beyond having four sisters and a brother. Some time in the late 1840's or early 1850's, the family headed west and settled in Missouri where they likely farmed.
On September 22, 1864 he enlisted in the army and was mustered into Company K of the 43rd Missouri Infantry, a fairly new regiment that was created just a month earlier.
The main focus for these young men at that time was patrolling northern Missouri for guerrillas from the west. During October of 1864 they fought skirmishes at Booneville and Glasgow. Afterwards they conducted operations against guerillas until June of 1865 when the regiment was mustered out of service after the war's end.
After the war Gray returned to Missouri and married Lydia Blevins on November 1, 1867 in Nodaway county. They had six sons and four daughters and lived as a farming family. By 1880, they had drifted west to Morris, Kansas, where he also farmed and by 1900 the family had moved to Rose Hill in Logan county, Indian Territory, where he lived out his life and passed away at the age of 73 on November 23, 1918.
James Murdock Gray
1845-1918
Union - Missouri
Private
Company K
43rd Missouri Infantry
James Gray was born on November 1, 1845 in Noble county, Ohio. There isn't a lot of information on his early days beyond having four sisters and a brother. Some time in the late 1840's or early 1850's, the family headed west and settled in Missouri where they likely farmed.
On September 22, 1864 he enlisted in the army and was mustered into Company K of the 43rd Missouri Infantry, a fairly new regiment that was created just a month earlier.
The main focus for these young men at that time was patrolling northern Missouri for guerrillas from the west. During October of 1864 they fought skirmishes at Booneville and Glasgow. Afterwards they conducted operations against guerillas until June of 1865 when the regiment was mustered out of service after the war's end.
After the war Gray returned to Missouri and married Lydia Blevins on November 1, 1867 in Nodaway county. They had six sons and four daughters and lived as a farming family. By 1880, they had drifted west to Morris, Kansas, where he also farmed and by 1900 the family had moved to Rose Hill in Logan county, Indian Territory, where he lived out his life and passed away at the age of 73 on November 23, 1918.
1845-1918
Union - Missouri
Private
Company K
43rd Missouri Infantry
James Gray was born on November 1, 1845 in Noble county, Ohio. There isn't a lot of information on his early days beyond having four sisters and a brother. Some time in the late 1840's or early 1850's, the family headed west and settled in Missouri where they likely farmed.
On September 22, 1864 he enlisted in the army and was mustered into Company K of the 43rd Missouri Infantry, a fairly new regiment that was created just a month earlier.
The main focus for these young men at that time was patrolling northern Missouri for guerrillas from the west. During October of 1864 they fought skirmishes at Booneville and Glasgow. Afterwards they conducted operations against guerillas until June of 1865 when the regiment was mustered out of service after the war's end.
After the war Gray returned to Missouri and married Lydia Blevins on November 1, 1867 in Nodaway county. They had six sons and four daughters and lived as a farming family. By 1880, they had drifted west to Morris, Kansas, where he also farmed and by 1900 the family had moved to Rose Hill in Logan county, Indian Territory, where he lived out his life and passed away at the age of 73 on November 23, 1918.
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