The Shemwell Family

James Anderson GrayAge: 55 years18711927

Name
James Anderson Gray
Given names
James Anderson
Surname
Gray
Birth November 18, 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageEthel Miami PulliamView this family
January 8, 1896 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Clarence Otho Gray
September 30, 1896 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 daughter
#2
Dorothy Duffle Gray
March 16, 1901 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elsie Agnes Gray
November 4, 1907 (Age 35 years)
Census May 8, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Hettie Lucille Gray
March 28, 1912 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ponder Kittrell Gray
January 19, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#6
Bonnie Juanita Gray
October 17, 1918 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 45 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 46 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Clarence Otho Gray Jr
December 1, 1921 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childCarl Leonard BrightwellDorothy Duffle GrayView this family
January 2, 1923 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Roland SwainElsie Agnes GrayView this family
March 26, 1923 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Ethel Swain
September 21, 1924 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Susan Bell “Susie” Gray
February 13, 1926 (Age 54 years)
Death May 9, 1927 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with Ethel Miami Pulliam - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 8, 1896Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
9 months
son
Clarence Otho Gray
Birth: September 30, 1896 24 18Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 23, 1970Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
daughter
Dorothy Duffle Gray
Birth: March 16, 1901 29 23Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 25, 1980Los Angeles, California, United States
7 years
daughter
Elsie Agnes Gray
Birth: November 4, 1907 35 29Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 6, 1977Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Hettie Lucille Gray
Birth: March 28, 1912 40 34Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 1986Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
22 months
son
Ponder Kittrell Gray
Birth: January 19, 1914 42 35Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 5, 1986Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
daughter
Bonnie Juanita Gray
Birth: October 17, 1918 46 40Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 15, 2004Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Anderson Gray - Household

Walmet Padige & Portia Wine Road Campbell, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gray, AheadMW38M114KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Gray, E MwifeFW32M11453MOMOMOLaborerFarm
Gray, ClarencesonMW13SARKYMOLaborerFarm
Gray, DuffeldaughterFW9SARKYMO
Gray, ElsiedaughterFW2SARKYMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Anderson Gray - Household

110 Eleventh Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gray, James AheadMW48MKYKyILLaborerSaw Mill
Gray, Ethel MwifeFW42MMOMOMO
Gray, DuffledaughterFW18SARKYMOFinisherShoe Factory
Gray, Elsie AdaughterFW12SARKYMO
Gray, Hettie LdaughterFW7SARKYMO
Gray, Ponder KsonMW6SARKYMO
Gray, Bonnie JdaughterFW1-10mSMOKYMO