Family:William Tell Jr. and Nancy E. Gray

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Father
William Tell Gray, Jr. - b. 3 Jun 1828 - d. 1909
Mother
Nancy E. Lasey - b. 15 Oct 1830 - d. 1 Apr 1915

Children

Name Birthdate
William Bennet Gray Abt. 1848
James Columbus Gray Mar 1850
Mary Isabelle Gray 2 Feb 1853
Belinda Jane Gray 15 May 1855 Direct ancestor of Sean Marvin Cox
Samuel Warrington Gray Abt. 1857
Amos Henry Gray Aug 1861
George Washington Gray Abt. 1865
Charles Albert Gray Abt. 1866
Sarah Elizabeth Gray 14 Dec 1869
Mary Gray Abt. 1870
Nancy Ann Gray 30 Oct 1874

Sources

  • "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWJ2-KHQ : accessed 7 December 2014), William Gray in entry for Gray, Aug 1861; citing Campbell, Kentucky, reference item 3; FHL microfilm 216,819.
  • "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWJN-YHB : accessed 8 December 2014), William T. Gray in entry for Mary T. Gray, 02 Feb 1853; citing Licking, Campbell, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 216,819.

Possible Sources

The following record matches the family so well, that others have already jumped to the conclusion that these are our Grays. The one details that stands out as being a bad match is the names of the children. It's plausible that the young parents changed their minds about the names they wanted to use for their kids after this point, but it is an unusual discrepancy. However, it is also odd, that William and Nancy, cannot otherwise be easily found in the 1850 census, when we have every reason to expect them to be here.

"United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M651-QVN : Sun Mar 10 12:19:52 UTC 2024), Entry for Wm Gray and Nancy Gray, 1850.