The Shemwell Family

Mary Margaret GrayAge: 49 years18621911

Name
Mary Margaret Gray
Given names
Mary Margaret
Surname
Gray
Married name
Mary Margaret Tucker
Birth October 10, 1862 34 26
Death of a fatherJohn Gray Jr.
October 24, 1863 (Age 12 months)

Cause: Confederate Prisoner of War
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a motherBelzora Bettzard Johnson
1868 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census August 12, 1870 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnna McGehee
about 1884 (Age 21 years)
MarriageJames Wilson Tucker JrView this family
April 26, 1885 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Willie Tucker
June 29, 1886 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sonWillie Tucker
October 1, 1886 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Esta Iola Tucker
August 2, 1888 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Emily Zorabelle Tucker
September 3, 1889 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Goldye May Tucker
February 3, 1893 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Alta E Tucker
August 9, 1895 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Jewell M Tucker
December 20, 1896 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a son
#7
James Samuel Tucker
July 11, 1899 (Age 36 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterEmily Zorabelle Tucker
August 12, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonJames Samuel Tucker
December 5, 1905 (Age 43 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Death November 19, 1911 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 26, 1854Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States
22 months
elder sister
Frances A Gray
Birth: about 1855 27 19Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death:
4 years
elder brother
5 years
herself
Family with James Wilson Tucker Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 26, 1885Conway, Arkansas, United States
14 months
son
Willie Tucker
Birth: June 29, 1886 23 23Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1, 1886Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Esta Iola Tucker
Birth: August 2, 1888 25 25Arkansas, United States
Death: March 6, 1982Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
13 months
daughter
Emily Zorabelle Tucker
Birth: September 3, 1889 26 26Arkansas, United States
Death: August 12, 1900Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Goldye May Tucker
Birth: February 3, 1893 29 30Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1987Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Alta E Tucker
Birth: August 9, 1895 32 32Arkansas, United States
Death: February 23, 1974Conway, Arkansas, United States
16 months
daughter
Jewell M Tucker
Birth: December 20, 1896 33 34Arkansas, United States
Death: May 16, 1997Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
James Samuel Tucker
Birth: July 11, 1899 36 36Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 5, 1905Conway, Arkansas, United States

Mary Margaret Gray has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Anna Johnson - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Johnson, Annahead70FWKeeping House1500700NC
Johnson, Williamgrandson12MWAt HomeARxx
Johnson, Margaretgrandaughter7FWA7 homeAR
Watkins, Nancylodger16FWAt HomeARInsane

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Anna McGehee - Household

ED 40 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Johnson, AnnaWF77headWdKeeping HouseNCNCEngland
Gray, WilliamWM21grandsonSFarmerARARAR
Gray, Marey NWM17granddaughterSARArAR

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Wilson Tucker Jr - Household

ED 6 Howard, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tucker, James WheadWMApr186238M15ARGAGACotton Ginning0YesYesYesOH
Tucker, Mary MwifeWFOct186237M1566ARARMONoNoYes
Tucker, Esther LdaughterWFAug188811SARARAR5YesYesYes
Tucker, Emily JdaughterWFSep188910SARARAR5YesYesYes
Tucker, Goldie MdaughterWFFeb18928SARARAR5YesYesYes
Tucker, Alta EdaughterWFAug18954SARARAR
Tucker, Jewel MdaughterWFDec18972SARARAR
Tucker, Janie SsonWMJul18990 years 10 monthsSARARAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Wilson Tucker Jr - Household

ED 11 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tucker, James WheadMW48M25ARGAGAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Tucker, Mary MwifeFW47M2574ARARAREnglishNoneNoNo
Tucker, Estie IdaughterFW22SARARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Tucker, Goldie MdaughterFW18SARARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Tucker, Altie EdaughterFW15SARARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Tucker, Jewel MdaughterFW13SARARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Cook, Georgehired manMW24WdARGATXEnglishFarm LaboerGeneral FarmWYesYes
Gray, William Ebrother-in-lawMW51WdARARAREnglishFarmerYesYesRF
Gray, Milas GnephewMW12SARARAREnglishNoneGeneral FarmOAYesYesYes