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BIRTH 11 JUNE 1830 - Tipton County, Tennessee
DEATH 23 JUNE 1874 - Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
John A.W. "Jack" Gray
Facts
Age 0 — Birth
11 June 1830 • Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
per Gray family bible At SHSU Thomason room
Age 5 — Birth of Brother Oliver H. Gray (1835–1853)
25 Oct 1835 • Huntsville, Texas
Age 7 — Birth of Brother David Crockett Gray (1838–1897)
26 Feb 1838 • Huntsville, Montgomery county, Republic of Texas
Age 10 — Birth of Sister Amanda Texanna Gray (1841–1886)
Feb 9, 1841 • Huntsville, Montgomery county, Republic of Texas
Age 13 — Birth of Sister Mary Frances (Mollie) Gray (1843–1920)
17 Sept 1843 • Huntsville, Texas
Age 16 — Birth of Sister Hannah Elizabeth (Bettie) Gray (1846–1893)
9 July 1846 • Huntsville, Texas
Age 18 — Death of Father Pleasant Gray (1805–1849)
9 Jun 1849 • 400 miles from St. Joseph MO on Platte, Cherry County Nebraska
Age 20 — Residence 1850 • Walker, Texas
Age 22 — Death of Brother Oliver H. Gray (1835–1853)
4 Mar 1853 • Huntsville, Texas
Age 25 — Overland to California with mother & siblings
15 April 1856
only source is mom's book, p 52. He could have gone in spring & returned that fall. Southern or northern route is TBD
Age 30 — Returns to Huntsville Texas
Abt 1860 • Huntsville, Walker, Texas
Returns to fight for the Confederacy per report of his 3x grandson Gary Carter; SHSU archive
Age 35 — Marriage
18 March 1866 • Kaufman, Texas, United States
per Gray family bible At SHSU Thomason room. Spelling is Sallie J Stevens
Sarah Jane Elizabeth Rebecca Stephens (1846–1937)
Age 37 — Birth of Daughter Myrta Irene Gray (1867–1921)
12 Oct 1867 • Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Age 37 — Death of Mother Hannah Elizabeth Holshouser (1808–1867) 21 Dec 1867 • San Mateo, California; buried Union cemetery Redwood City
Age 39 — Birth of Daughter Bettie E Gray (1869–1929)
12 Jul 1869 • Kaufaman, Texas, USA
Age 40 — Residence
1870 • Kaufman, Texas, United States
Age 42 — Birth of Son George Laws Gray (1873–1949)
11 Feb 1873 • Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Age 44 — Death
23 June 1874 • Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA
per Gray family bible At SHSU Thomason room; place per OneTree
Age 44 — Burial
23 June 1874 • Terrell Pioneer Cemetery
Kaufaman TX
Burial
Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Military
Gravestone says: Private, Company D, 21 Texas Cavalry CSA
From the family tree of Leslie Larson
Family
Parents
Pleasant Gray 1805-1849
Hannah Elizabeth Holshouser 1808-1867
Siblings
Michael Gray 1827-1906
Oliver H. Gray 1835-1853
David Crockett Gray 1838-1897
Amanda Texanna Gray 1841-1886
Mary Frances (Mollie) Gray 1843-1920
Hannah Elizabeth (Bettie) Gray 1846-1893
Spouse & Children
Sarah Jane Elizabeth Rebecca Stephens
1846-1937
Myrta Irene Gray 1867-1921
Bettie E Gray 1869-1929
George Laws Gray 1873-1949
Sources
1850 United States Federal Census
1870 United States Federal Census
Web: Texas, Find A Grave Indes, 1761-2012