The Shemwell Family

Alford Levi Gray Sr.Age: 69 years18901959

Name
Alford Levi Gray Sr.
Given names
Alford Levi
Surname
Gray
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth April 2, 1890 21 19
Birth of a brotherCharles Gilbert “Gil” Gray
June 11, 1895 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 brotherJohn Curtis Gray
December 15, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherHappy Booth Rumfelt
May 20, 1904 (Age 14 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Taylor GrayMartha Melvina “Mattie” RossView this family
August 4, 1904 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRoy Buford Gray
September 10, 1907 (Age 17 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageElizabeth May McMillanView this family
April 23, 1917 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Christine Gray
July 18, 1918 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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/
Birth of a son
#2
Alfred Levi Gray Jr.
October 18, 1922 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bernice A Gray
July 6, 1925 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Dorothy Marselle Gray
August 5, 1928 (Age 38 years)
Death of a half-brotherRoy Buford Gray
March 29, 1929 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
June Gray
September 9, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Taylor Gray
July 19, 1938 (Age 48 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a grandson
#1
Bobby Neal Gray
September 19, 1951 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 19, 1959 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 26, 1889Houston, Tennessee, United States
10 months
himself
5 years
younger brother
Charles Gilbert “Gil” Gray
Birth: June 11, 1895 27 25Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 4, 1973Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger brother
John Curtis Gray
Birth: December 15, 1900 32 30Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 9, 1990Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Martha Melvina “Mattie” Ross - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 4, 1904Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Roy Buford Gray
Birth: September 10, 1907 39 40Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 1929Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Elizabeth May McMillan - View this family
himself
wife
Elizabeth May McMillan
Birth: September 17, 1896 52 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 27, 1960Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: April 23, 1917Houston, Tennessee, United States
15 months
daughter
Christine Gray
Birth: July 18, 1918 28 21Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 9, 2002Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Alfred Levi Gray Jr.
Birth: October 18, 1922 32 26Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 24, 1966Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
daughter
Bernice A Gray
Birth: July 6, 1925 35 28Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 2019Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Dorothy Marselle Gray
Birth: August 5, 1928 38 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 2011Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
June Gray
Birth: September 9, 1930 40 33Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 2008Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Alford Levi Gray Sr. has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Taylor Gray - Household

Abbington Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gray, TaylorheadMW42M27TNTNTNLaborerStove Factory
Gray, MattiewifeFW43M2754TNTNTN
Gray, Alford LsonMW19STNTNTNLaborerStove Factory
Gray, Charley GsonMW16STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome
Gray, Curtis JsonMW8STNTNTN
Gray, Roy BsonMW3STNTNTN
McMillan, Maystep daughterFW14STNTNTN
McMillan, Danielstep sonMW10STNTNTN
McMillan, Anniestep daughterFW9STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alford Levi Gray - Household

Erin, Houston, TN

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Alford L GrayheadMW39M26TNTNTNPainterL & N Rail Road
Elizabeth GraywifeFW33M20TNTNTN
Christine GraydaughterFW11STNTNTN
A L GraysonFW7STNTNTN
Bernice GraydaughterFW4STNTNTN
Marselle GraydaughterMW1STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Alford Levi Gray Sr. - Household

Main Street Erin, Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gray, Alford LheadMW50MTNSame PlacePainterOdd Jobs
Gray, MayXwifeFW43MTNSame Place
Gray, ChristinedaughterFW21STNSame PlaceChief ClerkWPA Office
Gray, A L JrsonMW17STNSame PlaceDelivery BoyRetail Grocery Store
Gray, BernicedaughterFW14STNSame Place
Gray, MarselladaughterFW11STNSame Place
Gray, JunedaughterFW9STNSame Place