James William Lee Gray
James William Lee Gray (Ancestry.com/Reb25cav) |
James William Lee Gray (Ancestry.com/Reb25cav) |
James William Lee Gray circa 1940 (Ancestry.com/Reb25cav) |
| Nickname: | J.W. or Jim |
| Born: | 1876, Tennessee |
| Died: | April 15, 1943, Madison County, Alabama |
| Buried: | Nelson Chapel, Gurley Cemetery, Madison County, Alabama |
| Father of: | Emmett Gordon Gray, Sr. |
| Grandfather of: | James Cecil Ashburn |
Notes:
• Son of William Gray and Elizabeth Harbin. - Alabama Deaths Index
• Husband of Annie Lee Webster, (1884-1964). - Ancestry.com
• Married to Annie Lee Webster (1884 - 1964). - Find A Grave
• Father of:
Lee Ola Gray (1900 - 1996)
James Douglas Gray (1902 - 1937)
Emmett Gordon "Pat" Gray (1910 - 1970)
Ruby Gray (1912 - 2002)
Myrtle Phemie Gray (1916 - 2004)
Jessie D Gray (1918 - 1999)
Harry Edwin Gray (1925 - 2003) - Ancestry.com
• Board of County Commissioners 1923-1924, 1924-1928. - Record 1
• In "1923, the Board of Revenue system gave way to a Board of Commissioners governing body system. The first members were S. W. Fleming, Chairman; J. Proctor Smith, District 1; J. W. Gray, District 2; J. E. Williams, District 3; and C. H. Watson, District 4." - Record 2
• Board of County Commissioners term from 1936-1944, but he died April 1943. - Record 1
• 1920 Census: He is 44, his wife Annie is 35. They have three children: Douglas, Emmett, Rubie, Myrtle, Jessie ranging in age from seventeen to one. The address is Maysville, Madison County, Alabama. His occupation is a farmer. - 1920 Census
• One more younger child has been added to the list of his children since the 1920 Census. His name is Harry E. and he is listed as four years old. He is still listed as a farmer. - 1930 Census
• Gray, James. W.
~Madison County, Ala.
~Deceased, 1943
~Member of County Commission, Dist. #2
~See: Gov. Chauncey Sparks appointments:
~Jan 19, 1943 - Jan. 1. 1945 - Drawer 236 - Gov. Chauncey Sparks
• 1940 census lists his occupation as both farming and County Commissioner. Harry is still living at home (14 years old) all other children are no longer living with them. - 1940 Census
• His daughter Lee Ola Gray married Robert Ashburn Dec. 15, 1917 and one of their sons was James Cecil Ashburn. Cecil went in business with Emmett Gordon "Pat" Gray, his uncle (son of James William Lee Gray). - Ancestry.com
Related Links:
• 1920 Census - As viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=1395853&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224.)
• 1930 Census - As viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=119018443&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&tid=44493656&tpid=6210003316&rhSource=6061.)
• 1940 Census - As viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=60249614&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224.)
• Alabama Deaths Index - As viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSAlabamaDeath&h=899102&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=70507.)
• Ancestry.com - Page owned by Reb25cav and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17852927/person/566524668.)
• Find A Grave - Page created by Hutch.
• Gov. Chauncey Sparks - As viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription.
• Record 1 - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentially of Alabama and the United States, Volume I, by James Record, 1970, page 161.
• Record 2 - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentially of Alabama and the United States, Volume II, by James Record, 1978, page 185.
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• Emmett Gordon Gray, Sr.
• James Cecil Ashburn
• Record 1
• Record 2